On February 28, 2025, LE SSERAFIM announced their first full world tour, EASY CRAZY HOT, in support of their trilogy of EPs: 2024’s EASY, CRAZY, and 2025’s HOT. The tour began on April 19, 2025, in Incheon, South Korea, with stops in Asia and North America, and will end on February 1, 2026, in Seoul.
Having been a fan of LE SSERAFIM since their formation, they’ve been on my wishlist of acts to see live. Until recently, circumstances and bad timing prevented me from attending their shows. But hearing about this tour reignited my determination to see them.
Since I live in Canada, my best shot at seeing LE SSERAFIM live was, of course, the North American leg. With no stops in my country and my unwillingness to visit the US, my best option was to use my FEARNOT global fan club membership to attend at least one Encore show at the Tokyo Dome.
In mid-July, I entered the lottery for tickets to the November Tokyo Dome shows, hoping for luck after winning tickets in another lottery unexpectedly earlier this year. Given my usual odds in Japanese ticket lotteries, I kept expectations low. I was almost in disbelief when I secured tickets for both nights.
When the credit card hold finally cleared, and the payment was processed, the reality of my situation hit me. I was going to see LE SSERAFIM two nights in a row. The cost was only a fraction of what a single, limited-view nosebleed seat at a US venue would have been. So I believe I got much better value from the price alone compared to what I normally have to pay for a show closer to home in North America.
Although I missed the premium seating lottery, it was for the best—height-challenged people like me struggle on the floor at concerts. Besides, I want to save some luck for some concerts I want to see next year in either Tokyo or Seoul.
I arrived in Tokyo two days before the first show. Obviously, I wanted to be in the city early, not only to acclimate to the time change but also to ensure I was physically present to pick up my tickets. I have heard and read too many horror stories about K-pop fans making the stupid decision to arrive for shows at the most inopportune times, and getting burned for it.
November 18 was concert night one. I arrived early in the morning at the Tokyo Dome to pick up my pre-ordered hoodie and concert tickets. The hoodie was easy; the tickets were not. Unfortunately, the Lawson ticket emails did not specify where or when global fan club members should collect their tickets. Many fans, including me, wandered the venue looking for clear instructions or assistance for the fan club pickup. There were no visible signs or staff guidance for our group.
After some searching, I eventually found a Tokyo Dome staff member who informed me that fan club ticket pickup was scheduled for 4 pm near gate 22. If this information had been provided in advance, it would have saved me and others considerable time.
I left the Tokyo Dome to quickly complete some shopping requests from home and returned just after the designated hour. It was crowded, and the ticket pickup lines for both the global fan club and Trip.com intermingled, making it confusing to find the correct line. Following a long winding line up a set of stairs near gate 22, I finally found the designated section for fan club ticket holders.
The line for ticket collection moved quickly, and once I reached the verification counter, I received my ticket for the night. However, despite having purchased tickets for both concerts, only the first night’s ticket was issued to me; I was told I would need to collect the second ticket separately the following day. I made a note to plan my second day around this requirement.
On November 19, concert day two, I arrived at 2 pm—three hours ahead of showtime—to pick up the ticket for that evening. This time, the fan club check-in counter was clearly marked in front of gate 22. Luckily, my line was right in front of the doors, and I didn’t have to hike up a set of stairs like I did the previous night.
I assumed that picking up two separate tickets would place me in different seats, but both nights I was nearly in the same spot.
- On November 18, my seat was on the 1st floor, 3rd Base Side, Row 24, Seat 190, accessed via Gate 23 and Aisle 32.
- On November 19, I was also on the 1st floor, Section 3, Aisle Side, Row 27, Seat 144, entered through Gate 22 and Aisle 30.
Being assigned similar seats both nights was purely coincidental.
LE SSERAFIM EASY CRAZY HOT ENCORE in Tokyo Dome Set List
- Born Fire
- Ash
- HOT
- Come Over
- VCR 1
- Good Bones
- EASY (Remix Version)
- Swan Song
- Flash Forward
- Blue Flame
- So Cynical (Badum)
- Impurities
- The Great Mermaid
- Pearlies (My oyster is the world)
- No Celestial
- Smart (Remix)
- Fire in the belly
- VCR 2
- SPAGHETTI
- Chasing Lightning
- Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s wife
- CRAZY
- 1-800-hot-n-fun
- FEARLESS
- Burn the Bridge
- UNFORGIVEN
- ANTIFRAGILE
ENCORE
- Kawaii (with My Melody & Kuromi)
- DIFFERENT
- Perfect Night
- No-Return (Into The Unknown)
ENCORE 2
- CRAZY (Megamix)
Quick note—the set list was identical both nights, with no surprise songs outside LE SSERAFIM’s catalogue. (I shed manly tears for no Yume de Kiss Me.) I’ll share general observations from both concerts, mostly from night two, since that’s freshest in my mind.
I’d never seen LE SSERAFIM live until these Tokyo Dome shows. My experience was limited to live streams of their 2023 FLAME RISES tour and 2024 Coachella performances.
Being in the Tokyo Dome, surrounded by the charged hush before the concert, felt surreal, and I could sense the anticipation for what was to come. As the house lights faded and the opening graphic burned down, a wave of exhilaration crashed over the roaring crowd.
When the dancers opened with Born Fire, it signalled a three-hour journey through LE SSERAFIM’s discography. The first song the members performed was ASH, my favourite from their current trilogy—so the night started strong for me.
The opening set featured almost all of the HOT EP except So Cynical (Badum), which appeared mid-concert. It set the energy level high from the start.
