Antifragile (EP)

Antifragile is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Le Sserafim, released by Source Music on October 17, 2022. It contains five tracks, including the lead single of the same name. Antifragile marks their first release as a quintet, following the departure of Kim Ga-ram in July 2022.

Antifragile
Digital and Vol.1 Midnight Onyx version cover
EP by Le Sserafim
Released	October 17, 2022 (2022-10-17)
Recorded	2022
Studio	Hybe Studio (Yongsan, Seoul)^[1]
Length	13:26
Language	Korean
Label	Source YG Plus Geffen^[2]
Producer	"Hitman" Bang 13 Sir Nolan Alex Bilowitz
Le Sserafim chronology
Fearless (2022) Antifragile (2022) Unforgiven (2023)
Singles from Antifragile
"Antifragile" Released: October 17, 2022

Background and release

On September 1, it was revealed that Le Sserafim would be making their first comeback with new music in the fall.^[3] Through a short video clip published on September 19, Le Sserafim announced the title and release date of their upcoming extended play (EP).^[4] Source Music then shared the EP's physical release details on social media platforms.^[5] Three sets of concept photos titled "Midnight Onyx", "Iridescent Opal" and "Frozen Aquamarine" were also revealed in the weeks leading up to the release of Antifragile.^[6] The track samplers and track list were released on October 3 and 4, respectively.^[7][8] The music video for the lead single was released prior to the EP.

Composition

The EP contains five songs, including the lead single of the same name, "Antifragile".^[8] Member Huh Yun-jin participated in the songwriting process of the third, fourth, and fifth tracks. In addition, member Sakura participated in writing and composing the fifth track.^[9]

The record opens with "bass-heavy" intro, "The Hydra". The track references a "mythological creature", where each member speaks in their native language.^[10] The second track, "Antifragile", is described as an "Afro-Latin style" pop song with a "heavy" Latin rhythm. The lyrics of the song convey the message that difficult times are stimulus for growth and that with this mindset, they will become stronger.^[9] It is followed by "Impurities", which is described as a "sophisticated" R&B track. The fourth track, "No Celestial", is a punk-pop song, characterized with heavy guitar sound. The lyrics are "all about embracing their flaws". The closing track "Good Parts (When the Quality Is Bad but I Am)", is another R&B track, where the members sing about finding "true courage in embracing one's flaws".^[10]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for Antifragile

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result	Ref.
2023	Circle Chart Music Awards	New Artist of the Year – Physical	Nominated	^[11]
	Korean Music Awards	Best K-pop Album	Nominated	^[12]

Commercial performance and reception

Following the commencement of pre-orders on September 19, the album sold more than 400,000 copies within a week.^[13] As of October 6, Antifragile had sold 560,000 copies,^[14] and as of October 14, it surpassed 600,000 copies.^[15]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
IZM	^[16]
NME	^[17]

Promotion

On the day Antifragile was released, Le Sserafim hosted a live showcase on Mnet to introduce the extended play and to communicate with their fans. "Antifragile", "Impurities", "No Celestial", and "Good Parts (When the Quality Is Bad but I Am)" were all performed at the showcase.^[18]

Track listing

All tracks except for track 5 (produced by Sir Nolan and Alex Bilowitz) are produced by 13 (Score, Megatone).

