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Did Kep1er Depart WAKEONE? Netizens Confused About The Group’s New Contract With A Totally different Company

The members lately renewed their contract with WAKEONE.

In keeping with a report by SPOTV Information on September 30, KST, Kep1er has signed a contract with the company KLAP Leisure (KLAP hereon).

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Kep1er | @official.kep1er/Instagram

The information has stirred some confusion amongst followers because the members are already signed underneath WAKEONE, and their contract doesn’t expire till the subsequent few years. Because it seems, the contract with KLAP pertains to the administration of the group members.

Kep1er, which debuted via the Mnet actuality competitors present Women Planet 999 in 2021, initially had 9 members on its lineup. In 2024, when the group’s preliminary contract with WAKEONE was over, members Kang Yeseo and Mashiro left the group, whereas the seven others re-signed with WAKEONE and reassembled Kep1er as a seven-member ensemble.

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The 7-member lineup of Kep1er | @official.kep1er/Instagram

Because the group prepares to relaunch the second section of its profession, WAKEONE and KLAP will associate to handle all members’ actions, together with administration.

Specifically, the contract with KLAP will reunite Kep1er with the employees who labored with them on their debut album, First Affect, which was a major success for the group. Their track “Wadada” turned a chart-topper, bagging the group their first music present win in simply 12 days after debut.

Kep1er will be a part of SISTAR19 (a subunit of SISTAR consisting of Hyolyn and Bora) and VANNER (created via the survival present Peak Time) on the roster as artists managed by KLAP.

Keep tuned for extra updates!

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