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PUREFLOW Pt. 1 is the second studio album by South Korean K-pop quintet LE SSERAFIM — Kim Chaewon, Sakura, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, and Hong Eunchae — released May 22, 2026 via Source M usic and HYBE. The 11-track, 27-minute project is built around a central concept drawn from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: the famous line "For I am fearless, and therefore powerful" is reinterpreted by the group as "For we are not fearless, and therefore powerful," reframing vulnerability and fear as sources of strength rather than weakness. The title itself is an anagram of "powerful," continuing the group's tradition of anagram-based naming — their group name "Le Sserafim" is an anagram of "I'm fearless." The album opens with a spoken-word intro track, "Pureflow," in which each member speaks in her native language (Korean, Japanese, and English) over an indie rock instrumental, establishing the thematic foundation before the record launches into its first proper song. Title track "BOOMPALA" samples the 1993 hit "Macarena" and channels Latin house and club energy, while the earlier promotional single "CELEBRATION" leans into pounding techno. The album also marks a first for member Kazuha, who contributed to songwriting for the first time on "Trust Exercise," and features a collaboration with American artist Aliyah's Interlude on "Saki."Sonically, the album is among the most genre-diverse and structurally ambitious in the group's catalog, spanning Latin house, EDM, Brazilian funk, hip-hop, R&B, rock, and dream pop within its compact runtime. InMusic notes that the album splits clearly into two tonal halves: the first portion is dominated by hyper-kinetic festival material like "BOOMPALA," "CELEBRATION," and "iffy iffy," while the second half slows into more atmospheric and emotionally intimate territory with tracks like "Need Your Company," "Sonder," and "Saki." The album closes with "Liminal Space," a candid, car-recorded sketch in which the members reflect on where they're headed, with Kim Chaewon ultimately answering her own question — "Where are we going?" — with "We are the destination ourselves." &Asian praised the album as evidence that the group has "reconnected with themselves," establishing "a mature outlook on life's various problems but not shunning their vulnerabilities or fears." Show more