Unforgiven

Unforgiven is the first studio album by South Korean girl group Le Sserafim. It was released by Source Music on May 1, 2023, alongside the lead single of the same name. Background and release On March 16, 2023, Source Music reported that Le Sserafim would be releasing an album in early May. On April 3, it was confirmed that the group's first studio album would be titled Unforgiven and released on May 1. A day later, the promotional schedule was released. On April 10, the album teaser video was released. On April 17, the track sampler video was released. A day later, the track listing was released with "Unforgiven" announced as the lead single. On April 24, the highlight medley teaser video was released. The music video teasers for "Unforgiven" was released on April 28 and 30. The album was released alongside the music video for "Unforgiven" on May 1. Composition Unforgiven consists of 13 tracks, with the first six tracks having previously been released as part of Fearless and Antifragile, respectively. The seventh track, "Burn the Bridge", was described as a song that "announces the start of Le Sserafim's new journey" with lyrics "based on the members' own writings or what they [had] said in interviews [previously], adding sincerity to the message they wanted to convey". The eighth track and lead single, "Unforgiven", was described as a hip hop song characterized by "funk guitar rhythms" played by American musician Nile Rodgers; it samples "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", a theme song used in the film of the same name. Rodgers stated he was excited to work on the song due to the new types of chord changes it included. The ninth track, "No-Return (Into the Unknown)", was described as a song with lyrics that "expressed the excitement ahead of the adventure". The tenth track, "Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife", was described as a song with lyrics that contains the meaning "you can move on to the next level only when you break the taboo". The eleventh track, "Fearnot (Between You, Me and the Lamppost)", was described as a song with lyrics written by all of the members for their "fandom and singing just for them". The twelfth track, "Flash Forward", was described as a social media pop song with lyrics about "risking everything without hesitation even if the ending is obvious".