Of the early performances, EASY was electrifying. The hard-rock remix had the entire crowd riled up. The gangstered-up dancers swaggered across the stage, amplifying the attitude of an already powerful re-interpretation of the song.
The fan service portion of the concert gave the LE SSERAFIM members a short break from dancing and an opportunity to connect with the crowd as they performed Flash Forward and Blue Flame, riding around the arena on carts and gifting the audience with what I assumed were autographed balls.
The launches from the ball gun, nor any throws from the members, reached my section. I would have been impressed if one of them could fire a ball to where I was sitting without any assistance.
When the fan service ended, it was back to the stage.
Among LE SSERAFIM’s uptempo songs, I especially wanted to see Fire in the belly and Eve, Psyche, and the Bluebeard’s Wife performed live. With LE SSERAFIM’s growing catalogue, Fire in the belly has evolved into an explosive mid-set hype track rather than a closer or encore.
The tour performances for SPAGHETTI and Pearlies (My oyster is the world) debuted in Tokyo. Pearlies (My oyster is the world) was performed as one of the cool-down songs after the fan service. It’s my favourite of the two new tracks, so I was glad to see it included in this concert.
SPAGHETTI, on the other hand, was placed shortly after Fire in the belly, and it kicked off a run of energetic songs to close the main concert. It’s not my cup of tea, but the crowd loved the “Eat it up” hook and the wild choreography. Seeing it live didn’t change my opinion, but I understand its appeal.
The dance break at the end of the song was fantastic and flowed straight into the Chasing Lightning interlude and Eve, Psyche and the Bluebeard’s Wife. The crowd went wild, and the dancers made everything more intense.
Fan participation peaked during 1-800-hot-n-fun, with the spotlight on a fan playing Saki. When the line “Where the heck is Saki?” rang out, the camera zoomed in on whatever fan the production crew chose for the night to play the role. Night one’s Saki hammed it up and made the most of his limited screentime. While on night two, seeing a fellow Chaewon stan get the honours was cool, but dude didn’t get as hyped as night one’s Saki.
When the main portion of the concert ended, there were the obligatory crowd shots looking for signs of support and, of course, picking out people in the crowd to do dance challenges. I prayed the camera did not point anywhere near my row. The fear of accidentally being chosen for a dance challenge was real – I don’t do dance challenges. I’m no dancer.
Yet, watching other fans bravely and sometimes hilariously perform gave comfort that it wasn’t me under all that pressure to bust out some moves.
Aside from the show’s pacing up to this point (which didn’t feel like much time had passed as it hit the encore), I also found all the MC segments for HONG EUNCHAE very cute. She was so charming as she waited for the translator to convey her thoughts from Korean to Japanese.
The encore’s first song, the My Melody & Kuromi collaboration Kawaii, brought some J-pop flavour into the set list. Seeing the message on the screens that we were allowed to film – an unheard-of privilege in my previous Japanese concert experiences – was unexpected. I quickly followed the lead of those around me to be sure I wasn’t misinterpreting anything.
Seeing the Sanrio characters on stage with LE SSERAFIM was fun, and I’m glad I caught part of it on video.
LE SSERAFIM’s first Japanese original single DIFFERENT followed. I couldn’t take my eyes off KIM CHAEWON’s encore outfit on night two—she wore a tote bag as a top, an interesting choice of wardrobe that not many would be able to pull off convincingly. The song itself was great, but the unique fashion left the deepest impression on me.
The final MC segments were full of emotion. On night one, only HUH YUNJIN started to cry. Night two had more tears as HONG EUNCHAE, SAKURA, and HUH YUNJIN shared their closing thoughts. Seeing how the group reached this milestone in their career, it was understandable that they would get a little choked up as the final night came to an end.
The final song of the encore was No-Return (Into the Unknown). I didn’t think of it as a closer, but it turned out to be a great ending track.
Now this is where the most significant differences between night one and night two pop up. At the beginning of night one, a hint was given to stay in your seats until you were told to leave. Some people didn’t take the hint and started leaving after the encore. Then, all of a sudden, the lights go out, the remix of Crazy starts blaring, and the group comes out on carts, basically acting as hype women.
The number of people running back to their seats on night one was hilarious. I felt really bad for those who left the building before the second encore started because there was no re-entry. On night two, no one left after hearing about the second encore from those who attended night one.
As with the My Melody & Kuromi collaboration, there was no issue recording this part of the concert. There were phones up around me, and no one was politely asking us to put them down. So again, very different from my typical Japanese concert experience. Again, it was great to capture some of these moments and to see a giant party with everyone on stage, ending the concert on a high note.
I believe it’s safe to say that I have been very spoiled, having seen my first-ever LE SSERAFIM concerts at the Tokyo Dome. This certainly isn’t the typical concert experience I’m used to in Canada or the U.S. But I accept what the concert gods have given me regardless.
What I can say is that the EASY CRAZY HOT ENCORE concerts more than exceeded my expectations and made me a bigger fan of LE SSERAFIM overall. They really do put on an exciting and engaging show. As I mentioned above, I didn’t even notice that so much time had passed by the time the encore had come. It absolutely was a great way to cap off my year of travel and concerts.
LE SSERAFIM Official Links
- YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@LESSERAFIM_official
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/le_sserafim/
- X (Global): https://twitter.com/le_sserafim
- X (Japan): https://twitter.com/le_sserafim_jp
- Japan Official Site: https://www.le-sserafim.jp
Concert Photos courtesy of Source Music
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