It marks a new chapter in the group’s discography.
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LE SSERAFIM‘s latest release has triggered some heated reactions online.
LE SSERAFIM | HYBE
The HYBE girl group released “Celebration,” the lead single of their upcoming studio album, PUREFLOW pt. 1, on April 24, KST. The track blends genres like Melodic Techno and Hardstyle, and its music video conveys a message of solidarity among the “misfits” of the world.
However, this song, marking a new chapter in LE SSERAFIM’s discography, has received scathing criticism online. Within hours of release, social media has been abuzz with claims that the girl group was deliberately trying to “copy” BLACKPINK. People opined that not only the soundscape, but even the chaotic visuals of the music video appeared heavily borrowed from BLACKPINK’s “Jump.”
Not just the song but the mv also seems heavily inspired from Jump with all this chaos going on… HYBE really is deep in BP nachos 😭pic.twitter.com/tgS4vnNr5G
— 𝓝𝓐𝓜𝓞 𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔 | Peaceful Era | (@namopinkhole) April 24, 2026
Everybody wants another version
black pink jump pic.twitter.com/keZuZ5FcVN https://t.co/U9lg9ELxfM
— max (@dyn570591526549) April 24, 2026
oh le sserafim you deserved so much better than jump hybe version down to the MV omg please free them pic.twitter.com/Q3noJ3iHq4
— elena ☕︎︎ 🇵🇸 (@wouldrecommend_) April 24, 2026
Many fans defended LE SSERAFIM, arguing that the two songs had nothing in common except the fact that they belonged to similar genres.
However, aside from the comparison with BLACKPINK, many listeners found “Celebration” objectively disappointing. Social media is full of posts from netizens claiming the song was poorly constructed and that it marked the “biggest downgrade” for LE SSERAFIM to date.
this might be the worst song of 2026. pic.twitter.com/XKVLQI1QgC
— Baldsé(REY DAY) (@pinkscrush2) April 24, 2026
biggest downgrade in the kpop music industry pic.twitter.com/3ckNZBJssz
— rae (@yezzrae) April 23, 2026
This song is straight up ass https://t.co/MUPbwcmhZp
— IXY 🇦🇱🇧🇷🇸🇪🇺🇸🇭🇰🇦🇶🇲🇿✝️🕎☯️☪️☯️ (@0325_Ixy) April 24, 2026
This group deadass might be over… https://t.co/268sxFwy6K
— jade (@jaderockins) April 24, 2026
how did we go from this masterpiece to spaghetti and celebration pic.twitter.com/w26amSZO6J
— rae (@yezzrae) April 24, 2026
And last https://t.co/VhkL9uHhBB
— 7th year: mama (@Forty0neWinks) April 24, 2026
Though the song also received mixed responses from fans, some of them complaining about its short length, others argued that it was a performance-heavy track, and its real potential will be revealed when the group plays it at their concerts.