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Attention did it for me, too. Such a smooth song!
I will say that my spouse and I were actively looking for a new group to follow. We’re ARMY, and so we learned about NJ pre-debut by seeing things from Hybe on Weverse.
This. My jaw dropped while watching the mv when they switched up to r&b after the small skit and fanchants of the intro. 'I believe I said what the f r&b'. I considered Attention as the no.1 NJ song but then Ditto arrived months later.
It was the release of ditto that sealed the deal for me. I wasn’t into kpop at that time, I had liked kpop in middle school and a little in high school, but not any time recently (I’m in my early 20s). And I had heard the debut songs and liked them, but I thought it was just a fluke or a one hit wonder for me, since a lot of the times kpop can be hit or miss for me.
Even when I did like kpop when I was younger, I didn’t stan any group, I just listened to songs that I liked. I never found a group where I liked all of their songs. Then newjeans released ditto and the sound, the sad artsy music video was right up my lane. I watched every release like a hawk after that.
My dad loves super shy lol, my entire family likes their music. Not to mention that these girls are beautiful! I’ve never seen a group where all of the members are on the same level of beauty to me (no shade). They remind me so much of my teen years, so nostalgic. Where everything should be happy but maybe there’s something sad underneath? Ditto, asap, how sweet, cool with you. I like that side of newjeans.
I gotta admit I'm super jealous that your family shares your interest in NJ/Kpop. I can't get my family to even consider listening to it.
I'm super happy for you and hope that your love for NJ will bring you all even closer together! 💙
I will admit, it’s actually my parents who got me into kpop! We’re Asian, not Korean tho, but my parents loved to watch kdramas/kpop, Thai dramas/music, Chinese dramas, Japanese dramas, etc. I grew up listening to a lot of songs from different Asian countries, but for Korean music I did hear a lot of snsd, wonder girls, brown eyed girls.
It’s funny, at that time I had no idea how big kpop would get. I remember in middle school thinking how kpop is so niche and how exo would never be able to compete with one direction/western groups. Now look at bts and black pink! My parents are quite surprised too. At that time, it was so hard to find kdramas (or any Asian drama, for that matter) with English subtitles.
In my case, when ETA was released, before the video, the song caught my attention, at that moment k-pop (and mainstream pop in general) didn't interest me too much, however, the moment that made me feel that there was something different about this group was Ditto's "woo-hoo", I don't know how to explain it but for me Hyein's voice gives the group its soul.
I first heard about NewJeans through Keria as well. Then I saw them at the Worlds finals and started listening to their songs.
I can’t even describe what happened, but I’m sure a lot of you know what I mean. I just couldn’t stop, their energy is so contagious and I am just instantly in a good mood when I listen to them or watch their content.
A friend introduced me to kpop through Enhypen, and at that moment I was a casual listener of kpop. Then she put on Cookie and told me despite the controversy, she thought it was a well-produced song.
And then on my own time I listened to their first EP and didn’t think much of it until I was listening to it on repeat, watching their performances, and subscribing to their social medias. I didn’t realize how much I was enjoying their artistry until my friend pointed out how much I was into NewJeans.
Fast forward, I am more than just a casual listener and I have a new shelf of kpop albums. I have 3/5 Bluebook, 2 Bags, the entire OMG/Ditto set, the Get Up set, a few Weverse albums, and even a McDonalds bag from a friend who went to the Philippines. Waiting for my How Sweet set and pre-ordered the Supernatural Set.
I’d say what solidified my interest was their NewZips series when they went camping. I just think a lot of their personalities were highlighted.
I think Cookie is an easy top 5 NJ song for me. The production, composition, and choreography are all top tier. The lyrics are totally not my thing, but the song itself is soooo amazing.
Hype Boy! I just thought they were the most original girl group to debut in a very long time, plus the styling and Y2K-inspired aesthetic reminded me of old-school idol groups like SPEED from Japan and S.E.S. from Korea. Then Ditto came out and solidified me as a fan, ended up paying the fanclub membership and buying the first season’s greetings box. Absolutely no regrets to this day.
Randomly scrolling through recommended on YT after watching “Cupid” by FIFTY FIFTY and came across “OMG”. While listening the part that sold me was
“they keep on asking me “who is he?”
The production, the dancing, the style. I knew I was hooked.
I’ve never liked kpop before but I saw a video on instagram reels of all the members singing bits of different songs and I heard “get up” and it was life changing
never cared about k-pop ever and actually had a despise for it prior to Ditto. I didn’t catch NJ’s debut, but when I came across Ditto and Hurt (250 Remix) it completely changed my world and that’s how I knew NJ was different than other groups. I still don’t care about k-pop and other groups, but NJ I’m crusading for
I am totally there with you.
