The long awaited debut of Kep1er arrived on Monday, January 3rd! The girlgroup formed on the reality show “Girls Planet 999” late last year released the mini-album “FIRST IMPACT” with the title track and music video for “WA DA DA”.
In all, 99 trainees competed in the competition, but only 9 were selected, Sakamoto Mashiro, Ezaki Hikaru, Kang Yeseo, Seo Youngeun, Kim Dayeon, Shoi Yujin, Kim Chaehyun, Huening Bahiyyih, and Shen Xiaoting.
“Girls Planet 999” was a large-scale project launched by broadcaster Mnet in August this year that brought together young South Koreans, Chinese and Japanese.
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All of them went through numerous auditions and tests, which naturally narrowed the number of participants, to gain the chance to officially debut. Watch the MV for “ WA DA DA ”:
The final was decided through a popular vote that defined the 9 members of Kep1er. The choice of the name, it is worth mentioning, was based on suggestions from viewers.
Mnet hit the hammer with Kep1er, which is pronounced “kepler”.
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The first syllable of the name rhymes with the first syllable of “capture”, representing that the members captured their dreams. Meanwhile, the number 1 represents how members will come together and become the best of the best.
According to the website Koreaboo , the choice may also be a tribute to the famous 17th century astronomer and astrologer Johannes Kepler. He was one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution, known for discovering the laws of planetary motion, which references the name of the reality show “Girls Planet 999”.
