Le Sserafim tops Oricon chart with 5th EP
Le Sserafim debuted atop Oricon's Daily Album Ranking with its fifth EP 'Hot,' agency Source Music said Monday.
All six albums from the group, from its debut EP 'Fearless' to its previous mini album 'Crazy,' have claimed the top spot on the chart.
The new EP came out Friday and sold over 567,000 copies on its release day, raising expectations for it to become the group's second million-selling album following the first LP 'Unforgiven,' which logged 1.25 million copies in sales. 'Hot' is the final installment of its autobiographical trilogy along with the EPs 'Easy' and 'Crazy.'
On April 19, Le Sserafim will kick off its 'Easy Crazy Hot' tour with a two-day concert in Incheon. So far, it has confirmed 17 shows for 10 cities in Asia and will announce plans for North America soon.
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