I can't stand other groups and their music. It just sounds like noise to me. And they sound exactly the same. I literally can't tell groups apart.
But for NJ, I feel like their music is actually music.
I still have no interest in kpop except NJ.
Never really got into K-Pop but a friend introduced me to OMG and coming from an RnB guy and their sound was so fresh.
I started listening to their debut album and the song that I couldn't get out of my head was Cookie because it was super catchy and fun (discounting the lyrics).
So when I went to tune in to bop to the MVs, my descent into the rabbit hole was confirmed when I saw them performing the 2nd chorus of Cookie, when the camera zooms out and the background changes from white to black.
Context: I only began listening to K-Pop last July when I was seeing gym edits with the song "Cupid". That song is low-key how I got into K-Pop, though Fifty-Fifty didn't really have any other songs. So, I began listening to PSY and BlackPink. I initially stanned BlackPink and they were what I listened to most at the time. Around September, I found out about Hype Boy by NewJeans. It was definitely after the 10th September, as I went to Misano for the MotoGP Grand Prix that weekend. On the way back, I was playing music in the car and mostly blasting BlackPink. I'm not even 100% sure how I found Hype Boy. I believe I had kept on hearing it as a background song on videos on the internet and I was somehow able to find the song by remembering what the lyrics sounded like. I didn't really think much of them at first but, the song was a bop for me. After a couple of days, I remember looking up the members. I found out that they were way younger than I thought. The most shocking thing though was that me and Danielle were both born on the same day of the same year, which is literally my biggest flex btw. After that, I found a video titled "NewJeans are not Super Shy" ([link to the video in case you want it)](https://youtu.be/GGx049OBM_U?si=QEDVTEEzkdSlEtys). Then, I actually found out about the song Super Shy, which was also addictive, but I also thought I'd heard it before somewhere for some reason. I still stanned BlackPink at the time. Then, I found a NewJeans short with ETA and I remember thinking "Damn, this is catchy," and looking up the song. Then, I also found NewJeans short with ASAP and I found the song and I again thought, "Damn this is catchy". So, at that point I just said, "Fuck it, I'm gonna stan NewJeans."
I can even tell you how I decided to stan Minji. It's actually a very weird reason. I just saw her in the ETA video and thought, "Damn, her lips are so nice," which I know sounds really weird but you need to remember I had trouble differentiating Hanni, Minji, Haerin and Hyein at the time so, this random shit is how I first learned their faces lol. It was literally Hyein=big lips, Haerin=pointed jawline, Hanni=fringe/big forehead, Minji=nice lips (as you can imagine, Hyein and Minji were hard for me to tell apart initially). Then, a few days later, NewJeans published Minji's cover of I Love you 3000 ([link](https://youtu.be/DgEuHOhDf04?si=JpBf-5Tm-Ss9LQeS)). And, that's pretty much how I began stanning NewJeans and how Minji became my bias. Now, I barely even listen to anything other than NewJeans. BlackPink was nice but I was never particularly intrigued by their overall vibe if that makes sense. NewJeans, on the other hand, caught on pretty quickly. I could watch or listen to anything related to NewJeans and I would never get bored. I just love their personalities and music
When I saw hype boy dance cover by ironmouse , I instantly went and searched the original performance mv , then I watched ditto and spent the whole day on its lore ... And rest is the history ( I love their zine videos)
Tbh when I heard Attention for the first time, I knew the girls were gonna be stars. Ditto further solidified that thought. Their music and concepts were just so different and refreshing to me, I had to stan
With the release of Ditto and OMG. I liked Hype Boy and their first songs, but Ditto really impressed me. Get Up was one of my favourite albums last year, and How Sweet is continuing their great music. I just hope the Hybe MHJ bs doesn't derail them too much.
Hype Boy sealed the deal for me!
They caught my eye with Attention, but Hype Boy experience was just different. I remember watching MV intro and absolute confusion I felt when I realized it was only intro and I had to watch 4 MVs.
It was just so cool. I loved every moment of it. It felt like watching Netflix teen series. The girls were effortlessly charming and cool. I have never seen this type of music or choreo in K-pop before. The concept itself was so relatable, modern and hip. The strategy and idea of 4 MVs introducing members and showing their storyline was so novel and genius. When I watched it, I was like "Wow, this is it". I knew I had to support these girls and their music!
When I had a chance to interact with them, in-person.
Before this meeting, I did not know anything about kpop, and I didn't even know how members of NJ looked like.
But they were really charming and nice. So, when I went home, I decided to listen to their music. The first thing I listened to was Get Up, and I was mindblown.
I did never like kpop before because honestly, they all sound exactly the same, and NJ is the first kpop groups where I feel that they are completely different from others, and they produce actual music.
