Kep1er drops 1st Japanese full album “Kep1going”

On May 8, Kep1er released their new Japanese album “Kep1going,” marking the group’s 1^st full album since their debut in Japan last 2022.

The title track “Straight Line” shows the unique colors of Kep1er as a group, with deep lyrics co-written by member Mashiro. The choreography for the song has caught the attention of fans with hints of certain dance moves from Kep1er’s previous releases.

Aside from “Straight Line,” Mashiro also participated in writing the lyrics of the b-side track “Don’t Lose Your Smile.”

Overall, the “Kep1going” album contains 18 tracks including new songs like “Celebrate” (a unit song by Dayeon, Hikaru, and Youngeun), “Highlight” (a unit song by Mashiro, Chaehyun, and Huening Bahiyyih), “Cruise” (a unit song by Yujin, Xiaoting, and Yeseo) and “Don’t Lose Your Smile.”

In addition, the album includes songs that were part of earlier Japanese releases like “Grand Prix,” “Wing Wing,” “I do! Do you?”, “Sugar,” “Daisy,” and “tOgether fOrever.” There are also Japanese versions of Korean title tracks such as “We Fresh,” “Up!” “WA DA DA,” “MVSK,” “Giddy,” and “Galileo,” as well as an IMLAY Remix version of “WA DA DA.”