Track listing for Antifragile

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Hydra"	Score (13) Megatone (13) Hybe	1:44
2.	"Antifragile"	Score (13) Megatone (13) Paulina Cerrilla "Hitman" Bang Shintaro Yasuda Supreme Boi Isabella Lovestory Kyler Niko Ronnie Icon Nathalie Boone Danke (Lalala Studio)	3:04
3.	"Impurities"	Score (13) Megatone (13) Jonna Hall Danke (Lalala Studio) "Hitman" Bang Huh Yun-jin Daniel "Obi" Klein Charli Taft Kim Chae-ah Maggie Szabo Hayes Kramer Blvsh Jaro Nikolay Mohr Park Sang-yu Cho Yoon Kyung Lee Hyung Seok (PNP)	3:16
4.	"No Celestial"	Score (13) Megatone (13) Danke (Lalala Studio) Cazzi Opeia Ellen Berg Kim In-hyung Ronnie Icon YoungChance Shorelle Julia Bognar Finnseter Nermin Harambašić Poutyface Park Sang-yu Huh Yun-jin	2:46
5.	"Good Parts (When the Quality Is Bad but I Am)"	Sir Nolan Alex Bilowitz Jenna Andrews Salem Ilese Danke (Lalala Studio) Sakura Miyawaki Cha Yu-bin Score (13) Megatone (13) Huh Yun-jin	2:36
Total length:			13:26

Credits and personnel

• Score (13) – writing (all tracks), production (tracks 1–4)
• Megatone (13) – writing (all tracks), production (tracks 1–4)
• Alex Bilowitz – writing (track 5), production (track 5)
• Sir Nolan – writing (track 5), production (track 5)
• Blvsh – writing (track 3)
• Cazzi Opeia – writing (track 4)
• Charli Taft – writing (track 3)
• Cha Yubin – writing (track 5)
• Cho Yoon Kyung – writing (track 5)
• Daniel "Obi" Klein – writing (track 3)
• Danke – writing (tracks 2–5)
• Ellen Berg – writing (track 4)
• Hayes Kramer – writing (track 3)
• "Hitman" Bang – writing (tracks 2, 3)
• Huh Yun-jin – writing (tracks 3–5)
• Hybe Labels – writing (track 1)
• Isabella Lovestory – writing (track 2)
• Jaro – writing (track 3)
• Jenna Andrews – writing (track 5)
• Jonna Hall – writing (track 3)
• Julia Bognar Finnseter (track 4)
• Kim Chae-ah – writing (track 3)
• Kim In-hyung – writing (track 4)
• Kyler Niko – writing (track 2)
• Lee Hyung-seok – writing (track 3)
• Maggie Szabo – writing (track 3)
• Nathalie Boone – writing (track 2)
• Nermin Harambašić – writing (track 4)
• Nikolay Mohr – writing (track 3)
• Park Sang-yu – writing (track 3)
• Paulina Cerrilla – writing (track 2)
• Poutyface – writing (track 4)
• Ronnie Icon – writing (track 2)
• Sakura Miyawaki – writing (track 5)
• Salem Ilese – writing (track 5)
• Shintaro Yasuda – writing (track 2)
• Shorelle – writing (track 4)
• Supreme Boi – writing (track 1)
• YoungChance – writing (track 4)
• Kim Ha-nul – assistant direction
• Jeong Ji-won – assistant direction
• Nu Kiml – creative direction
• Atu – direction
• Gabriel Cho – visual creative
• Moon Sung-woong – visual creative
• Cho Yoon – visual creative
• Kim Yu-joo – visual creative

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Antifragile Chart (2022–2023) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[19] 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[20] 34 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[21] 37 Croatia International Albums (HDU)^[22] 5 French Albums (SNEP)^[23] 32 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[24] 37 Greek Albums (IFPI)^[25] 14 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[26] 19 Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[27] 1 Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon)^[28] 1 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[29] 1 South Korean Albums (Circle)^[30] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[31] 53 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[32] 15 US Billboard 200^[33] 14 US World Albums (Billboard)^[34] 1

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for Antifragile Chart (2022) Peak position Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[35] 5 South Korean Albums (Circle)^[36] 3 Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Antifragile Chart (2022) Position Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[37] 65 Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)^[38] 82 South Korean Albums (Circle)^[39] 26

Sales and certifications

Sales and certifications for Antifragile

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan	—	72,826^[40]
South Korea (KMCA)^[42]	3× Platinum	1,081,332^[41]

Release history

Release history for Antifragile

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	October 17, 2022	Digital download streaming	Source Music YG Plus
South Korea		CD
Various	October 21, 2022		Source Music Geffen

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