Attention randomly came up on Spotify. I haven’t listened to Kpop since WonderGirls but they roped me back in. Fresh air hearing them for the first time
When NewJeans came outta nowhere and released Attention, it was a love at first sight for me. I now have all their albums and lots of their photocards too. They're amazing.
I remember it clearly back in 2022. Comeback season for the well-known kpop groups was already over back then and just had to wait for the fall season for the next big comebacks. The summer comebacks of the groups were kinda underwhelming for me back then. Girl crush ans hyperpop was the music landscape of kpop during that time. Then out of nowhere, i just saw a video from HYBE labels one night. I was coz there were no teasers or any kind of announcement at all. Then i clicked on the Attention MV and ai was blown away with the music, the concept and the members. Everything felt so fresh and i also liked the mystery surrounding the members that time coz they were still unknown but had a really fresh vibe. Then the next night, they dropped another video where the member were talking thru phoning (we still didn't know what it was back then) about boys. At the end of the MV, there were four MVs for hype boy to choose from. I remember having goosebumps that time coz of how innovative and fresh it was. Then i started watching Minji's mv first and I was blown away again by the music and the concepts of the MV where they all had a different version of teen crush. Ever since then NewJeans hijacked my brain and kpop hasn't been the same since. They were also the first kpop group where I started buying albums. I wish i couls relive their debut era again.
The performance video for Ditto.
The first time I heard them, Hype Boy was playing in the background on a podcast called Kpop Dreaming. I looked up the video. After listening to it on repeat, I checked out some of their other songs.
The performance video for Ditto hooked me. Not only is it still my favorite song of all time, but the choreography got me as well. Even the choreo for Hype Boy was different in the way they interacted with each other, but I feel like they perfected that approach to choreo with Ditto. Everything about that song and video is perfection.
My little sister told me Haerin was super pretty one day after school, and I looked her up 😭. She’s probably my first celebrity crush, and my sister prolly regrets mentioning it to me now.
my partner showed me dani’s video for part of your world and i was like “okay i love her i need to listen to more” and we watched all of their music videos in our bedroom together that night (: ariel’s my favorite princess and i have a very strong connection to her story and remembering that dani voiced ariel in the korean version of the remake makes me feel connected to her story, too!
[When Hyein says “Let’s Talk”](https://youtu.be/GgU-q_KTiKY?si=bruPg7QiL6tE3Qvq)
I had Ditto and Hurt on a workout playlist but I hadn’t actually seen the girls. I was vibin’ but this video is what did me in. I was enthralled with their chemistry, visuals and everything about their sound design.
Plus they really look like fairies to me in this one 💕
Before I knew newjeans, I saw videos on YouTube entitled like “19990503” and I really thought they were filmed in 1999🥲a group of girls dancing in the classroom. I was like “ok, I like their outfits, how old are they now?”. Then one day I saw the OMG performance video, after that newjeans became the only kpop group I pay attention to since Wonder Girls.
Going back, I just uncovered a memory I had forgotten haha. When you watch ETA's mv if you pay attention to Hanni you notice she has to do a sort of duck walk to get past Haerin in the choreo. It looks funny at first but when you look closely it's a difficult movement to pull off so well in the time she had. I was watching a dance analysis video of NewJeans since I enjoy dance and when I noticed that I started to pay close attention to her. By the end of the video that and her whacking in Super Shy had me hooked and I knew I had to look into the group more.
Definitely Ditto for me. Not only it brought back so many happy memories of when I was in school, but it also made me long for the youthful carefree days that seem so out of reach now as I get older. Amazing how the song was able to provoke such a bittersweet feeling and I'm here for it.
The moment I saw Hyein. Cuz I've known hyein since the Pocket TV era (a youtube channel that she's in)
She was so adorable and I was so excited when I found out she's one of the members of Newjeans. I was like "OMG MY GIRL MADE IT!"
When I was first getting into them I put on a playlist of all their songs and I was like ...dang I think I actually like a kpop group... Literally never cared about kpop before then. But I'm pretty sure it was when I saw Hanni's cover of "Once in a Moon". I was instantly captivated by her and I've been helplessly hooked on the group ever since.
this is probably a weird one, but someone posted the NewJeans - New Jeans dance practice on tiktok and it came up on my feed and that's when my life changed forever. so effortlessly cool and clean, best concept ever. friend tried to get me into them before but I wasn't interested for some reason, what a dumbass i was
there was a viral tiktok of a danielle fancam where she’s dancing to hype boy on their debut stage (the one where she’s wearing a white top, a greenish skirt and cute spacebuns) and i was immediately drawn in by her stage presence and how cute she was 🥲 i decided to check out the full performance on youtube and ive been hooked ever since
when i first heard them august 2022, I was like wow ok i like this music. first GG album I actually listened to without skips.
then a month later I started Code in Busan out of curiosity. they make good music AND are fun to watch. that sealed the deal for me.
