The project girl-group Kep1er revealed its official fandom name and colors on January 3. Fans of Kep1er will now officially be called "Kep1ians". The choice of name has ignited a conversation on Twitter as loyal fans express their thoughts.It may take some time for fans to get used to the new name, but a majority seem to dislike it.xen ☃️ #LOVEMELIKE@iheartsungyoonbruh WTF is a "kep1ian" girl bye that wack name12:39 PM · Jan 4, 2022bruh WTF is a "kep1ian" girl bye that wack nameGirls Planet 999’s Kep1er announces fandom name "Kep1ians"The nine-member girl group Kep1er, created via survival program Girls Planet 999, made their much-awaited debut on 3 January 2022 with their title track WA DA DA from album FIRST IMPACT. Ten minutes after the debut, the group’s management revealed the official fandom name and colors.Loyal fans of Kep1er will be called “Kep1ians” while the representative colors for the group are purple, white and light yellow. Kep1ian was formed by combining the group’s name Kep1er and the Planet Guardians (who will protect the group). While it does have a more profound meaning, fans couldn’t hide their disdain for the fandom name.joa@aehyunaremember when fandom names were cute like orbit or neverland now i have to say i'm a kep1ian10:16 AM · Jan 3, 20221remember when fandom names were cute like orbit or neverland now i have to say i'm a kep1ian https://t.co/om5IyN9OAXanna | looking for kep1er mutuals!@syeIuvSTOPP KEP1IAN SOUNDS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE SIMS 45:15 AM · Jan 3, 2022507STOPP KEP1IAN SOUNDS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE SIMS 4big fan of hikaru@planetxinweiGod fucking damn it im gonna insert myself into a fan war and be called kep1ian and immediately retreat, humiliayed... what can i even say to that like5:16 AM · Jan 3, 20224710God fucking damn it im gonna insert myself into a fan war and be called kep1ian and immediately retreat, humiliayed... what can i even say to that likexiaoting's manager@ryupl6net"and your fandom name is... KEP1IAN !"5:16 AM · Jan 3, 202217465"and your fandom name is... KEP1IAN !" https://t.co/MSh3jPeL95A majority of “Kep1ians” spoke up about how there were much cuter names they could have chosen, such as Keepers and Kepi. They also believed that the fourth-generation fandom names were getting out of hand.Some fans even shared that they believed the name was a combination of the words Kep1er and aliens.ً@2kimp01out of 1800 choices they chose kep1ian5:17 AM · Jan 3, 2022739out of 1800 choices they chose kep1ian https://t.co/MYbhToctt9🕸@cl0thdollso our fandom is called kep1ian? I'm running away 💀9:23 AM · Jan 3, 20222so our fandom is called kep1ian? I'm running away 💀 https://t.co/5rX30I1YYJriz : lf kepi moots@eversoobi thought kep1ian stands for kep1er + alien but it turns out to be "guardian" 😭😭5:23 AM · Jan 3, 202219i thought kep1ian stands for kep1er + alien but it turns out to be "guardian" 😭😭Meanwhile, a few fans chose to look at the silver lining. Some of the names suggested by fans were shown during the debut showcase. When taking into consideration options such as "Stayp1er", "Sputnik", "Cluster" and "Over1er", they believe "Kep1ian" is the better of the lot.kingy@younqjiaI promise you once you look at the other suggestions kep1ian is suddenly a good fandom name5:36 AM · Jan 3, 20224799863I promise you once you look at the other suggestions kep1ian is suddenly a good fandom name https://t.co/JO44BLgSBM🌹 ⁷ meg • the frog soap@notcoolmegster@younqjia k1over and p1um are the only acceptable ones6:59 AM · Jan 3, 2022@younqjia k1over and p1um are the only acceptable onesAnother major criticism is the fandom name’s official logo. Fans claim the logo makes use of two fonts that don't match:ㅜㅅㅜ •|• WA DA DA D-DAY 🎉@srvl_bgCan someone please fixed Kep1ian logo??😭😭😭6:51 AM · Jan 3, 20226Can someone please fixed Kep1ian logo??😭😭😭 https://t.co/wEf7LTUWCMad@adthelinawho tf did the kep1ian logo i want to fight you5:17 AM · Jan 3, 2022who tf did the kep1ian logo i want to fight you🐈‍⬛@seokepleryoungeun called us kep1ian in pm 🤕🤕 guess i'll have to accept that we will be kep1ian for 2.5 years6:10 AM · Jan 3, 2022356youngeun called us kep1ian in pm 🤕🤕 guess i'll have to accept that we will be kep1ian for 2.5 years https://t.co/VTVBNVdJRYMeanwhile, the few fans who liked the name were helping others come to terms with the fact that the official name will likely remain the same for at least the next two and a half years, until the group remains active.