April 24, 2025
SEOUL – After a difficult year marred by criticism of its live singing, girl group Le Sserafim kicked off its first world tour with an all-out, two-day show.
On Saturday and Sunday, Le Sserafim held its first world tour, “Easy Crazy Hot,” at Inspire Arena in Yeongjongdo, Incheon, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the group.
Opening the show with “Ash,” Le Sserafim quickly amped up the energy with performances of its latest main track “Hot” and the B-side “Come Over.”
The tour title, “Easy Crazy Hot,” is a combination of the names of the mini albums the group released sequentially from February 2024 to March 2025: “Easy,” “Crazy” and “Hot.” The group reflected on its journey by weaving together songs from all three albums. When they delivered a rock version of “Easy” and a “Crazy” stage with an added dance break, fans responded with even louder cheers.
Throughout the show, all five members showcased noticeably improved and stable vocals, a clear step up from their controversial Coachella performance last year. Whenever they hit clean high notes while executing intense dance moves, the crowd erupted in even louder cheers.
The members also delivered visually striking performances. All five climbed jungle gym-shaped stage structures, performing powerfully amid fire, laser and smoke effects that matched the mood of each song.
Toward the end of the concert, Le Sserafim performed band versions of its best-known tracks “Fearless,” “Unforgiven” and “Antifragile,” drawing awe and applause from fans.
During the encore, the members expressed their gratitude to fans and indirectly addressed the criticism surrounding the group’s performance skills over the past year.
Huh Yun-jin shared, “Around this time last year, I was in my hotel room crying on the phone with someone from the company, saying, ‘What are we going to do? Is there even a future for us? I don’t know what’s real and what’s fake anymore.’” She opened up about the emotional toll of that period.
That time coincides with Le Sserafim’s performance at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which drew harsh criticisms for a perceived lack of live vocal skills.
However, Huh said she used those experiences as fuel for personal growth. “Do you know how pearls are made? An irritant enters a shell, and after enduring immense pain, it produces a pearl. I believed that if this pain was that intense, then a pearl would come out of it. I made a vow — to never lose my love through hard times and hate — and to protect our fans no matter what,” she said, drawing applause.
Youngest member Hong Eun-chae added, “The road we walk together won’t always be lined with flowers. Just like in our lyrics, there will be thorny paths too — and that’s what makes the flower-filled ones even more beautiful.”
Le Sserafim is now set to embark on its first world tour since its 2022 debut, beginning with the Incheon concerts. The group will visit four cities in Japan, including Nagoya and Osaka, as well as Taipei, Hong Kong and Manila, with performances in North America scheduled for September.