LE SSERAFIM has done it again, proving their unstoppable rise on the U.S. Billboard charts!

On March 23, Billboard announced that LE SSERAFIM’s (Kim Chaewon, Sakura, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, Hong Eunchae) 5th mini-album HOT debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated March 29). The album sold 38,500 units, including 7,000 SEA units (streaming-equivalent sales).

With this, LE SSERAFIM became the only 4th-generation K-pop girl group to land four consecutive albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200!

Their past albums—UNFORGIVEN (No. 6), EASY (No. 8), and CRAZY (No. 7)—have all ranked high on the chart.

Their 2nd mini-album ANTIFRAGILE (2022) also made history by debuting at No. 14, the fastest for a K-pop girl group at the time.

Their latest album HOT is taking over global charts as well! It topped Hanteo Chart’s weekly album rankings (March 10–16) and Circle Chart’s album rankings (March 9–15).

The title track HOT is making waves both in Korea and internationally. It’s climbing daily charts on Melon, Bugs, and Genie and reached No. 3 on Apple Music Korea’s Top 100: Korea chart on March 20.

On Spotify, the song was streamed over 10.2 million times in a week (March 14–20), becoming the most-streamed K-pop group song of the week! It also landed at No. 146 on the Weekly Top Songs Global chart, showing its strong worldwide appeal.

LE SSERAFIM is now gearing up for their first-ever world tour, ‘2025 LE SSERAFIM TOUR EASY CRAZY HOT’, starting in Incheon this April!

This tour will wrap up their album trilogy (EASY, CRAZY, HOT), delivering the message: "Enjoy this moment with LE SSERAFIM—hot and full of fun!"

With their non-stop success, it looks like LE SSERAFIM is just getting started!

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TWICE's Sana shared a funny but honest story about the time she thought about secretly flying home with fellow member Momo.

On the May 20 episode of SBS’s variety show Whenever We Get a Chance, TWICE’s Jihyo and Sana appeared as special guests. The two idols brought laughter with their stories and bright energy.

Jihyo and Sana joined hosts Yoo Jae Seok and Yoo Yeon Seok as “gap friends” for the show. Jihyo mentioned seeing Yoo Jae Seok at concerts before, saying, “We always run into each other at concerts. You even go to other idols’ shows!” Yoo Jae Seok laughed, confirming, “That’s true.”

Yoo Yeon Seok revealed it was his first time meeting the two TWICE members. But Jihyo surprised him by saying, “I’ve actually seen you before. A long time ago at a birthday party.” Yoo Yeon Seok smiled and recalled, “Oh, Seulong’s birthday party, right?” Yoo Jae Seok joked, “Jihyo really knows everyone. She’s a social butterfly.”

When Yoo Yeon Seok asked how Sana got her start, she explained, “I was cast and got invited to audition. After the audition, the company called my parents and asked, ‘Would you let your daughter go to Korea?’ At first, they said yes. But once we got home, they were unsure and said, ‘Maybe you shouldn’t go.’”

Sana also talked about how she wasn’t close with Jihyo back then. “Jihyo was close to debuting and even had separate lessons,” she said. “I couldn’t really talk to her because I didn’t speak Korean well.” Jihyo agreed, saying, “We couldn’t even have a conversation in the beginning.”

Sana then shared a moment that made everyone laugh. “There was a time I thought about secretly going home at dawn,” she said. “I even thought about how to quietly pull my suitcase out. But the company had our passports. I would’ve had to break in and get them, so it didn’t work out. If I could have, I would’ve left. Momo and I planned to go together.”

Fans praised the idols for their honesty and humor, showing once again why TWICE is so loved by many.

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