Unforgiven (Le Sserafim album)

Unforgiven is the first studio album by South Korean girl group Le Sserafim. It was released by Source Music on May 1, 2023, alongside the lead single of the same name.

Unforgiven
Digital cover
Studio album by
Le Sserafim
ReleasedMay 1, 2023 (2023-05-01)
Length37:50
LanguageKorean
Label
Producer
Le Sserafim chronology
Antifragile
(2022)		 Unforgiven
(2023)
Singles from Unforgiven
  1. "Unforgiven"
    Released: May 1, 2023

Background and release

On March 16, 2023, Source Music reported that Le Sserafim would be releasing an album in early May.[1] On April 3, it was confirmed that the group's first studio album would be titled Unforgiven and released on May 1.[2] A day later, the promotional schedule was released.[3] On April 10, the album teaser video was released.[4] On April 17, the track sampler video was released.[5] A day later, the track listing was released with "Unforgiven" announced as the lead single.[6] On April 24, the highlight medley teaser video was released.[7] The music video teasers for "Unforgiven" was released on April 28 and 30.[8][9] The album was released alongside the music video for "Unforgiven" on May 1.[10]

Composition

Unforgiven consists of 13 tracks with the first six tracks having previously been released as part of Fearless and Antifragile, respectively.[6] The seventh track was described as a song that "announces the start of Le Sserafim's new journey" with lyrics "based on the members' own writings or what they [had] said in interviews [previously], adding sincerity to the message they wanted to convey". The eighth track and lead single "Unforgiven" was described as hip hop song characterized by "funk guitar rhythms" played by American musician Nile Rodgers; it samples "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", a theme song used in the film of the same name. The ninth track "No-Return (Into the Unknown)" was described as a song with lyrics that "expressed the excitement ahead of the adventure". The tenth track "Eve, Psyche and Bluebeard's Wife" was described as a song with lyrics that contains the meaning "you can move on to the next level only when you break the taboo". The eleventh track "Fearnot (Between You, Me and the Lamppost)" was described as a song with lyrics written by all of the members for their "fandom and singing just for them". The twelfth track "Flash Forward" was described as a social media pop song with lyrics about "risking everything without hesitation even if the ending is obvious". The thirteenth and final track "Fire in the Belly" was described as a song with lyrics about "burning the passion in [your] heart by showing the ambition to becoming the winner of an adventure".[11]

Commercial performance

On April 11, 2023, media outlets reported that Unforgiven had sold over one million copies in pre-orders in less than one week.[12] Pre-orders increased to 1,380,000 copies by April 28.[13]

The album ranked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 main album chart on 15 May 2023, marking the first time Le sserafim entered the Top 10 of the chart since its debut.[14]

Promotion

Prior to the release of album, on May 1, 2023, Le Sserafim held a live event on YouTube to introduce the album and communicate with their fans.[15]

Track listing
Track listing for Unforgiven
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The World Is My Oyster" (2023 version)
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Hybe
131:47
2."Fearless" (2023 version)
132:48
3."Blue Flame" (2023 version)
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Jonna Hall
  • Gayoung (PNP)
  • Kim In-hyung
  • Danke
  • Kim Chae-won
  • Ronnie Icon
  • Caroline Gustavsson
  • Huh Yun-jin
133:22
4."The Hydra"
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Hybe
131:44
5."Antifragile"
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Paulina Cerrilla
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Shintaro Yasuda
  • Supreme Boi
  • Isabella Lovestory
  • Kyler Niko
  • Ronnie Icon
  • Nathalie Boone
  • Danke
133:04
6."Impurities"
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Jonna Hall
  • Danke
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Huh Yun-jin
  • Daniel "Obi" Klein
  • Charli Taft
  • Kim Chae-ah (153/Joombas)
  • Maggie Szabo
  • Hayes Kramer
  • Blvsh
  • Jaro
  • Nikolay Mohr
  • Park Sang-yu (PNP)
  • Cho Yoon Kyung (PNP)
  • Lee Hyung Seok (PNP)
133:16
7."Burn the Bridge"
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Hybe
132:35
8."Unforgiven" (featuring Nile Rodgers)
133:02
9."No-Return (Into the Unknown)"
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Supreme Boi
  • Daniel "Obi" Klein
  • Charli Taft
  • Arineh Karimi
  • Cazzi Opeia
  • Young Chance
  • Shorelle
133:05
10."Eve, Psyche and Bluebeard's Wife" (이브, 프시케 그리고 푸른 수염의 아내)
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Supreme Boi
  • Maia Wright
  • Max Thulin
  • Benjmn
  • Gusten Dahlqvist
  • Arineh Karimi
  • Huh Yun-jin
  • Lee Hyung Seok (PNP)
  • Danke
133:06
11."Fearnot (Between You, Me and the Lamppost)" (피어나)
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Jukjae
  • Huh Yun-jin
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Sakura
  • Kim Chae-won
  • Hong Eun-chae
  • Kazuha
  • Huh Yun-jin
  • 13
  • Jukjae
3:27
12."Flash Forward"
  • Hiss Noise
  • Alex Karlsson
  • Stian N. Olsen (Blueprint)
  • Eliza Vassilieva
  • "Hitman" Bang
  • Danke
  • Lee Hyung Seok (PNP)
Hiss Noise3:16
13."Fire in the Belly"
  • Score (13)
  • Megatone (13)
  • Kyler Niko
  • Paulina Cerilla
  • Supreme Boi
  • Anne Judith Wik
  • Nermin Harambašić
  • "Hitman" Bang
133:18
Total length:37:50

Charts
Chart performance for Unforgiven
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 33
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 63
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 22
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 1
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)[23] 1
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[24] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[25] 28
South Korean Albums (Circle)[26] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[27] 70
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 81
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[29] 86
US Billboard 200[30] 6
US World Albums (Billboard)[31] 1

Release history
Release history for Unforgiven
Region Date Format Label
Various May 1, 2023
May 2, 2023 CD
May 5, 2023

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