Easy (Le Sserafim EP)

''Easy'' is the third extended play by South Korean girl group Le Sserafim. It was released by Source Music on February 19, 2024, and contains five tracks including the lead single of the same name.

Background and release

On January 22, 2024, Source Music announced that Le Sserafim would be releasing their third extended play titled ''Easy'' on February 19. The comeback trailer was released on January 26 and 27. On February 7, five track sampler videos were released. A day later, the track listing was released with "Easy" announced as the lead single. On February 13, the highlight medley teaser video was released. The music video teasers for "Easy" were released on February 16 and 18. The extended play was released alongside the music video for "Easy" on February 19.

Promotion

Prior to the release of ''Easy'', on February 19, 2024, Le Sserafim held two live events on YouTube and Weverse to introduce the extended play and connect with their fans. The group will embark on the Easy Crazy Hot Tour in 2025 to promote the EP along with its following EPs, ''Crazy'' (2024) and ''Hot'' (2025).

Composition

The album draws from the group members' uneasiness and worries behind their confidence. The intro track, "Good Bones" was described as an "unruly" rock and roll song, and features narrations in Korean, Japanese and English. The lead single, "Easy", is a trap and R&B song, expressing how the group "makes hard things look easy". "Smart" has been described as an Afropop-inspired Amapiano song.

Critical reception

''Easy'' was met with mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics. ''NME'''s Rhian Daly gave the album four stars out of five, writing that it "presents a new evolution in Le Sserafim's oeuvre, not just thematically but musically too". Lee Seung-won from ''IZM'' gave the album 2.5 stars out of five, writing that "although ''Easy'' has a lot of charm in its sound, it has more flaws than any of the group's other works." David Crone of ''AllMusic'' gave the album 3.5 stars out of five, praising "Good Bones" and "Easy" but overall assessing that the album's "sub-three-minute song lengths and heavy-handed influences put a ceiling on its potential for intrigue."

Commercial performance

According to the Hanteo Chart, the album sold 783,358 copies on its first day of release. In Japan, the album sold 107,000 copies within its first week of release, marking Le Sserafim's highest first-week sales in the country.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

* Le Sserafim – lead vocals
* Score (13) – production, drums, digital editing, vocal arrangement (1–4); keyboards (1, 3, 4)
* Megatone (13) – production, digital editing, vocal arrangement (1–4); bass, guitar (1, 4); keyboards (3)
* Sean Turk – production, main sample, drums, synthesizer (2)
* Joseph Barrios – production, drums, synthesizer (2)
* Alex Fernandez – production, drums, synthesizer (2)
* Slow Rabbit – production, synthesizer, bass, drums (3)
* Noh Ju-hwan – production, guitar, bass, drums, vocal arrangement, digital editing (5)
* Young – guitar (3)
* Kim Jun-hyeok – digital editing, vocal arrangement (3)
* Supreme Boi – vocal arrangement (2)
* Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez – background vocals (2)
* Sarah Troy – background vocals (3)
* Arineh Karimi – background vocals (4)
* Jasmin Lee Maming – background vocals (4)
* Sofia Vivere – background vocals (5)

Technical

* So Sung-jin – executive producer
* Geoff Swan – mix engineering (1)
* Manny Marroquin – mix engineering (2)
* Chris Galland – mix engineering (2)
* Tony Maserati – mix engineering (3, 5)
* David Younghyun – mix engineering (3, 5)
* Jordan "DJ Swivel" Young – mix engineering (4)
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
* Hwang Min-hee – engineering
* Lee Yeon-soo – engineering (2–4)
* Lee Pyeonguk – engineering (5)
* Matt Cahill – mix engineering assistance (1)
* Ramiro Fernandez-Seoane – mix engineering assistance (2)

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Sales and certifications

Release history

References

{{Le Sserafim

Le Sserafim EPs
2024 EPs
Korean-language EPs
Source Music EPs
Geffen Records EPs