The agency’s official position came out regarding the postponement of girl group Kep1er’s debut album release date.
Kep1er‘s agencies Wake One and Swing Entertainment said in an official statement on Dec 8th, “We have postponed the release date of Kep1er’s first mini-album ‘FIRST IMPACT’, which was scheduled for the upcoming Dec 14th, to 6 p.m. (KST) on January 3rd, 2022.”
The agency said, “After one on-site staff was tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec 4th, Kep1er members have preemptively conducted a COVID-19 test, and all of them were negative. The staff also immediately conducted the tests and there are no additional confirmed cases so far. However, considering the safety of the artists and staff, we have decided to cancel our appearance at 2021 MAMA and adjust the album release schedule to completely block any possible infection and transmission.”
Below is Kep1er’s official statement.
Hello, we are Wake One and Swing Entertainment.
We would like to inform you that the release date of Kep1er’s first mini-album ‘FIRST IMPACT’, scheduled for Dec 14th, has been postponed to 6 p.m. (KST) on January 3rd, 2022.
After one on-site staff was tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec 4th, Kep1er members have preemptively conducted a COVID-19 test, and all of them were negative. The staff also immediately conducted the tests and there are no additional confirmed cases so far.
However, considering the safety of artists and staff as our top priority, our final decision was to cancel Kep1er’s appearance of 2021 MAMA and adjust the album release schedule to completely prevent any possible infection and transmission.
I would like to apologize again to the fans and all the officials who have been waiting for Kep1er’s debut. We will do our best to help our artists and staff work in a safe environment.
Thank you.
