Is Kep1er underrated?

[chaechae.core]

So I had a conversation with my friend about this, and she thinks kep1er is underrated but I don't see it. I don't think they're not underrated or overrated.
What is your opinion on this?

 

[vivianna]

no, I think their popularity and talent are pretty equal

 

[yunaing]

Time for Miel to overanalyse!

So first of all, I don’t particular love Kep1er’s music. So if I were to determine their overrated or underrated-ness purely on my opinion alone, I’d dare say they’re overrated.

But that’s quite unfair so.

Kep1er are a Produce Group. Sure Girls Planet wasn’t part of the Produce branding, but it is very much Produce Season 5.
If we compare the success of Kep1er to the other Produce Groups, we could easily argue they’re underrated, as the other groups blew up and became national treasures. Kep1er hasn’t.
I think the reason for this is because of how popular other 2022 rookie girl groups are. They’re having to compete against IVE, Le Sserafim and New Jeans

However, I also think that Kep1er just doesn’t really… fit as a group. I’ve seen a couple people saying that Mnet should’ve just been able to rig the lineup again, because they’re professionals at the entertainment industry. They know what groups need to be successful. Leaving the public to choose the members meant sure the group was made up of exactly who people wanted it to be - but was that combination necessarily a good one??
Some of the members feel like they would fit more mature concepts, while others are so bright and colourful. And the differences in what members suit what is so obvious when it comes to screen time and line distribution.

Overall, I don’t know. I think for their situation perhaps yes they’re underrated. But as a group in general I think they’re just about the right rated. Groups don’t need to have BP BTS level success to be successful so yes

 

[chaechae.core]

Time for Miel to overanalyse!

So first of all, I don’t particular love Kep1er’s music. So if I were to determine their overrated or underrated-ness purely on my opinion alone, I’d dare say they’re overrated.

But that’s quite unfair so.

Kep1er are a Produce Group. Sure Girls Planet wasn’t part of the Produce branding, but it is very much Produce Season 5.
If we compare the success of Kep1er to the other Produce Groups, we could easily argue they’re underrated, as the other groups blew up and became national treasures. Kep1er hasn’t.
I think the reason for this is because of how popular other 2022 rookie girl groups are. They’re having to compete against IVE, Le Sserafim and New Jeans

However, I also think that Kep1er just doesn’t really… fit as a group. I’ve seen a couple people saying that Mnet should’ve just been able to rig the lineup again, because they’re professionals at the entertainment industry. They know what groups need to be successful. Leaving the public to choose the members meant sure the group was made up of exactly who people wanted it to be - but was that combination necessarily a good one??
Some of the members feel like they would fit more mature concepts, while others are so bright and colourful. And the differences in what members suit what is so obvious when it comes to screen time and line distribution.

Overall, I don’t know. I think for their situation perhaps yes they’re underrated. But as a group in general I think they’re just about the right rated. Groups don’t need to have BP BTS level success to be successful so yes

ngl I love your overanalyzing

 

[avi ☆]

In my opinion, they are underrated. gp999 was obviously a big survival show, and we all know about it in the kpop world, but the group that came out of it, kep1er, is not a big group. Sure, if you’re looking at many more underrated groups like one of my favorites, woo!ah!, kep1er’s obviously not as underrated as them, but you can’t just say they’re not underrated because of that.
looking at a lot of fourth gen groups right now, ive, le sserafim, gidle, aespa, even NewJeans; despite all being in this generation, they have pretty solid fan bases. But looking at kep1er, not so much. Of course, people may know them here on the forums, or a select group of people might know them but compared to a lot of other groups in this generation of music, they’re not as well known. Now, this might be because they’re a temporary group, or they’re music just doesn’t set right with people, but that all set aside, you don’t see very many kep1ans as you see dives or neverlands.
from my point of view, they’re not an overrated group at ALL, but lean towards more of the underrated side

 

[yunaing]

ngl I love your overanalyzing

Thank you. I have nowhere else to dump my thoughts so they all go on this site

 

[LostInTheDream]

Time for Miel to overanalyse!

So first of all, I don’t particular love Kep1er’s music. So if I were to determine their overrated or underrated-ness purely on my opinion alone, I’d dare say they’re overrated.

But that’s quite unfair so.

Kep1er are a Produce Group. Sure Girls Planet wasn’t part of the Produce branding, but it is very much Produce Season 5.
If we compare the success of Kep1er to the other Produce Groups, we could easily argue they’re underrated, as the other groups blew up and became national treasures. Kep1er hasn’t.
I think the reason for this is because of how popular other 2022 rookie girl groups are. They’re having to compete against IVE, Le Sserafim and New Jeans

However, I also think that Kep1er just doesn’t really… fit as a group. I’ve seen a couple people saying that Mnet should’ve just been able to rig the lineup again, because they’re professionals at the entertainment industry. They know what groups need to be successful. Leaving the public to choose the members meant sure the group was made up of exactly who people wanted it to be - but was that combination necessarily a good one??
Some of the members feel like they would fit more mature concepts, while others are so bright and colourful. And the differences in what members suit what is so obvious when it comes to screen time and line distribution.

Overall, I don’t know. I think for their situation perhaps yes they’re underrated. But as a group in general I think they’re just about the right rated. Groups don’t need to have BP BTS level success to be successful so yes

I feel like Kep1er is kinda a hot mess because of the fact that the members suit different concepts. This has lead to them trying out various different ones and not forming their own identity as a group. They're supposed to have a cosmic concept but that was only evident in Wa Da Da. I think they have had plenty of boost during their debut and them not preforming as well as other 4th gen groups is due to these issues. So If anything maybe they are overrated?
Think about other Mnet survival show groups, specifically IZ*ONE and Wanna One. They were/are so popular but would not be considered overrated because their music and concept spoke for it. With Kep1er this isn't the case, and the popularity they gained from gp999 is not being reflected with their activities.

 

[sanasideup]

i agree that mnet should've rigged gp999, ngl. it sucks that pd48 was rigged, but look how well iz*one did. they were amazing. there was no trying out tons of different concepts bc everyone suited smth different. everyone worked well w the elegant concept; it may not have been what they're best suited to, but they all suited it. that said, i think kep1er is appropriately rated. the members are talented, amazing girls - just not together. tbh i'm excited for kep1er's disbandment bc i can't wait to see what the girls go on to do after and to see who'll be a soloist (my money's on dayeon and chaehyeon, and maybe yujin if she still wants to be an idol)

 

[GangMuxHanNa]

GP999 was pretty popular, and they have Yujin from CLC. They're not underrated, but they're not overrated either. But I honestly think that in time they will get more popular.