Le Sserafim - "Easy" MV Review (+ a short mini album review)

Promotional picture for kpop girl group Le Sserafim mini album Easy from left to right members Kazuha, Yunjin, Eunchae and Sakura on the bottom left Chaewon is lying on Yunjin lap they are all wearing white dresses and thorn crowns with roses in them

Le Sserafim is a girl group from the company Source Music/Hybe labels that debuted on May 2, 2022 and consists of 5 members (formerly 6) Sakura (ex-Iz*One), Chaewon (ex-Iz*One), Yunjin (participated in Produce 48 with Sakura and Chaewon), Kazuha and Eunchae.  Le Sserafim is an anagram of I'm Fearless and also makes a reference to the seraphim (a type of angel). 
"Easy" and "Smart" are the singles from their third mini album that shares the name Easy with the title track.
-I will review the songs in the same order as they appear in the mini album-

"Good Bones"

Promotional picture for kpop girl group Le Sserafim mini album Easy. In the picture, at the top Chaewon and Eunchae, and at the bottom Yunjin, Sakura and Kazuha wear black dresses as they sit on the grass during the night.
Length: 2:40.
Lyrics: Score (13), Megatone (13), "Hitman" Bang, and Hybe.
Music: Score (13), Megatone (13), "Hitman" Bang, and Hybe.
Producer: 13.

"Good Bones" is more like an intro to the mini album song than a "real" song. The song is spoken (not sung) in Korean, Japanese and English.
The instrumental is fire, though. It could be a great opener for a concert -this will be a really random reference, but it's like when Arctic Monkeys played "Matador" as the intro for 2007 Glastonbury-.

Rating – 10/10 (Just for the instrumental)

"Easy"


"Easy" is a very chill song, the beat is stuck in my head and I find the chorus super catchy. What I don't really like about this song is the heavy use of autotune. I think it doesn't work well with the style of the song. 
I like Eunchae's "clap your hands"part at 0:55 and Chaewon's part at 2:05.

The choreography looks too strong compared to how chill the song is.

The MV is an aesthetic masterpiece right from the start, with that gorgeous building full of vines. I love the reference to Michelangelo's "La Pietà" at 0:47 and the scene with Eunchae on the swing that begins at 2:18. The neon lights that appear throughout the MV reminds me of the 1996 movie Romeo + Juliet, especially the LSF heart.

Style-wise, I love the dress that Eunchae wears in the aforementioned swing scene and also the dresses that Yunjin and Eunchae wear in the (also) aforementioned La Pietà-type scene. Eunchae and Yunjin's hair colors look beautiful, especially Yunjin which suits her very well. I also really like the hairstyle Chaewon sports during the chorus.

I think this concept was made for Chaewon and Yujin; they really shine in this MV and throughout the song.

Gif from the music video "Easy" by Kpop girl group Le Sserafim

Rating

Song – 8/10 
MV – 10/10
Choreography – 8/10
Style – 9/10

Overall Rating – 8.5/10

Gif from the music video "Easy" by Kpop girl group Le Sserafim where the camera spins around Yunjin who cries golden tears.

Song Credits

Release Date: February 19, 2024.

Length: 2 min 45 sec.

Lyrics by: Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez, Sean Turk, Joseph Barrios, Alex Fernandez, Jordyn Smith, Hadar Adora, Supreme Boi, SCORE & Megatone (13), and "hitman" bang.

Music by: Amanda "Kiddo A.I." Ibanez, Sean Turk, Joseph Barrios, Alex Fernandez, Jordyn Smith, Hadar Adora, Supreme Boi, SCORE & Megatone (13), and "hitman" bang

Produced by: Sean Turk, Cashae, and 13.

MV Directed by: Nina McNeely.

"Swan Song"

Promotional picture for kpop girl group Le Sserafim mini album Easy. In the picture, Sakura, Chaewon and Euncha sit on the floor. They are dressed in white while wearing tulle veils.
Length: 2:37.
Lyrics: Slow Rabbit, Justin Tranter, Sarah Troy, Supreme Boi, Score (13), Megatone (13), "Hitman" Bang, Chaewon, Sakura, Kazuha, and Yunjin.
Music: Slow Rabbit, Justin Tranter, Sarah Troy, Supreme Boi, Score (13), Megatone (13), "Hitman" Bang, Chaewon, Sakura, Kazuha, and Yunjin.
Producers: Slow Rabbit and 13.

"Swan Song" is a cute and easy-to-listen song, albeit a bit short. I loved the bridge, although I found it a tad atypical.

Rating – 8/10

"Smart"

Promotional picture for kpop girl group Le Sserafim mini album Easy. In the picture, Yunjin and Kazuha sit on the floor while being drapped on fur.
Length: 2:46.
Lyrics: Score (13), Megatone (13), Supreme Boi, Arineh Karimi, BB Elliot, Zzz, "Hitman" Bang, Yunjin, Jasmin Lee Maming, Teodor Herrgardh, Hadar Adora, Charli, and Lee Eun-Hwa (153/Joombas).
Music: Score (13), Megatone (13), Supreme Boi, Arineh Karimi, BB Elliot, Zzz, "Hitman" Bang, Yunjin, Jasmin Lee Maming, Teodor Herrgardh, Hadar Adora, Charli, and Lee Eun-Hwa (153/Joombas).
Producer: 13.

I don't like "Smart" much, especially when Yunjin sings during the pre-chorus "LE SSERAFIM, 날 이끌어 to victory," which I think was supposed to be a WOW moment, but ends up falling flat and Kazuha sings "loser, loser" during the second verse, which with all the autotune sounds weird.

Rating – 6/10

"We Got So Much"

Promotional picture for kpop girl group Le Sserafim mini album Easy. In the picture, the members pose around a Louis Vuitton suitcase filled with teddy bears.
Length: 2:47.
Lyrics: Noh Joo-Hwan, Sofia Vivere, danke, Yunjin, "Hitman" Bang, Eunchae, Score (13), and Megatone (13).
Music: Noh Joo-Hwan, Sofia Vivere, danke, Yunjin, "Hitman" Bang, Eunchae, Score (13), and Megatone (13).
Producer: Noh Joo-Hwan.

I found "We Got So Much" to be similar (in a sense) to "Swan Song." They are both cute and easy to listen to songs. The only problem with this one is that I didn't enjoy the chorus very much.

Rating – 7/10

Final Thoughts

Although I loved "Easy" and sort of enjoyed the other songs, but I just wish that Source Music/Hybe went more easy on the auto tune as the songs sounded a bit "robotic" to my ears.
Aside from that, I also found this mini album to be ultra-short. All the songs are less than 2:50...

Overall Easy Rating – 7.5/10


Gif from the music video "Easy" by Kpop girl group Le Sserafim where kazuha is standing in a door frame covered in a sheet and she removes it

Gif from the music video "Easy" by Kpop girl group Le Sserafim where chaewon talks on a landline telephone inside a bathtub

Gif from the music video "Easy" by Kpop girl group Le Sserafim where sakura is behind a see-through courtain.

Gif from the music video "Easy" by Kpop girl group Le Sserafim where eunchae is swinging on a swing covered in roses
I don't know if you can tell, but I really liked the aesthetics of the "Easy" MV...

Photo source: Hybe and Source Music.

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