2022 EP by Le Sserafim
Antifragile
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Digital and "Vol.1 Midnight Onyx" version cover
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Released
| October 17, 2022
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2022-10-17
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Recorded
| 2022
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Studio
| Hybe Studio (
Yongsan
, Seoul)
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Length
| 13
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26
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Language
| Korean
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Producer
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Antifragile
is the second
extended play
by South Korean girl group
Le Sserafim
, released by
Source Music
on October 17, 2022. It contains five tracks, including the lead single of the
same name
.
Antifragile
marks their first release as a quintet, following the departure of Kim Ga-ram in July 2022.
The album debuted at number two on the
Circle Album Chart
and was certified
million
by the
Korea Music Content Association
(KMCA) for selling 1,000,000 units. In the United States, it debuted at number 14 on the
Billboard
200
, becoming the group's first entry on the chart.
Background and release
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On September 1, it was revealed that Le Sserafim would be making their first comeback with new music in the fall.
[3]
Through a short video clip published on September 19, Le Sserafim announced the title and release date of their upcoming extended play (EP).
[4]
Source Music then shared the EP's physical release details on social media platforms.
[5]
Three sets of concept photos titled "Midnight Onyx", "Iridescent Opal" and "Frozen Aquamarine" were also revealed in the weeks leading up to the release of
Antifragile
.
[6]
The track samplers and track list were released on October 3 and 4, respectively.
[7]
[8]
The music video for the lead single was released prior to the EP.
Composition
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The EP contains five songs, including the lead single of the same name, "
Antifragile
".
[8]
Member
Huh Yun-jin
participated in the songwriting process of the third, fourth, and fifth tracks. In addition, member
Sakura
participated in writing and composing the fifth track.
[9]
The record opens with "bass-heavy" intro, "The Hydra". The track references a "
mythological creature
", where each member speaks in their native language.
[10]
The second track, "Antifragile", is described as an "
Afro-Latin
style"
pop
song with a "heavy"
Latin rhythm
. The lyrics of the song convey the message that difficult times are stimulus for growth and that with this mindset, they will become stronger.
[9]
It is followed by "Impurities", which is described as a "sophisticated"
R&B
track. The fourth track, "No Celestial", is a
punk-pop
song, characterized with
heavy guitar
sound. The lyrics are "all about embracing their flaws". The closing track "Good Parts (When the Quality Is Bad but I Am)", is another R&B track, where the members sing about finding "true courage in embracing one's flaws".
[10]
Awards and nominations
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Commercial performance and reception
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Following the commencement of pre-orders on September 19, the album sold more than 400,000 copies within a week.
[13]
As of October 6,
Antifragile
had sold 560,000 copies,
[14]
and as of October 14, it surpassed 600,000 copies.
[15]
Promotion
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On the day
Antifragile
was released, Le Sserafim hosted a live showcase on
Mnet
to introduce the extended play and to communicate with their fans. "Antifragile", "Impurities", "No Celestial", and "Good Parts (When the Quality Is Bad but I Am)" were all performed at the showcase.
[19]
Track listing
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All tracks except for track 5 (produced by Sir Nolan and Alex Bilowitz) are produced by 13 (Score, Megatone).
Track listing for
Antifragile
Title
| Writer(s)
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1.
| "The Hydra"
| - Score (13)
- Megatone (13)
- Hybe
| 1:44
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2.
| "
Antifragile
"
| - Score (13)
- Megatone (13)
- Paulina Cerrilla
- "Hitman" Bang
- Shintaro Yasuda
- Supreme Boi
- Isabella Lovestory
- Kyler Niko
- Ronnie Icon
- Nathalie Boone
- Danke (Lalala Studio)
| 3:04
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3.
| "Impurities"
| - Score (13)
- Megatone (13)
- Jonna Hall
- Danke (Lalala Studio)
- "Hitman" Bang
- Huh Yun-jin
- Daniel "Obi" Klein
- Charli Taft
- Kim Chae-ah
- Maggie Szabo
- Hayes Kramer
- Blvsh
- Jaro
- Nikolay Mohr
- Park Sang-yu
- Cho Yoon Kyung
- Lee Hyung Seok (PNP)
| 3:16
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4.
| "No Celestial"
| - Score (13)
- Megatone (13)
- Danke (Lalala Studio)
- Cazzi Opeia
- Ellen Berg
- Kim In-hyung
- Ronnie Icon
- YoungChance
- TK
- Shorelle
- Julia Bognar Finnseter
- Nermin Haramba?i?
