• Source: Easy (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, aimed at introducing the extended play and connecting with their fans.




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 by the 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."




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.




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