NewJeans (뉴진스) is a five member multinational Kpop girl group that debuted in 2022 under ADOR, a subsidiary of HYBE Labels.
The members are Minji, Hanni, Haerin, Danielle, and Hyein. They debuted on August 1, 2022, with their self-titled album NewJeans. The members were selected during the 2019 global auditions by Big Hit and Source Entertainment and have been training for over two years. Their name, NewJeans has a double meaning and is a play on words at the same time. Jeans are known to be a timeless piece of clothing that's worn by everyone in the same way the group can be enjoyed by everyone. It's also a wordplay on the phrase "new genes," meaning they'll usher in a new generation of pop music and offer fresh concepts.
The quintet released the debut music video for their single "Attention" on July 22, and it became their first number-one song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart. Around the same time, they released two more singles, "Hype Boy" (on July 23) and "Cookie" (Aug 1st).
In Jan 2023, they released their first single album, "OMG" which saw commercial success. The album contains two tracks, "Ditto" and "OMG.". NewJeans received multiple rookie awards after their successful debut.
When it comes to their discography and sound, their music is mainly composed of Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, UK Garage, and Moombahton. The quintet also often participates in writing their songs. Among the members, Danielle, Hanni, and Minji have been credited for writing the lyrics for "Attention" and "Super Shy", "OMG" and "Hype Boy", and "Ditto", respectively.
Discography
- Extended Plays:
- NewJeans (2022)
- Get Up (2023)
- Full albums:
- OMG (2023)
- NJWMXnote (2023)
Promotional singles
- Zero [Coca Cola promotion]
- Be Who You Are (Real Magic) (with Jon Batiste, J.I.D and Camilo) [Coke Studio TV program promotion]
- Gods [League of Legends promotional single]
Tropes related to NewJeans:
- Alternate Music Video: Most of their videos have multiple versions that are recognized as official, with "Hype Boy" being notable for having different versions focusing on the different members.
- Animal Motifs:
- The group has a consistent rabbit theme as their mascot is a bunny, they're shown wearing bunny ears hats and costumes in some promo material, they have a bunny-shaped light stick called Binky Bong, and the official name for their fandom is "Bunnies" or "tokkis" in Korean.
- The members also have an animal motif each:
- Minji's is a bear.
- Hanni's is a rabbit.
- Danielle's is sometimes a puppy.
- Haerin's is either a hamster or a cat.
- Hyein's is a baby chick.
- The Baby of the Bunch: Hyein is the youngest member, being 15 years old, and the members dote on her and take care of her a lot.
- Bottle Episode: The "Hurt" video is their most minimalist, even compared to "Cookie". It consists almost exclusively of closeups of the members sitting in an outdoor space with a pool.
- Bunnies for Cuteness:They have a cute bunny as their official mascot and are shown wearing cute bunny costumes, which fits their young and fresh image.
- Child Popstar: Hyein was born in 2008, and at the time of the group's debut, she was an idol at 14 years old.
- Colour-Coded for Your Convenience:
- Minji - yellow
- Hanni - pink
- Danielle - green
- Haerin - white
- Hyein - blue
- Double Meaning: The group's name comes from the clothing item, jeans, which here means a timeless item just like NewJeans. There's also a play on the words new jeans which sound like "new genes," meaning they bring in new fresh era in the Kpop scene.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Minji and Hanni made an appearance
in the music video for "Permission to Dance" by BTS. - Minimalistic Cover Art: Their album and EP covers consist of a smiling bunny and their names written as NWJNS with the covers changing colors (blue, black, etc.) and that's it.
- Miniscule Rocking: The Get Up EP has "New Jeans" (1:48) and "Get Up" (0:36). None of the other songs on the EP go near the three-minute mark.
- Multinational Team: Minji, Haerin, and Hyein are all Korean, while Danielle (Danielle Marsh) is Korean-Australian and Hanni (Hanni Pham) is Vietnamese-Australian.
- The Ophelia: The music video for "OMG" has the girls being cute in a mental hospital.
- Performance Video: "Cookie" is essentially a dance video with repeated background changes and the members' clothes changing with it.
- Plaster Cast Doodling: In the "Ditto" side A MV, Heesoo (who represents the fandom) has her arm encased in a cast, and there's a scene where the members write things in English and Korean, with Minji drawing a heart with pink nail polish.
- Self-Titled Album: Their debut EP is called New Jeans (with the space).
- Spelling Song: The end of their debut single "Attention.""A-T-T-E-N-T-I-on - Attention is what I want."
