We Fresh

"We Fresh" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Kep1er for their third extended play Troubleshooter. It was released as the EP's lead single by WakeOne on October 13, 2022.

"We Fresh"
Single by Kep1er
from the EP Troubleshooter
Language	Korean
Released	October 13, 2022 (2022-10-13)
Genre	Dance
Length	3:15
Label	WakeOne Swing
Composer(s)	KZ B.O Nthonius Meisobo
Lyricist(s)	KZ B.O
Kep1er singles chronology
"Wing Wing" (2022) "We Fresh" (2022) "I Do! Do You?" (2023)
Music video
"We Fresh" on YouTube

Background and release

On September 26, Wake One Entertainment announced Kep1er would be releasing their second extended play titled Troubleshooter on October 13.^[1] On September 28, the track listing was released with "We Fresh" announced as the lead single.^[2] On October 7, the highlight medley teaser video was released.^[3] The music video teasers were released on October 11 and 12.^[4][5] The song was released alongside the extended play and its music video on October 13.^[6]

Composition

"We Fresh" was written and composed by KZ alongside B.O with Nthonius, and Meisobo participating in the composition and arrangement.^[2] It was described as a dance song with "up-tempo house beat characterized by rock guitar",^[7] with lyrics about "achieving anything even if there are difficulties if we are not afraid of challenging ourselves with healthy and bold energy".^[3] "We Fresh" was composed in the key of C-sharp major, with a tempo of 127 beats per minute.^[8]

Music video

The music video directed by Naive Creative Production was released alongside the song by Wake One Entertainment on October 13.^[9][6] The "eccentric" music video starts off with "the members having breakfast together in an empty diner" before switching into "a futuristic cyberpunk" scenario.^[10]

Promotion

Prior to the release of Troubleshooter, on October 13, 2022, the group held a live event to introduce the extended play and its songs, including "We Fresh", and to communicate with their fans.^[11] They subsequently performed on Mnet's M Countdown on the same day.^[12]

Charts

Chart performance for "We Fresh"

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Japan Download (Billboard Japan)[13]	76
South Korea Download (Circle)[14]	38

Release history

Release history for "We Fresh"

Region	Date	Format	Label
Various	October 13, 2022	Digital download streaming	WakeOne Swing

References

1. Kim, Na-yul (September 26, 2022). "케플러, 4개월만 초고속 컴백..'트러블슈터' 티저 포스터 공개" [Kepler's high-speed comeback after 4 months...'Troubleshooter' teaser poster released] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Naver.
2. Moon, Wan-sik (September 28, 2022). "케플러, 새 앨범 트랙리스트 공개..타이틀곡 'We Fresh'" [Kepler unveils new album tracklist..Title song 'We Fresh'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Naver.
3. Moon, Wan-sik (October 7, 2022). "케플러, 'We Fresh'→'THE GIRLS' 하이라이트 메들리 공개..'취향 저격'" [Kepler unveils 'We Fresh' → 'THE GIRLS' highlight medley..'Sniping taste'] (in Korean). MT Star News. Archived from the original on October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Naver.
4. Jang, Woo-young (October 11, 2022). "'컴백 D-2' 케플러, 미니 3집 타이틀곡 'We Fresh' MV 티저 공개" ['Comeback D-2' Kepler releases the MV teaser for the title track of the 3rd mini album 'We Fresh'] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Naver.
5. Lee, Nam-kyung (October 12, 2022). "케플러, 신곡 'We Fresh' MV 2차 티저 공개...에너제틱한 매력" [Kepler's new song 'We Fresh' MV 2nd teaser released...energetic charm] (in Korean). MBN. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Naver.
6. Park, Seo-hyun (October 13, 2022). "케플러, 오늘(13일) 'We Fresh'로 컴백..한계 없는 성장" [Kepler, comeback with 'We Fresh' today (13th)..Growth without limits] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Naver.
7. Jo, Hye-jin (October 6, 2022). "'13일 컴백' 케플러, '히어로 무드' 콘셉트 포토 공개" ['Comeback on the 13th' Kepler, 'Hero Mood' concept photo released] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Naver.
8. "Key & BPM for We Fresh by Kep1er". Tunebat. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
9. "We Fresh – Kep1er M/V". Naive Creative Production. October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Tumblr.
10. Chin, Carmen (October 13, 2022). "Kep1er drop eccentric music video for comeback single 'We Fresh'". NME. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
11. Yoon, Ki-baek (October 13, 2022). "케플러 "4개월 만 컴백... 짧은 시간이었지만 한층 성장"" [Kepler "Comeback after 4 months... It was a short time, but it grew even more"] (in Korean). E-Daily. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Naver.
12. Lee, Ye-jin (October 13, 2022). "스트레이 키즈, 영광의 1위 "스테이 감사해"...마마무·케플러 컴백 (엠카)[종합]" [Stray Kids, Glory 1st place "Thank you Stay"...Mamamoo·Kepler Comeback (Mcar) [General]] (in Korean). X-port News. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022 – via Naver.
13. "Billboard Japan Download Songs – Week of October 19, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
14. "2022 Week 42 Download Chart". Circle Chart (in Korean). October 9–15, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.