"Up!" is a song recorded 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 ...
for their second
extended play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...
(EP) ''
Doublast''. It was released as the EP's lead single by
WakeOne on June 20, 2022.
Background and release
On June 3, Wake One Entertainment announced Kep1er would be releasing their second extended play titled ''Doublast'' on June 20. On June 10, the track listing for ''Doublast'' was released with "Up!" announced as the lead single. Three days later, the highlight medley teaser video was released. The music video teaser was released on June 16 and 17.
Composition
"Up!" was written by Jinli (Full8loom), who also handled the composition and arrangement alongside Glory Face (Full8loom). Musically, the song was described as a combination of
funk
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and
house
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genres "harmonized by energetic vocals that elevate the refreshing atmosphere of summer to the fullest" with lyrics about "Kep1er journey through a dream island called happiness". "Up!" was composed in the
key of
F-sharp major
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Its relative minor is D-sharp minor (or enharmonically E-flat minor) and its parallel minor is F-sharp min ...
, with a
tempo
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of 124 beats per minute.
Commercial performance
"Up!" debuted at number 14 on South Korea's
Gaon Download Chart
The Circle Chart (), previously known as the Gaon Music Chart or the Gaon Chart (), tabulates the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in South Korea. Founded in 2010, it is produced by the Korea Music Content Association and sponsored ...
in the chart issue dated June 19–25, 2022.
In Japan, the song debuted at number 27 on the ''
Billboard Japan
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''
Japan Hot 100
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in the chart issue dated June 29, 2022;
on its component charts, it debuted at number 34 on the Top Download Songs, and number 46 on the Top Streaming Songs. The song ascended to number 37 on the Top Streaming Songs in the following week. On the
Oricon
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Combined Singles Chart, the song debuted at number 37 in the chart issue dated July 4, 2022, and ascending to number 36 in the following week.
In Singapore, the song debuted at number 29 on the
RIAS Top Streaming Chart in the chart issue dated June 24–30, 2022.
It also debuted at number 28 on the RIAS Top Regional Chart in the chart issue dated June 17–23, 2022, ascending to number nine in the following week.
Globally, the song debuted at number 167 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Global Excl. U.S. in the chart issue dated July 9, 2022.
Promotion
Prior to the release of ''Doublast'', Kep1er held a live showcase on the same date to introduce the extended play where they performed "Up!". They subsequently performed on four
music programs:
Mnet
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's ''
M Countdown
''M Countdown'' () is a South Korean music program broadcast by Mnet from the CJ E&M Center Studio in Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul. It features appearances by popular music artists who also perform live on stage. First hosted by Leeteuk ...
'' on June 23,
KBS's ''
Music Bank
''Music Bank'' () is a South Korean music program which airs every Friday at 17:15 KST on KBS2. the show is also broadcast in more than a hundred countries through KBS World. Episodes are filmed at the KBS New Wing Open Hall in Yeouido-dong, Ye ...
'' on June 24,
MBC's ''
Show! Music Core
''Show! Music Core'' (), or simply ''Music Core'' is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 15:30 (KST). The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. I ...
'' on June 25, and
SBS's ''
Inkigayo
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'' on June 26. On the second week, they performed three music programs:
SBS MTV
SBS M is a South Korean pay television music channel owned by SBS Medianet, a division of SBS Media Holdings. It features South Korean pop artists, international music, news, and a few reality and variety programs.
It was launched in 2001 as t ...
's ''
The Show'' on June 28,
MBC M
MBC M (formerly MBC Music) () is a South Korean specialty television channel owned by MBC Plus Media. The cable channel primarily broadcasts programming related to music.
It was first announced in July 2011, with the announcement of the shutdo ...
's ''
Show Champion
''Show Champion'' () is a South Korean music television program broadcast live by MBC M every Wednesday at Bitmaru Broadcasting Center in Ilsan.
Hosts
* Shindong (February 14, 2012 – December 25, 2012)
* Hahm Eun-jung (January 30, 2013 – ...
'' on June 29, ''M Countdown'' on June 30, ''Music Bank'' on July 1, where they won first place,
''Show! Music Core'' on July 2, and ''Inkigayo'' on July 3.
Charts
Accolades
Release history
See also
*
List of ''Music Bank'' Chart winners (2022)
References
{{Kep1er
Kep1er songs
2022 songs
2022 singles
Songs in Korean
WakeOne singles