NewJeans
Newjeans | |
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Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
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Years active | 2022–present |
Labels | ADOR |
Members |
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Website | newjeans |
Newjeans (Korean: 뉴진스; RR: Nyujinseu; stylized as NewJeans) is a South Korean girl group formed by ADOR, a subsidiary of Hybe Corporation. The group is composed of five members: Hanni, Minji, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein. The group released their debut single "Attention" on July 22, 2022, preceding their self-titled extended play which will be released on August 1, 2022.
History
2019–2022: Formation and pre-debut activities
Preparations for a new girl group to debut under Big Hit Entertainment[a] began as early as 2019[1] under the direction of Min Hee-jin, who joined the company as CBO that same year and is widely credited for her art direction during her previous tenure as visual director at SM Entertainment.[2] Global auditions took place between September and October 2019, and casting into the group commenced from the beginning of 2020.[1][3] Dubbed "Min Hee-jin's Girl Group" by several media outlets,[4][5] the group was originally scheduled to launch in 2021 as a collaborative project between Big Hit and Source Music, but was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] In late 2021, the project moved to Hybe's newly established independent label ADOR, after Min was appointed as the label's CEO.[6] A second round of global auditions were held between December 2021 and January 2022,[7] and the group's line-up was finalized in March 2022.[4][8]
Prior to debuting with Newjeans, several group members were already active in the entertainment industry. Danielle was a regular cast member of tvN's Rainbow Kindergarten, a variety show that aired in 2011.[9] Hyein debuted as a member of the children's music group Usso Girl in November 2017 under the stage name U.Jeong,[10] before departing from the group a year later.[11] In December 2020, she re-debuted as a member of the children's music group Play With Me Club, and shortly graduated from the group on May 3, 2021.[12] Hanni and Minji made a cameo appearance in BTS's 2021 music video for "Permission to Dance".[10]
2022–present: Debut with New Jeans
On July 1, 2022, ADOR teased the launch of their new girl group by posting three animated videos of the numbers "22", "7" and "22" on their social media accounts, fueling speculation that content would be released on July 22.[13][14][15] The group released the music video for their debut single "Attention" on July 22, as a surprise release without any prior promotion or information on who the members are.[16][17] The video amassed over 1.3 million views in less than 24 hours,[18] and was followed by an announcement of their debut self-titled extended play containing four tracks, including two additional singles.[19][11] On July 23, the group's second single "Hype Boy" was accompanied by a 50-second clip revealing the names of the members, and they also unveiled four different music videos specific to each member.[20] A music video for their B-side "Hurt" was released two days later.[21]
Members
- Hanni (하니)
- Minji (민지)
- Danielle (다니엘)
- Haerin (해린)
- Hyein (혜인)
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
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KOR | |||
New Jeans |
Track listing
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TBR | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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KOR | ||||
Circle |
Billb. | |||
"Attention" | 2022 | TBR | New Jeans | |
"Hype Boy" | ||||
"Cookie" |
Videography
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) | Length | Ref. |
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"Attention" | 2022 | Heewon Shin | 4:22 | [22] |
"Hype Boy" (Intro) | Dongle Shin | 0:50 | [23] | |
"Hype Boy" (Danielle & Haerin ver.) | 3:07 | [24] | ||
"Hype Boy" (Hanni ver.) | 2:57 | [25] | ||
"Hype Boy" (Hyein ver.) | 2:57 | [26] | ||
"Hype Boy" (Minji ver.) | 2:57 | [27] | ||
"Hurt" | Heewon Shin | 3:01 | [28] |
Notes
- ^ Rebranded as Hybe Corporation in March 2021.
References
- ^ a b c Jun, Harry; Kim, Jae-hun; Park, Sanha; Jin, Chae-min; Cha, Woo-jin, eds. (March 24, 2022). "How Much Do You Know about Min Hee-jin?". BeAttitude. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Choi, Ji-won (July 19, 2021). "Who are the key players at Hybe in the post-Bang Si-hyuk era?". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Ziwei, Puah (September 5, 2019). "BTS' label Big Hit Entertainment launches global auditions for new K-pop girl group". NME. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Jun, Harry; Kim, Jae-hun; Park, Sanha; Jin, Chae-min; Cha, Woo-jin, eds. (April 15, 2022). "A Rare Peek into Min Hee-jin's World". BeAttitude. Archived from the original on April 16, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Jae-lim (November 12, 2021). "HYBE to establish new music label with Min Hee-jin at helm". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Chin, Carmen (November 12, 2021). "BTS' agency HYBE launches new label in preparation for an upcoming girl group". NME. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Judine Basbas, Franchesca (December 1, 2021). "HYBE launches global auditions for their new independent label 'ADOR'". Bandwagon Asia. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Chin, Carmen (March 25, 2022). "HYBE subsidiary ADOR's upcoming girl group set to debut in "the third quarter of the year"". NME. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Yoo, Hye-ji (July 22, 2022). "'민희진 걸그룹' 뉴진스 모지혜, '레인보우 유치원' 출신…나이-국적 눈길" [Min Hee-jin's girl group New Jeans' Mo Ji-hye, from 'Rainbow Kindergarten'... age and nationality revealed]. TopStarNews (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Anderson, Daniel (July 22, 2022). "New Hybe girl group NewJeans wants 'Attention' in debut music video". Next Shark. Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Chin, Carmen (July 22, 2022). "HYBE's latest girl group NewJeans make their much-anticipated debut with 'Attention'". NME. Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Vasilchenko, Katya (July 22, 2022). "В HYBE дебютирует новая женская группа NewJeans, участница которой оказалась давней фанаткой BTS" [Hybe debuts a new girl group NewJeans, a member of which turned out to be a long-time fan of BTS]. Elle Girl (in Russian). Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (July 1, 2022). "민희진 걸그룹 데뷔 카운트다운, 22일 첫 콘텐츠 공개[공식]" [Min Hee-jin Girl Group Debut Countdown, First Content Revealed on 22nd]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
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