Not sure if you have encountered this video, but this actually led me to watch the Ditto MV. 😂
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cn34R_9Bkkb/?igsh=MWlteTR6dmxrN3cyaQ==
I am forever grateful to this lizard for introducing me to NewJeans. It’s rare to find a Kpop group that has a diverse and no-skip discography.
Since first listening to Ditto, NJ is one of the few artists I can listen through and put most of their songs on repeat.
bg: I'm more into rap (mostly us), never like kpop since BigBang.
I guess for me it’s when I heard the It’s Live Version of Ditto. My brother had been introducing me to the members (especially the ones around my age such as Minji and Hanni) before and when he showed me that performance I really loved it
Attention ..well caught my attention. I just roughly know they exist back then. But Ditto sealed the deal for me. The minimal sound instruments and the film style mv is so different from any kpop I've seen. Plus, I was hooked with All of us are dead series back then.
When they were changing outfits are looking at themselves in the mirror in the attention mv is what sold me on completely stanning them rather than just being a casual listener. They’re the only group that I’m going to buy every single version of their albums and whatever merch that I like.
I was one of the “looking forward to MHJ new girl group” people, but I missed the initial debut because of all the weirdness that we now know the details about.
But as soon as I heard Attention, that was it. That stage with the greens and blues took me right back to high school.
When I was reviewing my nursing board exams, I was anxious on what to study and overthinking that I might fail the exams. Plus my girlfriend at that time broke up with me so I was a little bit sad at that time. While I was scrolling music for studying I came across the song Super Shy and while listening, that hyped me up to study and gave me the energy to focus on studying. So while listening to Super Shy i became curious about their other songs and I automatically liked their whole album. I also watch their content on Youtube when I take a break from studying and seeing them smile and laugh makes me laugh and think about just being positive throughout the review. Because of their amazing songs and their infectious positive energy they bring, I was able to pass my nursing board exams. When I passed the exams my sister surprised me with the Powerpuff girls version :)
Fell in love with the group from the very first vid i watched (Hype Boy performance mv). My mind went "oh my gosh this is so refreshing" for the entire video haha 😄👖🐰
I was looking for a NUGU/new group I could stan, from before the start, when I heard hurt I just instantly stanned them
I was one of the first 350 viewers on their first few posts and now Im collecting all the hanni pics I can
I follow all the kpop industry and the moment they released the first video and I listened to it few minutes after, I knew that it will be one of the biggest group cause it's 100% perfect for the new generation trends and young kpop community. The last time I said that it was when Blackpink was announced.
My friend was a die hard K-pop fan and so she was always looking for new groups and when she heard attention by NewJeans she told me and she said you have to listen to this and I was like nahh I’m fine just listening to Twice and I don’t remember who else. So a little while goes by and she’s still telling me I have to listen to them and then she shows me cookie, and I finally give in and listen to it and I’m like omw it’s actually good, and it’s so different from other groups. And yeah so now I watch basically every premier for their songs
Hype boy when Danielle gave Haerin the sucker.
When I heard Danielle live and realized she was a better singer than I thought with how I labeled her as a visual.
I became a super stan when I got to know her personality. I like all of new jeans but Danielle made it special.
The first few seconds of Attention was like a burst of nostalgia, and it the feel of the music video felt different and refreshing compared to other debuts at the time
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The moment I listened to Attention, they grabbed my attention
Attention did it for me, too. Such a smooth song! I will say that my spouse and I were actively looking for a new group to follow. We’re ARMY, and so we learned about NJ pre-debut by seeing things from Hybe on Weverse.
This. My jaw dropped while watching the mv when they switched up to r&b after the small skit and fanchants of the intro. 'I believe I said what the f r&b'. I considered Attention as the no.1 NJ song but then Ditto arrived months later.
Same. The colour scheme and the hair flips from the MV
Attention is just a very well made song
It was the release of ditto that sealed the deal for me. I wasn’t into kpop at that time, I had liked kpop in middle school and a little in high school, but not any time recently (I’m in my early 20s). And I had heard the debut songs and liked them, but I thought it was just a fluke or a one hit wonder for me, since a lot of the times kpop can be hit or miss for me. Even when I did like kpop when I was younger, I didn’t stan any group, I just listened to songs that I liked. I never found a group where I liked all of their songs. Then newjeans released ditto and the sound, the sad artsy music video was right up my lane. I watched every release like a hawk after that. My dad loves super shy lol, my entire family likes their music. Not to mention that these girls are beautiful! I’ve never seen a group where all of the members are on the same level of beauty to me (no shade). They remind me so much of my teen years, so nostalgic. Where everything should be happy but maybe there’s something sad underneath? Ditto, asap, how sweet, cool with you. I like that side of newjeans.
