Kep1er: Last News

Kep1er member Yeseo has opened up about her thoughts on having to leave the K-pop girl group next month.Last month, Kep1er’s labels WAKEONE and Swing Entertainment announced that seven of the girl group’s nine members had agreed to extend their contracts as a group. The remaining two members, Mashiro and Yeseo from 143 Entertainment, will “conclude their activities” and leave Kep1er following the girl group’s upcoming concert.Kep1er was formed in 2021 through the idol competition series Girls Planet 999, and made their debut with the mini-album ‘First Impact’ in January 2022.

K-pop girl group Kep1er have announced their first-ever fan-con tour, titled ‘Beyond the Star’, which will take place in 2025.On December 16, Kep1er announced that they will be holding their first fan-concert tour ‘Beyond the Star’ starting in February 2025. The group will kick-off the tour with a two-night concert at the Sungshin Women’s University in Seoul.In March, Kep1er will bring their ‘Beyond the Star’ tour to Yokohama, Japan for two night, as well as one night in Macau.

K-pop girl group Kep1er have made a comeback with their sixth mini-album ‘TIPI-TAP’ and a music video for its lead single of the same name.In the new visual, the girl group lounge on a dreamy playground in the sky, surrounded by clouds. “Run, crush on you / Run, crush on you / Can’t stop my crush on you / The code is L-O-V-E,” they sing in the chorus.‘TIPI-TAP’ is Kep1er’s first release as a septet, after the departure of members Mashiro and Yeseo earlier this year.

CLC member Sorn has revealed that members of the K-pop girl group continue to keep in touch despite their inactivity.The Thai K-pop idol recently uploaded a Q&A video on YouTube where she answered questions sent in by fans. One asked if she still keeps in contact with fellow CLC member Yujin, who has since gone on to re-debut in Kep1er, following a successful appearance on the reality TV programme Girls’ Planet 999.Sorn revealed in the video that she is still in fact in contact with Yujin, adding that just last month, she had “a quick date with Yujin and a couple of my [fellow CLC] members”.“She is now in Japan doing her Kep1er stuff,” she added.

143 Entertainment K-pop act LIMELIGHT wil be re-debuting as a new group named MADEIN.On July 16, all of LIMELIGHT’s social media accounts were changed to reflect the group’s new name, MADEIN, alongside a new logo. The change comes after the agency hinted that former Kep1er members Mashiro and Yeseo would be joining the act following the end of their contracts in the project girl group.The two K-pop idols launched personal Instagram accounts, which LIMELIGHT’s (now MADEIN’s) official account reshared to its story.

Kep1er members Mashiro and Yeseo look likely to join LIMELIGHT, following the launch of their personal Instagram accounts.Back in May, WAKEONE confirmed that seven out of nine Kep1er members had extended their contracts to continue group activities. The remaining two, Mashiro and Yeseo, did not extend their contracts, which ended earlier this week.

Kep1er will continue on as a seven-member group, with Mashiro and Yeseo set to leave after the girl group’s “project term” expires.Today (May 30), Kep1er’s labels WAKEONE and Swing Entertainment announced that seven of the girl group’s nine members – namely Yujin, Xiaoting, Chaehyun, Dayeon, Hikaru, Huening Bahiyyih and Youngeun – had agreed to extend their contracts as a group.Kep1er was formed in 2021 through the idol competition series Girls Planet 999, and made their debut with the mini-album ‘First Impact’ in January 2022. The group’s original contract through the series was only for two years and six months, and is due to expire this July.The remaining two members, singers Mashiro and Yeseo from 143 Entertainment, will “conclude their activities” and leave Kep1er following the girl group’s upcoming concert, WAKEONE and Swing Entertainment said, saying that the decision came after “extensive discussion and consensus”.The confirmation that Ke1per will continue as a seven-member group comes about two weeks after 143 Entertainment announced that “no decision [had] been made” regarding the futures of Mashiro and Yeseo as members of the group.Meanwhile, the girl group will release their first studio album ‘Kep1going On’ next week on June 3.

