LE SSERAFIM Begins Japan Tour Amid Sold-Out Osaka Dates

K-POP girl group LE SSERAFIM is taking its new world tour to Japan. The five-member act opens the Japanese leg in Osaka on Wednesday, launching a five-city run that will carry the group through the country's biggest arena markets.

The tour, titled "2026 LE SSERAFIM TOUR 'PUREFLOW' IN JAPAN," moves through Osaka, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Miyagi, and Fukuoka. Both Osaka dates sold out, prompting the group to add standing tickets to expand capacity.

The Japan run is part of the world tour that opened November 11 and 12 at Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea. At those shows, LE SSERAFIM performed songs from its second studio album, "PUREFLOW pt.1," for the first time. Members Kim Chaewon, Sakura, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha, and Hong Eunchae also worked a creature from the music video for lead single "CELEBRATION" into the stage production.

Japan has become one of the group's strongest markets. LE SSERAFIM holds six streaming certifications of 100 million plays or more from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. All seven of its Korean-released albums, not counting Japanese singles, have hit No. 1 on the Oricon Daily Album Ranking. Last year, the group closed out its first world tour with encore shows at Tokyo Dome, drawing about 80,000 fans over two nights.

The group also has activities lined up in Japan outside the tour. Hong Eunchae will appear as a special guest at a Chiba Lotte Marines home game at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba on August 5, throwing the ceremonial first pitch. LE SSERAFIM is also on the lineup for Summer Sonic 2026, one of Japan's biggest music festivals. The group plays the Osaka stage on August 14 and the Tokyo stage on August 16, with each set running about an hour.