# Easy (EP)
**EASY** is the third mini album (EP) by the South Korean girl group LE SSERAFIM, released by [Source Music](https://www.edgepedia.org/source-music) on February 19, 2024, at 6 PM KST. It contains five tracks in about 13 minutes: "Good Bones," "EASY," "Smart," "Swan Song," and "We got so much."[1](https://weverse.io/lesserafim/notice/17341) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/easy-ep/1728928730) Source Music described the album as an honest presentation of the insecurities and concerns that exist beneath the group's confidence.[1](https://weverse.io/lesserafim/notice/17341)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist / label | LE SSERAFIM, Source Music[1](https://weverse.io/lesserafim/notice/17341) |
| Release | February 19, 2024, 6 PM KST; pre-orders from January 22, 2024[1](https://weverse.io/lesserafim/notice/17341) |
| Format | Third mini album, 5 songs, 13 minutes[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/easy-ep/1728928730) |
| Title track | "EASY," an R&B track over a rolling trap beat[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/easy-ep/1728928730) |
| First-week sales | 989,268 copies (Hanteo Chart, February 2024)[3](https://www.hankyung.com/koreamarket/consensus/pdf/2026-02-3e06b7963d0725e3b4160798d8853696) |
| Follow-up remixes | "EASY (Remixes)" digital single on February 28, 2024; "Smart (Remixes)" on March 22, 2024[4](https://msg.ls-sec.co.kr/eum/K_20240725_31863_155.pdf) |
## Concept and themes
The EP frames the difference between being at ease and making difficulty look effortless. Apple Music's editorial notes describe it as a laidback listening space that poetically alludes to the sweat behind the group's signature brand of fearlessness.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/easy-ep/1728928730) The opener "Good Bones" is a guitar-driven spoken-word piece delivered in Korean, English, and Japanese, covering the first languages of the five members, and appears to reference [Maggie Smith](https://www.edgepedia.org/maggie-smith)'s 2016 viral poem of the same name; its lines acknowledge pain and mortality rather than idol glamour.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/easy-ep/1728928730)
The title track carries the central idea directly, pairing a smooth vocal delivery and rolling trap beat with lyrics about envy, doubt, and distrust: "To the world, I'm half seraphim."[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/easy-ep/1728928730) "Swan Song" uses the swan's perceived grace as a metaphor for performing elegance while out of breath, and "We got so much," a fan song, closes the EP with gratitude toward the group's support.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/easy-ep/1728928730)
## Sound and reception
"Smart," the EP's promotional B-side, is a groovy, amapiano-inspired track in which the members suggest it is not just effort but also cleverness that informs their continued success.[2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/easy-ep/1728928730) Reviewers noted the EP's stylistic breadth. AllMusic's David Crone called the title track the project's immediate standout and a sharp left turn from the group's more traditional, anthemic title tracks, while observing that sub-three-minute song lengths and heavy-handed influences, including parallels drawn between "Swan Song" and SZA's "Kill Bill," put a ceiling on its potential for intrigue.[5](https://www.allmusic.com/album/easy-mw0004197286) A reviewer for The Ko News judged the EP one of the group's weaker releases, criticizing the title track's structure but naming "Swan Song" its strongest track.[6](https://thekonews.org/2024/05/le-sserafims-easy-an-experimental-album-that-falls-short/) The Bias List graded the title track a D, finding the subdued, trap-heavy sound flat, while acknowledging its appeal to listeners who favor that style.[7](https://thebiaslist.com/2024/02/19/song-review-le-sserafim-easy/) NME's Rhian Daly took a more favorable view, writing that the group reveals what it takes to make its bold image convincing.[8](https://www.nme.com/reviews/le-sserafim-easy-review-3589432)
## Commercial performance and place in the discography
The EP sold 989,268 copies according to [Hanteo Chart](https://www.edgepedia.org/hanteo-chart) data cited in an IBK Investment & Securities report, which placed it among the best-selling girl-group albums of 2024.[3](https://www.hankyung.com/koreamarket/consensus/pdf/2026-02-3e06b7963d0725e3b4160798d8853696) Genius Korea's 2024 lookbook placed "EASY," "Smart," and "CRAZY" in the Top 20 of its Top 100 K-Pop Songs of 2024, with five LE SSERAFIM songs on the list overall.[9](https://cdnc.heyzine.com/files/uploaded/3343711d88fc0a35cec3666152541f56c7d07642.pdf)
EASY is the first installment of a trilogy that continued with the fourth mini album *CRAZY* (August 2024) and the fifth mini album *HOT* (March 2025).[10](https://www.le-sserafim.jp/discography) Several reviewers read the EP as the point where the group began drifting from the bolder sound of its earlier releases, a shift that divided listeners.[6](https://thekonews.org/2024/05/le-sserafims-easy-an-experimental-album-that-falls-short/) • [5](https://www.allmusic.com/album/easy-mw0004197286)
## References
1. [LE SSERAFIM "EASY" Release Notice, Weverse (SOURCE MUSIC)](https://weverse.io/lesserafim/notice/17341)
2. [EASY - EP, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/easy-ep/1728928730)
3. [한국경제/IBK투자증권 미디어·엔터 컨센서스 (Hanteo album sales table)](https://www.hankyung.com/koreamarket/consensus/pdf/2026-02-3e06b7963d0725e3b4160798d8853696)
4. [HYBE release schedule, February 2024](https://msg.ls-sec.co.kr/eum/K_20240725_31863_155.pdf)
5. [EASY Review by David Crone, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/easy-mw0004197286)
6. [LE SSERAFIM's "Easy": An experimental album that falls short, The Ko News](https://thekonews.org/2024/05/le-sserafims-easy-an-experimental-album-that-falls-short/)
7. [Song Review: LE SSERAFIM – Easy, The Bias List](https://thebiaslist.com/2024/02/19/song-review-le-sserafim-easy/)
8. [LE SSERAFIM – 'Easy' review, NME](https://www.nme.com/reviews/le-sserafim-easy-review-3589432)
9. [2024 Genius Korea Lookbook](https://cdnc.heyzine.com/files/uploaded/3343711d88fc0a35cec3666152541f56c7d07642.pdf)
10. [DISCOGRAPHY, LE SSERAFIM Official Site](https://www.le-sserafim.jp/discography)
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