Kep1going is the first Japanese studio album and first studio album overall by South Korean girl group Kep1er. It was released by WakeOne and Ariola Japan on May 8, 2024. The regular and Type A edition of the album contains fifteen tracks, including the lead single "Straight Line" and the previous three Japanese singles recorded by the group—"Wing Wing", "I Do! Do You?" and "Grand Prix", while the Type B edition of the album features three additional tracks.[1]
On February 13, 2024, WakeOne released a teaser image revealing plans for Kep1er to release a Japanese and Korean album within the year.[2] Later that day, WakeOne announced the release of the group's first full Japanese album titled Kep1going.[1] The track listing of the digital album was released on March 26.[3]
Prior to the release of the album, Kep1er performed the album's lead single "Straight Line" during their second Japanese concert tour Kep1er Japan Concert Tour 2024 'Fly-High' in February and March,[5] and on CDTV Live! Live! on May 6.[6]
^Son, Bong-seok (March 27, 2024). "케플러, 日 정규 1집 'Kep1going' 트랙리스트 공개" [Kep1er unveils track list of 1st Japanese full-length album 'Kep1going'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on March 28, 2024. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Naver.
^Jeong, Hee-won (May 10, 2024). "케플러, 日 첫 정규앨범 '켑원고잉' 빌보드 재팬 1위" [Kep1er, Japan's first full-length album 'Kep1going' ranked first on Billboard Japan]. Sports World. Retrieved May 13, 2024 – via Naver.
^Kim, Soo-young (March 4, 2024). "케플러, 데뷔 첫 日 팬 콘서트 성공적 마무리…3만명 동원" [Kep1er successfully concludes their first Japanese fan concert after debut... 30,000 people attended] (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. Archived from the original on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Naver.
^『CDTVライブ!ライブ!』2時間半SP出演者&楽曲第1弾発表 3日連続で追加情報 ["CDTV Live! Live!" 2.5-hour special performers and first songs announced Additional information for 3 consecutive days]. Oricon (in Japanese). April 29, 2024. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.