Tag - NewJeans

23Mar

International K-Pop Fans Call Out Racist And Hateful Comments Directed At Halle Bailey On NewJeans’ Instagram

“These are the kpop fans that give the community a bad rep.”   International K-Pop fans called out racist and hateful comments directed at Halle Bailey.   On March 22, NewJeans‘ official Instagram account uploaded several photos of member Hanni meeting with American stars Julia Garner and Halle Bailey.   The photo commemorating the meeting of three rising artists in their field, which should have been celebrated,...

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21Mar

Netizens Grow Concerned For NewJeans After The Food They Eat Is Revealed

Seems like they were put on a diet before debut. When NewJeans debuted, they were the epitome of fresh, youthful, and natural. All these charms combined made them something K-Pop had not seen in a long time. Compared to more manufactured and sophisticated groups, NewJeans drew people in with their girl-next-door vibes. Needless to say, the girls were still...

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09Mar

NewJeans Becomes The Fastest K-Pop Artist To Surpass 1 Billion Spotify Streams

They did this with only 6 songs!   Since they debuted last summer, NewJeans has taken the K-Pop world by storm. The rookie girl group has been breaking records and reaching impressive milestones in a fraction of the time that other K-Pop artists have, not to mention they’re already getting majorly impressive brand deals! And now, they have yet another...

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11Jan

NewJeans Receives Flak From Chinese Netizens For Their Promotional Video For Hanji

Most of the comments had the same objection.   Recently, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Craft and Design Foundation released a video promoting the Korean traditional paper, Hanji, featuring NewJeans. After the video’s release, it started to get flooded with negative comments from Chinese netizens. In the promotional video, the NewJeans members learned about Hanji’s history and...

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10Jan

NewJeans’ “OMG” Is Now In The Top 5 Most-Streamed First-Week K-Pop Girl Group Albums On Spotify… With Just Two Songs

They’re seriously breaking records left and right!   On January 2, monster rookie girl group NewJeans released their highly anticipated single album, OMG, featuring two songs: “Ditto” and “OMG”. Being their first comeback after their unexpected but enormously successful debut, there was a lot of excitement for new music from NewJeans, and already they’re breaking records for themselves by a large...

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21Dec

Korean Fans Think NewJeans’ Music Video For “Ditto” Is All About The Relationship Between Idols And Fans

It is about growing out of the fandom. NewJeans‘ “Ditto” has been receiving lots of love. It topped the charts instantly after being launched. There have been many interpretations of the music video. Some think that it is about growing out of a friendship, but Korean fans have deduced that it explains the relationship between idols...

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15Dec

(G)I-DLE’s Minnie Picks Her Biases From 7 K-Pop Girl Groups

She couldn’t decide on just one member for TWICE!   (G)I-DLE’s Minnie is known for being a social butterfly in the K-Pop industry. She’s notably part of the exclusive ’97-liner (term for idols born in the year 1997) friend group consisting of herself, BLACKPINK‘s Lisa, and TWICE‘s Jihyo and Mina, and she’s also friends with fellow Thai celebrities like GOT7‘s BamBam and Sorn.   Neverland, (G)I-DLE’s official fandom, wondered whether Minnie was still fangirling...

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15Dec

NewJeans Unveils “Ditto” Music Video Teaser

Fans are now even more curious about the album concept! K-Pop girl group NewJeans dropped the music video teaser for the upcoming pre-release of “Ditto,” which is a part of their new single album, OMG. The teaser video begins with the members running through school in uniform, smiling brightly in a dreamy atmosphere. After the teaser release, they also dropped...

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30Nov

Mnet’s 2022 MAMA Awards Faces Backlash From Korean Netizens And News Outlets For Having Its Host Speak Almost Exclusively In English

The award show’s host Jeon Somi hardly spoke any Korean. Mnet‘s 2022 MAMA Awards is receiving criticism from Korean netizens and Korean news outlets due to having its host, Jeon Somi (also known as Somi), speak almost exclusively in English. Jeon Somi at the 2022 MAMA Awards | On November 29, Mnet’s annual MAMA Awards took place. As one of K-Pop’s penultimate award ceremonies,...

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02Aug

International Netizens Express Anger That The Lyrics Of NewJeans’ New Track “Cookie” Are Inappropriate For Their Age

Yet, it doesn’t have the same negative and sexual connotations to Koreans! When it comes to the world of K-Pop, one of the biggest issues surrounding the industry has been the topic of age. Recently, HYBE‘s sublabel, ADOR, announced the debut of their newest girl group, NewJeans. With the members so young and many still considered minors, it’s raised concerns...

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