Troubleshooter (EP)

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Troubleshooter
Kep1er - Troubleshooter.png
Digital cover
EP by
Kep1er
ReleasedOctober 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
Genre K-pop
Length16:14
LanguageKorean
Label
Kep1er chronology
Doublast
(2022)		Troubleshooter
(2022)		 Lovestruck!
(2023)
Singles from Troubleshooter
  1. "We Fresh"
    Released: October 13, 2022

Troubleshooter is the third extended play by South Korean girl group Kep1er. It was released by Wake One Entertainment on October 13, 2022, and contains five tracks, including the lead single "We Fresh".

Contents

Background and release

On September 26, Wake One Entertainment announced Kep1er would be releasing their third extended play titled Troubleshooter on October 13. [1] A day later, the promotional schedule was released. [2] On September 28, the track listing was released with "We Fresh" announced as the lead single. [3] On October 7, the highlight medley teaser video was released. [4] A day later, the mood film teaser video was released. [5] Music video teasers for "We Fresh" were released on October 11 and 12. [6] [7]

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 . [8] [9]

Troubleshooter debuted at number 2 on South Korea's Circle Album Chart in the chart issue dated October 10–15, with more than 240,000 copies sold, [10] and number 21 on Billboard Japan's Hot 100 in the chart issue dated October 19. [11]

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". [12]

Track listing

Track listing for Troubleshooter
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."We Fresh"
  • KZ
  • B.O
  • KZ
  • Nthonius
  • Meisobo
  • B.O
  • Nthonius
  • Meisobo
3:15
2."Lion Tamer"Bay (153/Joombas)
  • Daniel Kim
  • Frankie Day
  • Charlotte Wilson
  • The Hub 88
Daniel Kim3:02
3."Downtown"
  • Mirror Boy (220Volt)
  • D.Ham (220Volt)
  • Moon Hanmiru (220Volt)
  • Strongman
  • Boran
  • Mirror Boy (220Volt)
  • D.Ham (220Volt)
  • Moon Hanmiru (220Volt)
  • Strongman
  • Boran
  • Mirror Boy (220Volt)
  • D.Ham (220Volt)
  • Moon Hanmiru (220Volt)
  • Strongman
2:37
4."Dreams"
  • Jinli (Full8loom)
  • Moon Yeon (Full8loom)
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Harry (Full8loom)
  • Jinli (Full8loom)
  • Moon Yeon (Full8loom)
  • Codename
  • Glory Face (Full8loom)
  • Harry (Full8loom)
3:22
5."The Girls (Can't Turn Me Down)" (Remastered)
  • Jeong Ha-ri (153/Joombas)
  • Wwwave (Papermaker)
  • Harold Philippon
  • Andy Love (THG/Sony)
Alawn (THG/Sony)3:58
Total length:16:14

Charts

Sales and certifications

Sales and certifications for Troubleshooter
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
South Korea (KMCA) [20] Platinum263,053 [21]

Release history

Release history for Troubleshooter
RegionDateFormatLabel
South KoreaOctober 13, 2022 CD
Various

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