The group of South Korean girls Kep1er confirmed his next return in August together with the release of a new splendid chic photo shoot in the number of stories in July 2025 of the Korea magazine.
The group of seven members, who now operates under the management companies Wakeone and Klap Entertainment, will return with their first album in nine months.
The group representative officially confirmed August return Given on June 25, affirming his return after about nine months from their sixth mini-album Tap types He was released in November 2024
The new photo shoot, present in the president of July Korea with the title “Lavender Groove”, shows the evolved image of the group with natural and aesthetic lighting from lavender. The editorial attracted significant attention from K-Pop enthusiasts, with fans who praised the authentic skin tones and the group’s effort without the group shown during filming.
Kep1er’s current formation consists of seven members: Kim Chae-Hyun, Huening Bahiyyih, Choi Yu-Jin, Kim Da-Yeon, SEO Young-Eun, Ezaki Hikaru and Shen Xiaoting. The group underwent a significant change in May 2024 when the members Mashiro and Yeseo left after the expiry of their contracts, while the remaining seven members have chosen to renew theirs.
The next return of August will be highly awaited as follows the transformation of the group into an ensemble of seven members. Member Hikaru expressed excitement for the tour during a recent interview, sharing his dream of perform In his hometown of Fukuoka.
The leader Choi Yu-Jin also transmitted his appreciation for the team’s unity, affirming his commitment to create surprising shows and memories.
The announcement of the world tour coincides with the group’s return plans, with the tour “in Orbit: Kep1aasia” with a cosmic theme with the main Asian cities including Soul, Fukuoka, Tokyo and Kyoto. The tour poster shows a surprising cosmic design with bright colors such as brown, kaki and orange, mentioning the new Kep1er universe plans to present during their performances.
Kep1er’s journey began through Mnet’s survival show “Girls Planet 999” in 2021, leading to their debut in January 2022 with the mini-album First impact. Since then, they have established themselves as an important fourth generation K-Pop group, with their debut single “Wa da” that establishes the faster time records that a girl’s debut song has reached the number one in local musical performances.
With their return of August and subsequent World tourKep1er aims to show their growth and expanding the musical world as they enter this new chapter as a group of seven members. The combination of their sophisticated new photographic aesthetic and outgoing musical exit signals the evolution of the group in a more mature and refined act in the competitive k-pop panorama.
