Miyawaki Sakura and Kim Chae Won will be back together again. 

On 14 March 2022, Source Music — now under HYBE Labels — announced that former IZ*ONE members Miyawaki Sakura and Kim Chae Won will be making their debut in the first girl group produced by Source Music and HYBE.

LE SSERAFIM to debut this May, get to know the members

In a statement, the agency shares high hopes for the duo and their upcoming group. 

“Miyawaki Sakura and Kim Chae Won have signed exclusive contracts with the agency on the basis of mutual trust. They will make their debut as the first girl group launched through the cooperation of HYBE and Source Music. Please show lots of anticipation and support for the two artists who will show new sides of themselves at Source Music, which places importance on good music and the value of content.”

From competitors on Mnet's 2018 survival idol show, Produce 48, to topping the show and debuting successfully bandmates in the wildly successful project girl group, IZ*ONE, the two have come a long way. 

Miyawaki Sakura first debuted in Japan as a member of the Japanese idol group, HKT48, in 2011 before joining IZ*ONE. She has since graduated from HKT48 and parted ways with her former agency UMG Music Group. On the other hand, Kim Chae Won was formerly a trainee at Woollim Entertainment before debuting with IZ*ONE. 

More details on Source Music and HYBE's new girl group are yet to be released, but fans are excited to see the good friends and talented members reunite as bandmates again. 

The new girl group will be named LE SSERAFIM, an anagram of the phrase, 'I'm Fearless', suggesting the upcoming group will have a strong, 'girl crush' image. Miyawaki Sakura and Kim Chaewon will be joined by the well-known trainee Heo Yunjin, who ranked 26th on the idol survival show Produce 48. 

Watch the teaser video for LE SSERAFIM here.