Kep1er may be extending their activities with seven of its members.On May 16, StarNews reported that members Yujin, Xiaoting, Chaehyun, Dayeon, Hikaru, Huening Bahiyyih and Youngeun have successfully extended their contracts with WAKEONE, and that the group will be re-organised as a seven-member act.In response to reports, remaining members Mashiro and Yeseo’s agency 143 Entertainment shared that it is still in the middle of discussions regarding their contracts for Kep1er. “We are still reviewing this matter carefully, and no decision has been made,” it said per EDaily.Later, WAKEONE shared a similar statement, adding that it is discussing an extension of Kep1er’s activities with all of its members and their respective agencies.Kep1er was formed in 2021 through the idol competition series Girls Planet 999, and made their debut with the mini-album ‘First Impact’ in January 2022.

Kep1er will reportedly disband in July after discussions about a potential contract extension fall through.Today (April 25), South Korean news outlet Star News reported that Kep1er will disband in July as originally scheduled, with the members returning back to their respective agencies thereafter. The K-pop act were in discussions for a contract extension earlier this month, according to Dispatch.The temporary girl group – comprising Yujin, Xiaoting, Mashiro, Chaehyun, Dayeon, Hikaru, Huening Bahiyyih, Youngeun and Yeseo – were formed through the 2021 reality show Girls Planet 999 and had a contract for two years and six months.Per Star News, the girl group will release new music and hold a concert to bid their fans farewell before their official disbandment.

Kep1er have been confirmed to be gearing up for their final album as a group, and are also currently in talks to extend their contracts.The K-pop girl group’s contracts as a temporary project are due to officially expire this year on July 3. This was a condition set by the survival show that formed Kep1er, Girls Planet 999, which stipulated that the winning line-up would embark on a two-and-a-half-year contract when the show concluded in October 2021.

K-pop idol siblings Hueningkai of TXT and Kep1er’s Huening Bahiyyih have opened up about working in the same industry and motivating one another.Earlier this month, the two singers had their first-ever photoshoot and interview together for GQ Korea. During their interview, the siblings spoke about how their bond has changed since becoming K-pop idols, and how they inspire each other.Hueningkai shared that their bond became stronger after he left home to become a K-pop trainee.

K-pop girl group Kep1er may extend their contracts and promote together for a longer time.On September 22, SpoTV News reported that WAKEONE, the company managing Kep1er, recently held meetings with executives from the members’ respective agencies to discuss a potential extension of their contract.The girl group was formed in late 2021 through the project girl group series Girls Planet 999, which saw trainees from music agencies in Korea, Japan and China competing to win a spot in Kep1er. At the time, the girl group singed a contract to promote as a group for two-and-a-half years.In response to reports, WAKEONE confirmed that it had started discussions.

K-pop girl group Kep1er have unveiled a new music video for their latest single ‘Giddy’.Today (April 10), the nine-member act dropped the music video for ‘Giddy’, the lead single off their fourth mini-album ‘Lovestruck!’. The full record will be officially released later today at 6pm KST.In the new music video, the members of Kep1er are mesmerised by the sight of a glowing heart in the sky, which bursts into pieces and enters their bodies.

Kep1er have dropped their new comeback single ‘We Fresh’, the title track lifted from their new mini-album ‘Troubleshooter’.The K-pop girl group’s new EP dropped on October 13 at 6pm KST, alongside an accompanying music video for its lead single ‘We Fresh’. In the visual, the members of Kep1er are spotted having breakfast together in an otherwise empty diner, before the scene cuts to a futuristic, cyberpunk setting.“Roaring, we fresh / Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go / We fresh, hop on ta / Stuck in a rut, break all the same old rules / We will show you, for you / Come on, touch down,” they chant on the track’s high-octane chorus.Aside from its title track, the ‘Troubleshooter’ mini-album features three new B-side tracks – ‘Lion Tamer’, ‘Downtown’ and ‘Dreams’ – as well as a remastered version of ‘THE GIRLS (Can’t turn me down)’, which was previously released as Kep1er’s original mission track during their stint as contestants on Queendom 2 earlier this year.

Kep1er have release a music video teaser their forthcoming single ‘Up!’.In the clip, the members of the K-pop girl group huddle together for a self-timer photo against the backdrop of a elaborate, brightly coloured set made to recall a beach house. Later, montages of Kep1er enjoying the summer with cocktails by the pool and popsicles, as well as goofy photobooth moments flash by.‘Up!’ is set to be the title track off Kep1er’s sophomore mini-album, ‘Doublast’.