Kep 1 going wa da da da~
2 months after the finale of South Korean reality competition show ‘Girls Planet 999’, the top 9 finalists have finally made their debut as “Kep1er” with their first mini album “First Impact” and its title track “WA DA DA”.
Kep1er consists of 9 members coming from South Korea, Japan, and China (in order of their ranking in GP999): Kim Chaehuyn, Huening Bahiyyih, Choi Yujin, Kim Dayeon, Seo Youngeun, Kang Yeseo, Hikaru Ezaki, Mashiro Sakamoto, and Shen Xiaoting.
“WA DA DA”, as described by Soompi, “is a dance track expressing Kep1er’s energetic and lovely charms. The song conveys the girl group’s ambitions to achieve their dreams and repay their fans’ love”. True enough, the bright and “girl crush” type of concept fits the girls perfectly, especially paired with their vibrant visuals and lively choreography.
Their debut mini album, “First Impact”, also includes the girl group’s versions of songs from ‘Girls Planet 999’ like ‘Shine’, ‘O.O.O.’, and ‘Another Dream’.
The girl group’s debut date was supposedly on December 14, 2021, but was delayed to January 3, 2022 due to one of their staff members testing positive for COVID-19. This also cancelled Kep1er’s debut stage performance at the 2021 MAMA. A week later, members Mashiro and Xiaoting also tested positive with the virus, while the other members tested negative.
Fans of Kep1er excitedly shared their thoughts and feelings about the girl group’s debut all over social media. They all sent their congratulations and love for the girl group on Twitter, most especially.
KEP1ER IS INDEED ON OF THE MOST SYNCHRONIZED GROUPS IN KPOP pic.twitter.com/s30237ZoVW
— ً (@youngeunatic) January 3, 2022
I LOVE KEP1ER SO MUCH IM GOING TO CRY SO PROUD pic.twitter.com/29QGL4Tuzc
— 🐦 (💤) (@acexiaotings) January 3, 2022
“did we make it?” “yes, we did” pic.twitter.com/giS2ImD07Y
— connected: Aliya⁹ ♡'s Princess Bahiyyih💗 (@HiyyihlightLiya) January 3, 2022
xiaohiyyih stans was found sobbing over this part. 😭#XIAOTING #HUENING_BAHIYYIH #케플러 #KEP1ER #Kep1er_응답応答回答_WADADA pic.twitter.com/fhEpJtuyrT
— connected : lou (@hiyyihive) January 3, 2022
WA DA DA song of the year, KEP1ER rookie of the year. They killed it, they nailed it, they proved it!
KEP1ER IS HERE#Kep1er_응답応答回答_WADADA#Kep1er #케플러@official_kep1er pic.twitter.com/XFfP9Vu73K
— dey 🌼 stream WA DA DA (@bahiyyihblissed) January 3, 2022
Youngeun baby chill omg
KEP1ER IS HERE#Kep1er_응답応答回答_WADADA #케플러 @official_kep1erpic.twitter.com/KVf79OLCWm
— 🍯 honey fennec 🦊 (@yxyshenshouting) January 3, 2022
we're proud of you, chaehyun!
we're proud of you, hiyyih!
we're proud of you, dayeon!
we're proud of you, yujin!
we're proud of you, hikaru!
we're proud of you, xiaoting!
we're proud of you, yeseo!
we're proud of you, mashiro!
we're proud of you, kep1er!— Kep1ian ; ri (@CHAETOP1A) January 3, 2022
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“I talk to my brother every day. He congratulated me on my debut. He not only congratulated me but also my members and i was very thankful for that.”
Huening Bahiyyih shows her thankful feelings to her brother, Huening Kai.#HUENING_BAHIYYIH #KEP1ER pic.twitter.com/pdtVtrfLX2
— ٍ📌 (@BAHIYYIH_trans) January 3, 2022
kep1er trending as they should !! pic.twitter.com/8xeopN6jTe
— air | stream wa da da (@alwayswithyujin) January 3, 2022
when i say kep1er are monster rookies, i mean it. pic.twitter.com/cGrVzZGTna
— ً (@youngeunatic) January 3, 2022
She’s the main event #Kep1er_응답応答回答_WADADA#Kep1er #케플러 #XIAOTING pic.twitter.com/7nYXwoxoKs
— shen xiaoting pics 🦌 (@xiaotingpics) January 3, 2022
LET KEP1ER’S IMPACT BE KNOWN.
KEP1ER IS HERE#Kep1er_응답応答回答_WADADA#Kep1er #케플러 @official_kep1er
— KEP1ER UPDATES (@KEPLER_UPDATES) January 3, 2022
Congratulations on your debut, Kep1er! All of you really did well and have come a long way 😭.
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