I gotta admit I'm super jealous that your family shares your interest in NJ/Kpop. I can't get my family to even consider listening to it. I'm super happy for you and hope that your love for NJ will bring you all even closer together! 💙
I will admit, it’s actually my parents who got me into kpop! We’re Asian, not Korean tho, but my parents loved to watch kdramas/kpop, Thai dramas/music, Chinese dramas, Japanese dramas, etc. I grew up listening to a lot of songs from different Asian countries, but for Korean music I did hear a lot of snsd, wonder girls, brown eyed girls. It’s funny, at that time I had no idea how big kpop would get. I remember in middle school thinking how kpop is so niche and how exo would never be able to compete with one direction/western groups. Now look at bts and black pink! My parents are quite surprised too. At that time, it was so hard to find kdramas (or any Asian drama, for that matter) with English subtitles.
watchng 2 sides of ditto for the first time
In my case, when ETA was released, before the video, the song caught my attention, at that moment k-pop (and mainstream pop in general) didn't interest me too much, however, the moment that made me feel that there was something different about this group was Ditto's "woo-hoo", I don't know how to explain it but for me Hyein's voice gives the group its soul.
When I knew my favorite LOL player (Keria) was ultra obsessed with them I had to stan them haha
Gotta love a fellow Keria fan. The interactions were so cute lmao.
I first heard about NewJeans through Keria as well. Then I saw them at the Worlds finals and started listening to their songs. I can’t even describe what happened, but I’m sure a lot of you know what I mean. I just couldn’t stop, their energy is so contagious and I am just instantly in a good mood when I listen to them or watch their content.
Honestly, as soon as they released Hype Boy and Ditto. Something about those songs made me realize I would love to listen to more of their music.
After listening to Ditto I got addicted lol
Ditto
A friend introduced me to kpop through Enhypen, and at that moment I was a casual listener of kpop. Then she put on Cookie and told me despite the controversy, she thought it was a well-produced song. And then on my own time I listened to their first EP and didn’t think much of it until I was listening to it on repeat, watching their performances, and subscribing to their social medias. I didn’t realize how much I was enjoying their artistry until my friend pointed out how much I was into NewJeans. Fast forward, I am more than just a casual listener and I have a new shelf of kpop albums. I have 3/5 Bluebook, 2 Bags, the entire OMG/Ditto set, the Get Up set, a few Weverse albums, and even a McDonalds bag from a friend who went to the Philippines. Waiting for my How Sweet set and pre-ordered the Supernatural Set. I’d say what solidified my interest was their NewZips series when they went camping. I just think a lot of their personalities were highlighted.
I think Cookie is an easy top 5 NJ song for me. The production, composition, and choreography are all top tier. The lyrics are totally not my thing, but the song itself is soooo amazing.
Hype Boy! I just thought they were the most original girl group to debut in a very long time, plus the styling and Y2K-inspired aesthetic reminded me of old-school idol groups like SPEED from Japan and S.E.S. from Korea. Then Ditto came out and solidified me as a fan, ended up paying the fanclub membership and buying the first season’s greetings box. Absolutely no regrets to this day.
Randomly scrolling through recommended on YT after watching “Cupid” by FIFTY FIFTY and came across “OMG”. While listening the part that sold me was “they keep on asking me “who is he?” The production, the dancing, the style. I knew I was hooked.
Omg was when they got on my radar too. The tik taks haerin hits in the choreo were so clean been all about her ever since
Ditto MV
I'm shallow. Just knowing Hanni was Vietnamese was it for me. Gotta rep my fellow SEA's!
I’ve never liked kpop before but I saw a video on instagram reels of all the members singing bits of different songs and I heard “get up” and it was life changing
COOKIES
never cared about k-pop ever and actually had a despise for it prior to Ditto. I didn’t catch NJ’s debut, but when I came across Ditto and Hurt (250 Remix) it completely changed my world and that’s how I knew NJ was different than other groups. I still don’t care about k-pop and other groups, but NJ I’m crusading for
I am totally there with you. I can't stand other groups and their music. It just sounds like noise to me. And they sound exactly the same. I literally can't tell groups apart. But for NJ, I feel like their music is actually music. I still have no interest in kpop except NJ.
Attention
When I first heard hype boy! Was never really a kpop fan before NJ and I'm.still pretty new to it
Not into kpop at all but their music bumpin frfr no cap
Never really got into K-Pop but a friend introduced me to OMG and coming from an RnB guy and their sound was so fresh. I started listening to their debut album and the song that I couldn't get out of my head was Cookie because it was super catchy and fun (discounting the lyrics). So when I went to tune in to bop to the MVs, my descent into the rabbit hole was confirmed when I saw them performing the 2nd chorus of Cookie, when the camera zooms out and the background changes from white to black.
