''Troubleshooter'' is the third

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by South Korean girl group

Kep1er Kep1er (; Korean language, Korean: 케플러; Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Kepeulleo''; Japanese language, Japanese: ケプラー, Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ''Kepurā'') is a South Korean girl group formed by CJ E&M, CJ ENM throug ...

. It was released by WakeOne on October 13, 2022, and contains five tracks, including the lead single " We Fresh".

Background and release

On September 26, Wake One Entertainment announced Kep1er would be releasing their third extended play titled ''Troubleshooter'' on October 13. A day later, the promotional schedule was released. On September 28, the track listing was released with "We Fresh" announced as the lead single. On October 7, the highlight medley teaser video was released. A day later, the mood film teaser video was released. Music video teasers for "We Fresh" were released on October 11 and 12.

Commercial performance

On the day of its release alone, the EP sold more than 167,000 copies, breaking Kep1er's own record of 153,000 first-day sales achieved with their second EP '' Doublast''. ''Troubleshooter'' debuted at number 2 on

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in the chart issue dated October 10–15, with more than 240,000 copies sold, and number 21 on

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in the chart issue dated October 19.

Promotion

Prior to the release of ''Troubleshooter'', on October 10, 2022, the group held their first fan meeting called "2022 Kep1er Fan Meeting 'Kep1anet'" where they performed "Dreams".

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end chart

Sales and certifications

Release history

References

External links

* at Wake One Entertainment {{Kep1er Kep1er EPs 2022 EPs Korean-language EPs 2020s Korean-language albums WakeOne EPs