LESSERAFIM recently had their first performance with 5 members except for member Kim Ga-ram, who was embroiled in allegations of school violence.
At SBS ‘Inkigayo’, which was broadcast on the 22nd, LE SSERAFIM performed the stage ‘FEARLESS’ as a five-member group without Kim Ga-ram. The intro, which was originally the part of Kim Ga-ram was handled by Heo Yun-jin. The other parts of Kim Ga-ram were in turn performed by the members without any difficulty.
Previously, LE SSERAFIM’s management company, HYBE and Source Music, denied all allegations against Kim Garam, and announced the plan to suspend Kim Garam’s activities for the time being and the group will conduct activities with 5 members.
That day’s ‘Inkigayo’ stage was the first official stage LE SSERAFIM performed as a 5-member group, so they attractred not only fans but the public’s attention.
As of 1 p.m. on the 23rd, the “Inkigayo” stage of LE SSERAFIM, which was posted on Naver TV, exceeded 160,000 views.
Many netizens also left their opinions in the comments section: ”The stage was fine and the formation looks way better like that”, ”Oh but it looks better than I expectedㅎㅎ”, ”Should’ve done it since the beginning”, etc
Notably, LE SSERAFIM’s “Inkigayo” stage, which they performed with a five-member system, attracted more than twice as many views as its debut stage.
LE SSERAFIM’s debut stage only recorded 70,000 views as of the same day.
In addition, after starting their activities as a five-member system, LE SSERAFIM’s debut song climbed to 13th in the TOP 100 rankings on the music site Melon, proving the public’s interest on them.
Meanwhile, Kim Garam was recently caught up in allegations of bullying her friend ‘A’ when they were in middle school.
The controversy was further aggravated when a photo announcing the results of the School Violence Countermeasures Committee was revealed. However, Source Music believed that Kim Garam was unfairly identified as the perpetrator and said she was rather a victim of school violence.
Source: insight
