Le Sserafim's Kazuha and Hong Eun-chae make cover of Cosmopolitan Korea's August issue

K-pop

Published: 18 Jul. 2022, 16:14 Updated: 18 Jul. 2022, 18:08

Le Sserafim's Kazuha and Hong Eun-chae make cover of Cosmopolitan Korea's August issue

Hong Eunchae, left, and Kazuha on the cover of the August issue of Cosmopolitan Korea [FENDI]

Members Kazuha and Hong Eun-chae of rookie girl group Le Sserafim will be featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan Korea's August issue.

The pair sported sophisticated looks consisting of leather and denim from Fendi's Fall/Winter 2022 collection for the photo shoot which was themed "Bold and Powerful Women."

Hong Eunchae, left, and Kazuha on the cover of the August issue of Cosmopolitan Korea [FENDI]

In an interview with the magazine, Kazuha said that she is getting used to her life as a K-pop star since the group's debut in May.

"I have been doing ballet for the last 15 years of my life, so K-pop is still new to me," she said. "Like the lyrics 'I have no fear' in our debut song 'Fearless,' I want to go forward on this path without being scared."

The two also spoke of their quickly rising popularity.

"I didn't really feel famous until I performed in Japan and met Japanese fans," said Kazuha. "I felt their enormous support even from a different country. I want to meet more fans around the world."

"Even though we have concluded promotional activities for our first single 'Fearless,' I can still feel the love that many people give to the song," said Hong. "It is still so cool when I hear our song playing in the streets."

Dubbed “HYBE’s first girl group,” Le Sserafim is produced by Source Music, a label under the K-pop powerhouse known for boy band BTS.

The group consists of Sakura, Kim Ga-ram, Kim Chae-won, Hong Eun-chae, Kazuha and Huh Yun-jin. Sakura and Kazuha are Japanese. Sakura and Kim Chae-won are already well-known as former members of girl group IZ*ONE, a project girl group formed by the 12 finalists of Mnet’s hit idol audition program “Produce 48” (2018). Huh was also a contestant on "Produce 48."

BY LEE JIAN [lee.jian@joongang.co.kr]