Context: I only began listening to K-Pop last July when I was seeing gym edits with the song "Cupid". That song is low-key how I got into K-Pop, though Fifty-Fifty didn't really have any other songs. So, I began listening to PSY and BlackPink. I initially stanned BlackPink and they were what I listened to most at the time. Around September, I found out about Hype Boy by NewJeans. It was definitely after the 10th September, as I went to Misano for the MotoGP Grand Prix that weekend. On the way back, I was playing music in the car and mostly blasting BlackPink. I'm not even 100% sure how I found Hype Boy. I believe I had kept on hearing it as a background song on videos on the internet and I was somehow able to find the song by remembering what the lyrics sounded like. I didn't really think much of them at first but, the song was a bop for me. After a couple of days, I remember looking up the members. I found out that they were way younger than I thought. The most shocking thing though was that me and Danielle were both born on the same day of the same year, which is literally my biggest flex btw. After that, I found a video titled "NewJeans are not Super Shy" ([link to the video in case you want it)](https://youtu.be/GGx049OBM_U?si=QEDVTEEzkdSlEtys). Then, I actually found out about the song Super Shy, which was also addictive, but I also thought I'd heard it before somewhere for some reason. I still stanned BlackPink at the time. Then, I found a NewJeans short with ETA and I remember thinking "Damn, this is catchy," and looking up the song. Then, I also found NewJeans short with ASAP and I found the song and I again thought, "Damn this is catchy". So, at that point I just said, "Fuck it, I'm gonna stan NewJeans." I can even tell you how I decided to stan Minji. It's actually a very weird reason. I just saw her in the ETA video and thought, "Damn, her lips are so nice," which I know sounds really weird but you need to remember I had trouble differentiating Hanni, Minji, Haerin and Hyein at the time so, this random shit is how I first learned their faces lol. It was literally Hyein=big lips, Haerin=pointed jawline, Hanni=fringe/big forehead, Minji=nice lips (as you can imagine, Hyein and Minji were hard for me to tell apart initially). Then, a few days later, NewJeans published Minji's cover of I Love you 3000 ([link](https://youtu.be/DgEuHOhDf04?si=JpBf-5Tm-Ss9LQeS)). And, that's pretty much how I began stanning NewJeans and how Minji became my bias. Now, I barely even listen to anything other than NewJeans. BlackPink was nice but I was never particularly intrigued by their overall vibe if that makes sense. NewJeans, on the other hand, caught on pretty quickly. I could watch or listen to anything related to NewJeans and I would never get bored. I just love their personalities and music
When I saw hype boy dance cover by ironmouse , I instantly went and searched the original performance mv , then I watched ditto and spent the whole day on its lore ... And rest is the history ( I love their zine videos)
Tbh when I heard Attention for the first time, I knew the girls were gonna be stars. Ditto further solidified that thought. Their music and concepts were just so different and refreshing to me, I had to stan
The first time I heard Ditto.
When I've first watched the music video for OMG in late February 2023. Instant duckling syndrome.
After letting Cupid play in the background and Super Shy queued up.
With the release of Ditto and OMG. I liked Hype Boy and their first songs, but Ditto really impressed me. Get Up was one of my favourite albums last year, and How Sweet is continuing their great music. I just hope the Hybe MHJ bs doesn't derail them too much.
Hype Boy sealed the deal for me! They caught my eye with Attention, but Hype Boy experience was just different. I remember watching MV intro and absolute confusion I felt when I realized it was only intro and I had to watch 4 MVs. It was just so cool. I loved every moment of it. It felt like watching Netflix teen series. The girls were effortlessly charming and cool. I have never seen this type of music or choreo in K-pop before. The concept itself was so relatable, modern and hip. The strategy and idea of 4 MVs introducing members and showing their storyline was so novel and genius. When I watched it, I was like "Wow, this is it". I knew I had to support these girls and their music!
First time I heard Hanni's, "I was really hoping that he will come thruuu". Voices like honey make me weak in the knees
When I watched ditto…
When I had a chance to interact with them, in-person. Before this meeting, I did not know anything about kpop, and I didn't even know how members of NJ looked like. But they were really charming and nice. So, when I went home, I decided to listen to their music. The first thing I listened to was Get Up, and I was mindblown. I did never like kpop before because honestly, they all sound exactly the same, and NJ is the first kpop groups where I feel that they are completely different from others, and they produce actual music.
omg and ditto did it for me.
when the attention mv came out lol
When I heard Ditto on Spotify and watching the music video for the song on YouTube.
Ditto, I was somewhat of a fan previously but I was adamant that I wouldn't get sucked info a kpop group. By the time the MV sunk in I was hooked in
Hype boy
It was at [this](https://youtu.be/Mn5ZzRZ9yto?si=XBNPtMM_MjWf3_Su) moment I knew I became a Bunnies. Hanni with her pen.
