Their recent performance has gone viral for the wrong reasons.
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HYBE girl group LE SSERAFIM has found itself in yet another controversy over a live performance.
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The girl group recently faced scathing ridicule online after clips went viral, allegedly showing that their entire set at the Summer Sonic Festival 2026 was pre-recorded. However, many fans pushed back against this narrative, providing videos from the actual venue.
LE SSERAFIM Under Fire For “Faking” Live Vocals
However, the same controversy has found its way to them yet again after a concert video resurfaced on social media and went viral. The clip, which appears to be from last month, when LE SSERAFIM kicked off their PUREFLOW world tour, shows the members sitting and singing “Sonder,” a slower song from their discography.
Though each member’s vocals sounded completely live, when Sakura missed her cue, her voice kept playing at the same volume, with the same live-sounding effect. Members Chaewon and Eunchae, who were sitting beside her, looked flustered, but the show went on.
it’s insane to me that lipsyncing while LITERALLY SITTING DOWN is still normalized in kpop and now le sserafim can relate to that as wellpic.twitter.com/Ycb3FdG8bS
— ً (@commedesung) August 21, 2026
This particular clip has now racked up over 9 million views on social media, sparking heated discourse about LE SSERAFIM’s repeated use of live AR for performances, even when no intense choreography is involved. Many pointed fingers at their label for “setting up” the group, while others felt that the members also needed to take some accountability.
I genuinely find this so performative. Like, why aren’t they getting vocal lessons? They’re choosing to fool their fans on world tours by pretending they’re actually singing. https://t.co/OrvII4g2Gt pic.twitter.com/lbXVqMh50I
— Hate Base (@TheHateBase) August 20, 2026
what’s even more embarrassing is how they tried to act like they were actually singing live, this group really has no shame https://t.co/JqIC0Pm6dR
— sunoo (@hanniniiipham) August 20, 2026
Quite literally the most talentless group of girls in all of kpop history https://t.co/FyW6ISF8yH
— domi (@charlisslut) August 20, 2026
Hybe hates their artists, cuz wdym instead of giving them vocal lessons, you constantly set lsfm up. And their fans will be mad at wrong people too, instead of Hybe. https://t.co/Zpg9mQ2J2p pic.twitter.com/TlLkbIp7fy
— TaeUsa 🍋 (@OxfordYale) August 20, 2026