- Poutyface
- Park Sang-yu
- Huh Yun-jin
| 2:46
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5.
| "Good Parts (When the Quality Is Bad but I Am)"
| - Sir Nolan
- Alex Bilowitz
- Jenna Andrews
- Salem Ilese
- Danke (Lalala Studio)
- Sakura Miyawaki
- Cha Yu-bin
- Score (13)
- Megatone (13)
- Huh Yun-jin
| 2:36
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Total length:
| 13:26
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Credits and personnel
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- Score (13) ? writing (all tracks), production (tracks 1?4)
- Megatone (13) ? writing (all tracks), production (tracks 1?4)
- Alex Bilowitz ? writing (track 5), production (track 5)
- Sir Nolan
? writing (track 5), production (track 5)
- Blvsh ? writing (track 3)
- Cazzi Opeia
? writing (track 4)
- Charli Taft ? writing (track 3)
- Cha Yubin ? writing (track 5)
- Cho Yoon Kyung ? writing (track 5)
- Daniel "Obi" Klein ? writing (track 3)
- Danke ? writing (tracks 2?5)
- Ellen Berg ? writing (track 4)
- Hayes Kramer ? writing (track 3)
- "Hitman" Bang
? writing (tracks 2, 3)
- Huh Yun-jin
? writing (tracks 3?5)
- Hybe Labels
? writing (track 1)
- Isabella Lovestory ? writing (track 2)
- Jaro ? writing (track 3)
- Jenna Andrews ? writing (track 5)
- Jonna Hall ? writing (track 3)
- Julia Bognar Finnseter (track 4)
- Kim Chae-ah ? writing (track 3)
- Kim In-hyung ? writing (track 4)
- Kyler Niko ? writing (track 2)
- Lee Hyung-seok ? writing (track 3)
- Maggie Szabo ? writing (track 3)
- Nathalie Boone ? writing (track 2)
- Nermin Haramba?i? ? writing (track 4)
- Nikolay Mohr ? writing (track 3)
- Park Sang-yu ? writing (track 3)
- Paulina Cerrilla ? writing (track 2)
- Poutyface ? writing (track 4)
- Ronnie Icon ? writing (track 2)
- Sakura Miyawaki
? writing (track 5)
- Salem Ilese
? writing (track 5)
- Shintaro Yasuda ? writing (track 2)
- Shorelle ? writing (track 4)
- Supreme Boi ? writing (track 1)
- TK - writing (track 4)
- YoungChance ? writing (track 4)
- Kim Ha-nul ? assistant direction
- Jeong Ji-won ? assistant direction
- Nu Kiml ? creative direction
- Atu ? direction
- Gabriel Cho ? visual creative
- Moon Sung-woong ? visual creative
- Cho Yoon ? visual creative
- Kim Yu-joo ? visual creative
Charts
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Weekly charts
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Monthly charts
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Year-end charts
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Sales and certifications
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Release history
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See also
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References
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.
Weverse Magazine
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.
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.
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"
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"
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"暴風이 두렵지 않아"...르세라핌, 베일 벗은 컴백 메시지"
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b
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b
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.
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"
'컴백' 르세라핌, 豫約 販賣 7日만 40萬 張 突破..自體 最高"
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. Retrieved
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2022
– via Naver.
- ^
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"르세라핌, 信保 'ANTIFRAGILE' 船主문량 60萬 張 突破‥놀라운 成長勢"
[Le Sserafim, new album 'ANTIFRAGILE' surpassed 600,000 pre-orders. Amazing growth].
Newsen
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
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2022
.
- ^
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.
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.
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. Retrieved
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2022
.
- ^
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Antifragile
at
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"르세라핌, 17日 새 앨범 發賣 → Mnet서 컴백쇼"
[Le Sserafim, new album release on the 17th → Comeback show on Mnet] (in Korean).
Munhwa Ilbo
.
Archived
from the original on October 5, 2022
. Retrieved
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2022
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Japan physical sales figures for
Antifragile
- オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年10月17日~2022年10月23日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking October 17, 2022 ? October 23, 2022] (in Japanese).
Oricon
. Archived from
the original
on October 26, 2022
. Retrieved
October 26,
2022
.
- オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年10月24日~2022年10月30日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking October 24, 2022 ? October 30, 2022] (in Japanese).
