NewJeans (Band) Members, Tour, Information, Facts
Publish date: 2024-06-11
NewJeans is a South Korean pop group comprising of the members Minji, Danielle, Hanni, Hyein, and Haerin. The quintet was formed in 2022 under ADOR, a subsidiary of the hugely successful Hybe Corporation. The band made a splashing debut with songs like Attention, Hype Boy, Ditto, Cookie, OMG, etc. Their refreshing and upbeat sound has earned them widespread success, making NewJeans one of the most promising K-pop bands in recent history. Their meteoric rise is evident from the fact that NewJeans has been compared to the likes of BTS and Blackpink in less than 1 year since their debut.
Members
MinjiHanniDanielle MarshHaerinHyeinOrigin
Seoul, South Korea
Genres
K-pop
Labels
ADOR
Formation Date
2022
Singing Portfolio
- The group released their first EP, aptly titled NewJeans, with the singles Attention, Hype Boy, Cookie, and Hurt. It debuted at the top spot in the Gaon Albums Chart upon its release in August 2022.
- OMG, the band’s first single album with 2 tracks titled OMG and Ditto recorded a sale of more than 1 million albums upon its release in January 2023.
NewJeans Facts
The band’s name NewJeans refers to their intention to become a timeless pop icon, much like how denim jeans have become a timeless fashion item. Additionally, the unique name is also a word play on the phrase ‘new genes’ indicating that the young members represent a new era in pop music.Their fandom is called as Bunnies or Tokki.The lightstick of NewJeans is a U-shaped Binky Bong.The group’s song Hype Boy had garnered 5.899 million streams on Spotify by January 17, 2023, effectively surpassing BTS‘ Butter which had amassed 5.895 million streams on the platform.NewJeans has been recognized with awards at the Asia Artist Awards, Golden Disc Awards, Melon Music Awards, Seoul Music Awards, The-K Billboard Awards, and many more.On July 22, 2022, the music video for their debut single Attention had garnered more than 1.3 million YouTube views within a span of 24 hours.In February 2023, NewJeans became the fastest K-pop idol group to hit 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The rookie group achieved this marvelous feat in less than 190 days and with just 6 songs under their belt.Minji is the oldest member of the group, while, Hyein is the youngest.In March 2023, NewJeans was announced as the global ambassador for Levi’s.In May 2023, NewJeans broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest K-pop artist to reach 1 billion streams on Spotify.In May 2023, NewJeans was included in TIME magazine’s list of “Next Generation Leaders”.In June 2023, McDonald’s and NewJeans teamed up for the “NewJeans Chicken Dance Campaign”.In June 2023, NewJeans released a new mini-album titled Get Up.Featured Image by SBS Radio / Wikimedia / CC BY 3.0
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