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2022 Circle Album Yearly Chart:
#42. FIRST IMPACT
#43. DOUBLAST
#50. TROUBLESHOOTER
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Best-selling rookie artists on Oricon in 2022:
#1. #Kep1er — ¥882M
#2. IVE — ¥833.7M
#3. ITZY— ¥694.1M
#4. kyanai — ¥287.1M
#5. OCTPATH — ¥277.1M
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.@official_kep1er ranks #1 in annual sales for rookie artists on Oricon with an income of ¥882 million last year. The first overseas artist to top the chart since IZ*ONE in 2019.
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The Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) names Kep1er as one of the “10 K-Pop Rookie Girl Groups To Watch In 2023”.
“[…] even if Kep1er’s sound isn't much to your taste, you’re better off learning the names of some of K-pop’s future leaders.”
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In honor of Kep1er’s first debut anniversary, drop your favorite OT9 picture!
ONE YEAR WITH KEP1ER
#Kep1stAnniversary
#케플러_1주년_추카해
#祝・1周年_Kep1erデビュー記念日
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“WA DA DA” by @official_kep1er ranks at #16 at the LINE Music 2022 Year-End Chart.
It’s the highest by any K-Pop song.
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.@official_kep1er has won ‘Rookie of the Year’ at the 2022 Mnet Japan Fan’s Choice Awards.
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MTV names “LE VOYA9E” by @official_kep1er as the 10th best K-Pop b-side of 2022.
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.@official_kep1er’s “WA DA DA” has been nominated for ‘Artist of the Year - Global Digital (January)’ at the 2023 Circle Chart Music Awards.
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.@official_kep1er has won ‘New Wave Award’ at the 2022 Asia Music Awards.
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#XIAOTING’s WAVES Magazine has sold over 8,000 copies in its first day.
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.@official_kep1er on Billboard Japan Year-End Charts:
#17. Tiktok Weekly Top 20 (WA DA DA)
#41. Streaming Songs (WA DA DA)
#44. Artist 100
#46. Hot 100 (WA DA DA)
#64. Top Singles Sales (FLY-UP)
#96. Downloads Albums (First Impact)
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“TROUBLESHOOTER” by @official_kep1er is now certified Platinum on Circle for selling over 250,000 copies.
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.@official_kep1er has now surpassed 500 million total views on YouTube.
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.@official_kep1er has been nominated for ‘Rookie Artist’ at the 2022 Golden Disc Awards.
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Rolling Stone India names @official_kep1er’s “WA DA DA” as one of the best K-Pop debuts of 2022.
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.@official_kep1er has been nominated for ‘Rookie of the year’ and ‘K-wave’ at the 2022 Seoul Music Awards.
Voting opens tomorrow on the Fancast app.
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.@official_kep1er’s “WA DA DA” has re-entered the Spotify Japan Chart at #152.
It extend its record as the longest-running K-Pop song released in 2022 on the chart.
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.@official_kep1er’s “WA DA DA” has 1.6 million likes, #SpotifyWrapped reports.
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.@official_kep1er was the 10th most-streamed K-Pop Girl Group globally on Spotify in 2022.
#SpotifyWrapped
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“WA DA DA” by @official_kep1er is the #1 K-Pop song released this year on the Apple Music Japan 2022 Year-End Chart.
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“WA DA DA” by @official_kep1er ranks at #67 on the Apple Music South Korea 2022 Year-End Chart.