Group Kep1er’s “WA DA DA” was certified as “Gold” by the Japan Record Association for the shortest time ever among Korean female idol debut songs.
According to the Japan Record Association on the 25th, Kep1er’s debut title song “WA DA DA” exceeded 50 million cumulative local plays and was recognized as “gold” as of March 2022. The Japan Record Association announces the certification of gold, platinum and diamonds according to the cumulative number of songs played (streaming category). The song has exceeded 50 million cumulative streaming times and continues to rise until now. Kep1er was certified as “gold” three months after his debut, showing its potential to break the record for the shortest time ever based on its debut song for a Korean female idol.
Shortly after its release in January, “WA DA DA” was listed on various global music platform charts such as iTunes, Spotify, U.S. Billboard charts, and Oricon charts. The music video also proved its popularity by surpassing 100 million views on YouTube. They are showing the power of the “fourth generation representative girl group” by continuing their tremendous record march, including breaking the initial record of girl group debut albums and topping the domestic music broadcast for the shortest period.
Source: www.sedaily.com