Oricon
. Archived from
the original
on November 2, 2022
. Retrieved
November 10,
2022
.
- オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年10月31日~2022年11月06日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking October 31, 2022 ? November 06, 2022] (in Japanese).
Oricon
. Archived from
the original
on November 9, 2022
. Retrieved
November 10,
2022
.
- オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年11月07日~2022年11月13日
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Oricon
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the original
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November 28,
2022
.
- オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2022年11月14日~2022年11月20日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking November 14, 2022 ? November 20, 2022] (in Japanese).
Oricon
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the original
on November 23, 2022
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November 28,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年11月21日~2022年11月27日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking November 21, 2022 ? November 27, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 5, 2022.
Archived
from the original on December 3, 2022
. Retrieved
November 30,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年11月28日~2022年12月04日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking November 28, 2022 ? December 04, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 7, 2022.
Archived
from the original on December 7, 2022
. Retrieved
December 8,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年12月05日~2022年12月11日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking December 05, 2022 ? December 11, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 14, 2022.
Archived
from the original on December 14, 2022
. Retrieved
December 15,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年12月12日~2022年12月18日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking December 12, 2022 ? December 18, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 21, 2022.
Archived
from the original on December 21, 2022
. Retrieved
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2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年12月26日~2023年01月01日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking December 26, 2022 ? January 01, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. January 4, 2023.
Archived
from the original on January 6, 2023
. Retrieved
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2023
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年01月02日~2023年01月08日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 02, 2023 ? January 08, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. January 11, 2023.
Archived
from the original on January 11, 2023
. Retrieved
January 11,
2023
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年01月09日~2023年01月15日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 09, 2023 ? January 12, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. January 18, 2023.
Archived
from the original on January 18, 2023
. Retrieved
March 3,
2023
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年01月23日~2023年01月29日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 23, 2023 ? January 29, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. February 1, 2023.
Archived
from the original on February 1, 2023
. Retrieved
March 3,
2023
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年01月30日~2023年02月05日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking January 30, 2023 ? February 05, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. February 8, 2023.
Archived
from the original on February 8, 2023
. Retrieved
March 3,
2023
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年02月06日~2023年02月12日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking February 06, 2023 ? February 12, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. February 15, 2023.
Archived
from the original on February 15, 2023
. Retrieved
March 3,
2023
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年02月13日~2023年02月19日
[Oricon Weekly Album Ranking February 13, 2023 ? February 19, 2023] (in Japanese). Oricon. February 22, 2023.
Archived
from the original on February 22, 2023
. Retrieved
March 3,
2023
.
Japan digital sales figures for
Antifragile
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年10月17日~2022年10月23日
[Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking October 10, 2022 ? October 17, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. May 26, 2022.
Archived
from the original on October 26, 2022
. Retrieved
October 26,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年10月24日~2022年10月30日
[Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking October 24, 2022 ? October 30, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. November 7, 2022.
Archived
from the original on November 2, 2022
. Retrieved
November 28,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年10月31日~2022年11月06日
[Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking October 31, 2022 ? November 06, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. November 14, 2022.
Archived
from the original on November 9, 2022
. Retrieved
November 28,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年11月07日~2022年11月13日
[Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking November 07, 2022 ? November 13, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. November 21, 2022.
Archived
from the original on November 16, 2022
. Retrieved
November 28,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年11月14日~2022年11月20日
[Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking November 14, 2022 ? November 20, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. November 28, 2022.
Archived
from the original on November 23, 2022
. Retrieved
November 28,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年11月14日~2022年11月20日
[Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking November 14, 2022 ? November 20, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. November 28, 2022.
Archived
from the original on November 23, 2022
. Retrieved
November 28,
2022
.
- 週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2022年11月28日~2022年12月04日
[Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking November 28, 2022 ? December 4, 2022] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 7, 2022.
Archived
from the original on December 7, 2022
. Retrieved
December 7,
2022
.
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Accumulated sales for
Antifragile
:
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.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on December 8, 2022
. Retrieved
December 8,
2022
.
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.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on January 12, 2023
. Retrieved
January 12,
2023
.
- "Circle Album Chart ? January 2023"
.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
from the original on January 12, 2023
. Retrieved
February 10,
2023
.
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Circle Chart
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Archived
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.
Circle Chart
(in Korean).
Archived
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"South Korean album certifications ? Le Serrafim ? Antifragile"
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Korea Music Content Association
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