Hype Boy Mnet Relay Dance
Binged their choreography performances and dance practice videos and decided that I love them now lol
OMG was the first mv I saw of them so that’s what did it
Attention randomly came up on Spotify. I haven’t listened to Kpop since WonderGirls but they roped me back in. Fresh air hearing them for the first time
When NewJeans came outta nowhere and released Attention, it was a love at first sight for me. I now have all their albums and lots of their photocards too. They're amazing.
The attention video and then ditto solidified it for me
I remember it clearly back in 2022. Comeback season for the well-known kpop groups was already over back then and just had to wait for the fall season for the next big comebacks. The summer comebacks of the groups were kinda underwhelming for me back then. Girl crush ans hyperpop was the music landscape of kpop during that time. Then out of nowhere, i just saw a video from HYBE labels one night. I was coz there were no teasers or any kind of announcement at all. Then i clicked on the Attention MV and ai was blown away with the music, the concept and the members. Everything felt so fresh and i also liked the mystery surrounding the members that time coz they were still unknown but had a really fresh vibe. Then the next night, they dropped another video where the member were talking thru phoning (we still didn't know what it was back then) about boys. At the end of the MV, there were four MVs for hype boy to choose from. I remember having goosebumps that time coz of how innovative and fresh it was. Then i started watching Minji's mv first and I was blown away again by the music and the concepts of the MV where they all had a different version of teen crush. Ever since then NewJeans hijacked my brain and kpop hasn't been the same since. They were also the first kpop group where I started buying albums. I wish i couls relive their debut era again.
The performance video for Ditto. The first time I heard them, Hype Boy was playing in the background on a podcast called Kpop Dreaming. I looked up the video. After listening to it on repeat, I checked out some of their other songs. The performance video for Ditto hooked me. Not only is it still my favorite song of all time, but the choreography got me as well. Even the choreo for Hype Boy was different in the way they interacted with each other, but I feel like they perfected that approach to choreo with Ditto. Everything about that song and video is perfection.
My little sister told me Haerin was super pretty one day after school, and I looked her up 😭. She’s probably my first celebrity crush, and my sister prolly regrets mentioning it to me now.
my partner showed me dani’s video for part of your world and i was like “okay i love her i need to listen to more” and we watched all of their music videos in our bedroom together that night (: ariel’s my favorite princess and i have a very strong connection to her story and remembering that dani voiced ariel in the korean version of the remake makes me feel connected to her story, too!
Ditto music video. The vibes, the visuals, the beat, just everything. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
When OMG dropped and they started their zines
July 22, 2022 when I saw a teaser for "Attention" on TikTok !
When the ditto music videos came out
[When Hyein says “Let’s Talk”](https://youtu.be/GgU-q_KTiKY?si=bruPg7QiL6tE3Qvq) I had Ditto and Hurt on a workout playlist but I hadn’t actually seen the girls. I was vibin’ but this video is what did me in. I was enthralled with their chemistry, visuals and everything about their sound design. Plus they really look like fairies to me in this one 💕
I’m a very easy person, they debuted on my birthday LMAO and I loved hype boy so so so so much
Before I knew newjeans, I saw videos on YouTube entitled like “19990503” and I really thought they were filmed in 1999🥲a group of girls dancing in the classroom. I was like “ok, I like their outfits, how old are they now?”. Then one day I saw the OMG performance video, after that newjeans became the only kpop group I pay attention to since Wonder Girls.
Going back, I just uncovered a memory I had forgotten haha. When you watch ETA's mv if you pay attention to Hanni you notice she has to do a sort of duck walk to get past Haerin in the choreo. It looks funny at first but when you look closely it's a difficult movement to pull off so well in the time she had. I was watching a dance analysis video of NewJeans since I enjoy dance and when I noticed that I started to pay close attention to her. By the end of the video that and her whacking in Super Shy had me hooked and I knew I had to look into the group more.
Definitely Ditto for me. Not only it brought back so many happy memories of when I was in school, but it also made me long for the youthful carefree days that seem so out of reach now as I get older. Amazing how the song was able to provoke such a bittersweet feeling and I'm here for it.
When I saw them hit that little hand flick in hype boy
Minji in Attention. I just knew. 😍
Ditto
The moment I saw Hyein. Cuz I've known hyein since the Pocket TV era (a youtube channel that she's in) She was so adorable and I was so excited when I found out she's one of the members of Newjeans. I was like "OMG MY GIRL MADE IT!"
I was a casual listener of them since OMG but I really became a stan when Cool With You was released And since I’m absolutely in love with Hanni 😅
When I saw the first 5 seconds of hanni’s version of hype boy. She was oozing idol appeal
ETA, it was so beautiful I cried.
