Kep1er Beats IVE and STAYC on Hanteo Chart with Debut Album, 'First Impact'
Kep1er sets another record in the first week of their debut, beating IVE and STAYC, on the Hanteo Chart for having the highest sales in the first week of their album release!
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Kep1er Beats IVE and STAYC on the Hanteo Chart
On January 10, Hanteo Chart announced that Kep1er's debut album, "First Impact," which was released last January 3, sold over 200,000 copies in the first week of its release. Because of this, Kep1er ranked first in the Initial Chodong Sales for all-time girl group albums.
This surpasses the debut album records of the girl group "IVE," which debuted on December 1, 2021, and "STAYC," which debuted in November 2020.
Aside from that, "First Impact" recorded the highest Initial Chodong sales among other rookie groups that debuted from 2020 to 2022.
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The album's title track, "WA DA DA," entered the charts of countries such as the US, Japan, UK, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, and Thailand. As of January 12, the "WA DA DA" MV has surpassed 32 million YouTube views.
Kep1er is a nine-member multinational girl group that debuted after being selected in Mnet's survival audition program "Girls Planet 999: Girls' War" in October 2021.
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Kep1er gained attention worldwide with the title track of their recently released debut album "FIRST IMPACT," "WA DA DA." Through the group's debut activities, his potential and attractiveness are being recognized all over the world.
Through the rising number of views of "WA DA DA" MV and foreign media outlets including Forbes, a leading American magazine, confirms the passionate interest of global music officials and K-pop fandom toward Kep1er.
First of all, Forbes published on January 10 an article titled, "Meet Kep1er: The Multinational 'Girls Planet 999' Act Talks Leaning On & Learning From Each Other'' which highlights the girl group.
The media introduced Kep1er as an example of a girl group that proves the potential of the K-pop music industry.
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The number of followers on Kep1er's official social media platform is also recording a rapid increase coming from fans in Korea and other countries worldwide. Just seven days after its debut, Kep1er already garnered 1.5 million Instagram followers and 1.26 million YouTube subscribers.
YouTube views are also showing a trend in proportion to global interest. The "WA DA DA" music video surpassed 30 million views in less than six days after its release.
Kep1er, who showed a hot presence by receiving intensive attention from foreign media at the same time as its debut, is raising the status of the K-Pop rookie girl group by continuing its popularity and ripple effect in K-pop's global market.
Kep1er continues its rise to worldwide popularity because of its Initial Chodong performance that broke the records of other girl group debut albums. Moreover, its performance in various charts in Korea and other countries proves the group's reputation as a "4th Generation Representative Global Rookie" with its debut album "FIRST IMPACT."
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