Kep1er achieved an impressive ranking of #2 on Japan's Oricon chart, showing off their global popularity.
According to Oricon, Kep1er's debut mini album 'First Impact' was ranked #2 on both the Oricon weekly 'Album Ranking' and the 'Digital Album Ranking' for the week of January 17. The rankings are based on nationwide album sales and number of downloads during the period of Janaury 3 through January 9. In particular, the Japanese broadcast 'THE TIME' reported on Kep1er's #2 ranking on the Oricon 'Digital Album Ranking' chart, displaying Kep1er's immense popularity in Japan.
Further, Kep1er's debut album 'First Impact' ranked #1 on Japan's Apple Music and iTunes album charts under the K-pop genre.
Have you listened to the tracks included in Kep1er's debut album 'First Impact'?
They could do really well in Japan since they have two very popular Japanese members, and Yujin and apparently Chaehyun also know Japanese; would be very easy to connect with fans.