Kep1er set a new record for girl group debut album.---"FIRST IMPACT" surpassed 200,000 in the beginning.

Girl group Kep1er broke the record for all girl group debut albums by surpassing 200,000 copies in the beginning of its debut album.

According to Hanteo Chart, the nation's largest album aggregation site, on the 10th (Korea Standard Time), Kep1er's debut album "FIRST IMPACT," which was released on the 3rd, exceeded 200,000 initial albums (record sales in a week of album release).

Kep1er's initial performance of "FIRST IMPACT" is the No. 1 initial record for girl group debut albums and the highest initial sales among rookie groups that debuted in 2021 and 2022. In particular, on the 3rd, the release date alone, a total of more than 150,000 copies were sold, the highest among girl group debut albums ever.

In addition, "FIRST IMPACT" has continued to rise in popularity around the world by performing well on various domestic and foreign charts. Shortly after its release, it topped all 11 major global genre charts on the global music streaming platform iTunes chart, followed by a total of 23 countries, including the United States, Japan, Britain, Canada, Spain, Germany, France, and Italy, on the K-POP genre chart. Among them, the title song "WA DA DA" entered a total of 20 national charts, including ranking third in the United States, Japan, Britain, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, and Thailand.

In addition, the music video of the title song "WA DA DA" surpassed 30 million views on YouTube less than six days after its release, signaling another record march.