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The female BTS? Meet Hybe’s first K-pop girl band, Lesserafim: the music giant unveiled six members from Kim Chae-won to Miyawaki, but is Kim Garam really involved in a scandal already?

Meet Hybe’s first girl group, Lesserafim. Photo: Source Music
Meet Hybe’s first girl group, Lesserafim. Photo: Source Music
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  • South Korean agency Hybe has produced some of the most popular K-pop boy bands including BTS, TXT and Enhypen thanks to Bang Si-hyuk, who will head Lesserafim
  • The six members include Miyawaki Sakura, Kim Chae-won, Huh Yun-jin, Kazuha, Kim Garam and Hong Eun-chae, but the latter two teens sparked backlash for their outfits

Finally tapping into the girl band market, South Korean entertainment company Hybe will unveil its first female group this year. On April 13, the agency announced its anticipated album release date for one of the newbies on the roster, Lesserafim, which is set to debut on May 2.

Hybe’s Lesserafim will debut in May. Photo: Source Music
Hybe’s Lesserafim will debut in May. Photo: Source Music

For most K-pop fans, Hybe is usually looked upon as a successful boy band agency, producing popular groups like BTS, TXT and Enhypen. But Hybe is aiming for another title this year with its girl group projects set to launch one after another.

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Read on for a sneak peek of Hybe’s Lesserafim before they debut.

Lesserafim will be Hybe Label’s first girl group with Source Music

The name Lesserafim is an anagram of “I’m Fearless”. Photo: Source Music
The name Lesserafim is an anagram of “I’m Fearless”. Photo: Source Music

After months of speculations and guesses on the group’s details, it was on March 28 that Hybe and Source Music announced their first girl group’s name. After a three-day countdown on its website headlined with “I’m Fearless” in bold, the phrase turned out to be an anagram of the band’s name. Along with the grand reveal, various social media channels opened for the band’s upcoming debut. The six-member girl group will debut in May.

Three members were revealed first

From left to right we have Lesserafim’s Miyawaki Sakura, Kim Chae-won and Huh Yun-jin. (left to right) Photos: @39saku_chan, @_chaechae_1, @huhneyunjin/Instagram
From left to right we have Lesserafim’s Miyawaki Sakura, Kim Chae-won and Huh Yun-jin. (left to right) Photos: @39saku_chan, @_chaechae_1, @huhneyunjin/Instagram