K-pop group Le Sserafim pose for a photo during the media showcase for their fifth extended play 'Hot,' March 14, 2025. Photos courtesy of Source MusicK-pop girl group Le Sserafim made their comeback on Friday with their fifth extended play (EP) "Hot," a record that centers on the theme of passionate love.

"Hot" consists of five tracks, each one capturing "a blazing attitude where we dive in head first, burn with passion for love, face challenges, and never hesitate to go all in for what we love," Yunjin, one of the group's five members, said through an interpreter at an online media showcase.

The EP is led by the single of the same title, a pop song infused with elements of rock and disco.

"The song 'Hot' conveys the message that we will give everything to what we love no matter the consequences," Sakura said. "This is our first lead single to put love at its core theme."

Her bandmate, Kazuha, added: "While [the song is] very melodic and lyrical, we wanted to make sure that it doesn't bring the listeners down or be too bubbly... so it was a challenge to strike that sweet spot."

Upon hearing the song for the first time, Kazuha shared, "I could just imagine someone driving with the cool breeze in their face."

"It's very energetic but it also has a sense of nostalgia and youth," she said.

Many forms of love

Yunjin clarified that the group was not solely talking about romantic love in the EP.

"I think love can come in a lot of forms. It could be love for your hobby, love for your work or love for yourself who is still not perfect," she explained.

"Love is something that's very general so depending on how you take it, I think there could be different answers to what type of love we are talking about on this album and we just wanted to talk about love in general," she said.

Le Sserafim performs their single 'Hot' during the media showcase.

"Hot" serves as the final chapter to a trilogy of EPs that also included "Easy" and Crazy," which peaked at No. 8 and 7, respectively, on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Much like Le Sserafim's previous releases, where they deliver messages of encouragement and share their struggles, "Hot" reflects the members' personal stories, leader Chaewon said.

"I think this album really befits the image of our group because regardless of the consequences, I want to go all in to whatever I love," she said.

Eunchae echoed this sentiment, revealing that the group thought about uncertainties while preparing for the album but remained committed to their passion for music.

"I think our attitude [while preparing] was that we don't know what the result is going to be, but let's pour everything that we have to the music that we love and for the fans that we love," Eunchae said.

Concert tour

Apart from the comeback, Le Sserafim is also preparing for their "Easy Crazy Hot" world tour, which will begin in April and includes a stop in Manila in August. The quintet previously visited the Philippines for the 2023 Asia Artist Awards in Bulacan.

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Sakura said the group was looking forward to the tour since they would be able to visit more cities compared to their previous "Flame Rises" Asia tour.

"Our setlist is going to be very different from our tour in the past. Maybe there's going to be a little adjustment as well [with the song arrangements]," Yunjin teased.

Managed by Source Music, a subsidiary of K-pop giant HYBE, Le Sserafim debuted in May 2022 with the EP "Fearless."