# Hot (Le Sserafim EP)

Hot is the fifth extended play by South Korean girl group Le Sserafim. It was released on March 14, 2025, by Source Music and contains five tracks, including the lead single of the same name. The EP incorporates pop, rock, disco, nu jazz, Jersey club and house stylings, and contains a song made in collaboration with the British band Jungle. The group will embark on the Easy Crazy Hot Tour in 2025 to promote the EP along with their previous two EPs, Easy (2024) and Crazy (2024).

## Background and release

On February 16, 2025, Source Music announced that Le Sserafim would release their fifth extended play, Hot, on March 14 with the album's promotion timetable released the following day. It was revealed that the group had collaborated with the British band Jungle for the EP, who said that the group "adds a special charm to our production styles". The album trailer "Born Fire" was released on February 21, followed by concept photos released on February 24 to 28. Track samples were released on March 3, and the track listing was revealed the following day, on March 4, with Jungle revealed to have worked on the song "Come Over". The highlight medley was released on March 7, and two music video teasers for the lead single were released on March 12 and 13. Hot was released alongside the music video for the lead single on March 14.
Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| NME | |

## Composition

Hot contains five songs about being willing to jump into what you love with no hesitation, no matter the outcome. The intro track "Born Fire" narrates a story of a flame burning, dying out, turning to ashes and being rekindled. The lead single "Hot" is a pop song with rock and disco elements that expresses how you'll sacrifice everything for someone you love, even if you don't know where it will lead. The third track "Come Over" is a retro-sounding dreamy nu jazz song that was co-written and produced by J Lloyd and Lydia Kitto of the British band Jungle. The fourth track "Ash" is a dreamy song with a mysterious atmosphere about accepting pain and finding beauty in it, and the closing track "So Cynical (Badum)", co-written by Le Sserafim members Huh Yunjin, Kim Chaewon and Hong Eun-chae, features a Jersey club and house beat with lyrics about not hesitating to boldly pursue love.

## Promotion

On March 10, a snippet of "So Cynical (Badum)" was previewed in a teaser video for Le Sserafim's collaboration with Overwatch 2. The group held a comeback showcase on March 13 and, following the release on March 14, will open two pop-up stores "The Hot House" in Seoul and Tokyo from March 14 to 30. To promote the EP, Le Sserafim will embark on the Easy Crazy Hot Tour, which is also in support of their previous two EPs, Easy (2024) and Crazy (2024). The tour is scheduled to begin on April 19, 2025 in Incheon.

## Personnel
### Musicians

* Le Sserafim – vocals
** Huh Yunjin – background vocals (4)
** Kim Chaewon – background vocals (4)
* Score (13) – production (1–3), keyboards (1–3), drums (1, 2), vocal arrangement(1–3, 5), digital editing (1, 4)
* Megatone (13) – production (1–3), bass (1–3), guitar (1, 2), vocal arrangement (1–3, 5), digital editing (1, 4)
* Jackson Shanks – production, guitar, drums, synthesizer (2)
* Kim Jun-hyuk – digital editing (2, 5), vocal arrangement (3, 5)
* Feli Ferraro – background vocals (2)
* J Lloyd – production, keyboards, guitar, drums, digital editing (3)
* Lydia Kitto – production, keyboards, guitar, bass, background vocals, vocal arrangement (3)
* Lostboy – production, keyboards, bass, drums (4)
* Mark Schick – production, guitar (4)
* Casey Smith – background vocals (4)
* Boy Matthews – background vocals (4)
* Sarah Troy – background vocals (4)
* Vitals – production, keyboards, guitar, drums, programming, synthesizer (5)
* Ejae – background vocals (5)

### Technical

* Geoff Swan – mixing (1, 5)
* Matt Cahill – mixing assistance (1, 5)
* Jongpil Gu – mixing (2)
* Timothy Shann – mixing (3)
* Tom Norris – mixing (4)
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
* Hwang Min-hee – recording (1, 2, 4)
* Lee Dong-geun – recording (2–5)
* Kim Min-jun – recording (3)
* Kim Hyun-soo – recording (3, 5)
* J Lloyd – recording (3)

## Charts

Chart performance for Hot :
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) | 2 |
| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon) | 1 |

## Release history

Release history for Hot :
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
| Various | March 14, 2025 | CDdigital downloadstreaming | SourceYG PlusGeffen |