4th generation · WAKEONE

Kep1er

Kep1er / 케플러

Kep1er came out of Girls Planet 999 with members from three countries and a debut single that did a lot of the work.

  • 2022DebutJan 3, 2022
  • 9Members
  • 4thGeneration
  • Kep1ianFandom
WA DA DA / Official MV

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In 30 seconds: Kep1er

The line-up shrank from nine over time, and the group has released in Japan as well as Korea throughout.

Choose this if you want a project group that kept getting better after the programme's momentum ran out.

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Key facts

Group name
Kep1er
Reading / Hangul
Kep1er / 케플러
Company
WAKEONE
Debut date
January 3, 2022
Days active
1,718 days (4 years, 8 months)
Debut song
WA DA DA
Generation
4th generation
Fandom name
Kep1ian(ケプリアン)
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Member guide

Profile comparison

MembersBirth dateBlood typeMBTINationality
ユジン1996-08-1230162.1cmAENFP-TSouth Korea
シャオティン1999-11-1226168cmABISFJChina
マシロ1999-12-1626158cmABISFPJapan
チェヒョン2002-04-2624160cmBISTPSouth Korea
ダヨン2003-03-0223158cmAESTJSouth Korea
ヒカル2004-03-1222154.5cmOESFJJapan
ヒュニン・バヒエ2004-07-2722167cmAESFJSouth Korea · United States
ヨンウン2004-12-2721159cmAINFPSouth Korea
イェソ2005-08-2221157cmAENFPSouth Korea

Ages are as of 2026-09-17.

Selected releases

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Start here

Follow a few songs from the starting point to the group's current sound.

CRACK CODE artwork

March 31, 2026 · 8th Mini Album

CRACK CODE

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From debut to now

  • 2021
    Once the show wrapped, Kep1er launched as a project group drawn from several countries, and expectations ran high.
  • 2022
    WA DA DA, the debut song, became the main way in, while the Dance Practice and the Choreography Video mattered just as much for reading the formations.
  • 2023
    Giddy and Galileo showed a brighter, lighter Kep1er, unlike the force of the months right after the debut.
  • 2024
    A Japanese 1st album, a Korean 1st album and the first work as a seven-piece followed one another, marking the pivot around the contract renewal through the releases themselves.
  • 2025
    A Japanese 1st EP and a Korean 7th mini album spread the seven-piece era across both Japan and Korea.
  • 2026
    KILLA (Face the other me) put forward a new picture of Kep1er after the departure of Youngeun.
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Key achievements

Key milestones

2022Early momentum from WA DA DAAttention came to them as the group out of Girls Planet 999, and from the first weeks the music video and the dance clips were the way in.
2022Japanese debut and Wing WingFLY-UP put the Japanese side on a real footing and opened the route that later led to Kep1going.
2024Kep1going and Kep1going On back to backA Japanese 1st album and a Korean 1st album ran in parallel, widening the body of work on both sides.
2024TIPI-TAP as the start of the seven-piece eraAfter Mashiro and Yeseo finished their activity, a new Kep1er stood as a seven-piece.
2026CRACK CODE and the six-piece presentAs the first release after Youngeun left, it set out a harder electronic and hip-hop leaning present.

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Official links

Official site

Official social accounts and platforms

Shopping guide

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KPOP DISCOVER's Kep1er note

Two things anchor Kep1er: a multinational project born out of a survival show, and a range that runs from a forceful way-in song to far lighter expressions. Formed out of Girls Planet 999 and debuted by WAKEONE with WA DA DA on January 3, 2022, the group asks you to hold the memory of the show and the popularity of its members as the background to those early releases.

The span reaches from the force of WA DA DA to the brighter, lighter faces of Giddy and Galileo. Japanese releases such as Kep1going sit alongside the Korean ones, and through several changes of line-up the work has spread across both countries. Set the Dance Practice of WA DA DA next to the Choreography Video and the formations come into view.

After the widening of Up! and Galileo come TIPI-TAP, BUBBLE GUM and KILLA, recent work that turns both the sound and the visual direction. Taken as WA DA DA, then Up!, then Galileo, the order covers the debut period, the widening and the lightness.

Editors' take WA DA DA / Up! / Galileo — three songs cover the forceful way in and the lighter widening of a multinational project out of WAKEONE.

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Japan activity score

KPOP DISCOVER original metric
No. 40/ 210 groups

No. 40 of 210 groups with recorded activity in Japan (top 19%)

  • 3Japanese releases
  • 21Japan-related tracks
  • 2Members from Japan
  • 2Official Japanese accounts

The denominator is the 210 groups, out of 525 covered by KPOP DISCOVER, whose raw score reaches at least one point. The score adds 10 points per Japanese-market release, 3 per Japan-related track, 12 per member from Japan, and 8 per official Japanese account. Japanese-market releases carry the most weight because they are the most direct evidence of activity; related tracks add track-level detail; members from Japan stand for Japanese-language communication and continuity; official accounts stand for a permanent point of contact. The weights are an editorial judgement, not a statistical optimisation, and the ranking tracks release volume in Japan closely. Source: releases, tracks, members, and official links recorded by KPOP DISCOVER (updated 2026-09-17).

How this score is calculated →View in Japanese

Frequently asked questions

What defines Kep1er?
The line-up shrank from nine over time, and the group has released in Japan as well as Korea throughout.
Why should a new listener start with Kep1er?
Choose this if you want a project group that kept getting better after the programme's momentum ran out.
Which songs should a new listener try first?
Start with WA DA DA, Up!, Galileo, then continue to the official video index.