Snow Man vs. Kep1er in a dance battle on "Please Let Snow Man Do It" on TBS. Who will win the challenge? Don't miss the exciting showdown!
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"Please Let Snow Man Do It" airing on TBS every Friday night. Next week's broadcast on April 19th (Friday) at 8 pm will be the second week of the program's first 2-week consecutive SP. The fourth installment of the popular segment "Dance No Perfect Copy Revolution" where participants compete to perfectly copy well-known choreography without making mistakes will be featured. This time, challenging Snow Man is the 9-member global girl group Kep1er. Their Korean debut song "WA DA DA" became the first debut song by a K-POP artist to surpass 100 million streams in Japan. Additionally, they are a popular K-POP group that sold out tickets for their debut live in just 3 minutes. Actress Konan Haruka, a dancer since kindergarten, will unexpectedly join as part of the "Dancing Actor Selection Team." Former BiSH member Hashiyasume Atsuko, Kato Ryo, and Honda Miku will lead the challenge against Snow Man. The judge will continue to be the world-renowned dancer TAKAHIRO. This time, a luxurious three-way battle between the dancing actor selection team of top idol groups from Japan and Korea will take place. The focus is on which team will win the dance battle only seen on "Sore Snow." Kep1er, with 3 members, will reveal a close-up gravure where they express their desire to show their growth in their first Japanese album. Kep1er has released the tracklist for their first Japanese album "<Kep1going>"... Member Mashiro participated in songwriting for the first time.
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