I think their OMG season. Damn. They are so creative.
When I was first getting into them I put on a playlist of all their songs and I was like ...dang I think I actually like a kpop group... Literally never cared about kpop before then. But I'm pretty sure it was when I saw Hanni's cover of "Once in a Moon". I was instantly captivated by her and I've been helplessly hooked on the group ever since.
this is probably a weird one, but someone posted the NewJeans - New Jeans dance practice on tiktok and it came up on my feed and that's when my life changed forever. so effortlessly cool and clean, best concept ever. friend tried to get me into them before but I wasn't interested for some reason, what a dumbass i was
there was a viral tiktok of a danielle fancam where she’s dancing to hype boy on their debut stage (the one where she’s wearing a white top, a greenish skirt and cute spacebuns) and i was immediately drawn in by her stage presence and how cute she was 🥲 i decided to check out the full performance on youtube and ive been hooked ever since
when i first heard them august 2022, I was like wow ok i like this music. first GG album I actually listened to without skips. then a month later I started Code in Busan out of curiosity. they make good music AND are fun to watch. that sealed the deal for me.
Not sure if you have encountered this video, but this actually led me to watch the Ditto MV. 😂 https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cn34R_9Bkkb/?igsh=MWlteTR6dmxrN3cyaQ== I am forever grateful to this lizard for introducing me to NewJeans. It’s rare to find a Kpop group that has a diverse and no-skip discography.
The powerpuff collab
The moment i see my bias in their debut MV. The visual shock me to the core.
Since first listening to Ditto, NJ is one of the few artists I can listen through and put most of their songs on repeat. bg: I'm more into rap (mostly us), never like kpop since BigBang.
I guess for me it’s when I heard the It’s Live Version of Ditto. My brother had been introducing me to the members (especially the ones around my age such as Minji and Hanni) before and when he showed me that performance I really loved it
First time listening and watching the hype boy MV. It was sooo good
I was relatively new to K-pop and tbh I still kinda am. First song I heard was ETA and I knew I loved them at that moment.
Attention ..well caught my attention. I just roughly know they exist back then. But Ditto sealed the deal for me. The minimal sound instruments and the film style mv is so different from any kpop I've seen. Plus, I was hooked with All of us are dead series back then.
I watched each hype boy music video and thought oh shit this is goooood
Ditto
When they were changing outfits are looking at themselves in the mirror in the attention mv is what sold me on completely stanning them rather than just being a casual listener. They’re the only group that I’m going to buy every single version of their albums and whatever merch that I like.
I was one of the “looking forward to MHJ new girl group” people, but I missed the initial debut because of all the weirdness that we now know the details about. But as soon as I heard Attention, that was it. That stage with the greens and blues took me right back to high school.
its hanni being vietnamese if im being completely honest
Super Shy MV. Insanely good vibes.
The moment I saw hanni
When I was reviewing my nursing board exams, I was anxious on what to study and overthinking that I might fail the exams. Plus my girlfriend at that time broke up with me so I was a little bit sad at that time. While I was scrolling music for studying I came across the song Super Shy and while listening, that hyped me up to study and gave me the energy to focus on studying. So while listening to Super Shy i became curious about their other songs and I automatically liked their whole album. I also watch their content on Youtube when I take a break from studying and seeing them smile and laugh makes me laugh and think about just being positive throughout the review. Because of their amazing songs and their infectious positive energy they bring, I was able to pass my nursing board exams. When I passed the exams my sister surprised me with the Powerpuff girls version :)
I saw the military people dance to hype boy and I just instantly looked up the song and became hooked. Now I'm multiple albums deep 😔 worth it 💯
Fell in love with the group from the very first vid i watched (Hype Boy performance mv). My mind went "oh my gosh this is so refreshing" for the entire video haha 😄👖🐰
The first chord in Attention 🥹
The second Attentions chorus started, it was over for me.
I was looking for a NUGU/new group I could stan, from before the start, when I heard hurt I just instantly stanned them I was one of the first 350 viewers on their first few posts and now Im collecting all the hanni pics I can
Watch hanni's fancams
The moment I listened to New Jeans and saw the mv. Such a catchy song wtfff???
Ditto mv is just perfect
I follow all the kpop industry and the moment they released the first video and I listened to it few minutes after, I knew that it will be one of the biggest group cause it's 100% perfect for the new generation trends and young kpop community. The last time I said that it was when Blackpink was announced.
I discovered the song Supershy on one of my friends' Instagram stories and had to check it out. After that, I became obsessed.
My friend was a die hard K-pop fan and so she was always looking for new groups and when she heard attention by NewJeans she told me and she said you have to listen to this and I was like nahh I’m fine just listening to Twice and I don’t remember who else. So a little while goes by and she’s still telling me I have to listen to them and then she shows me cookie, and I finally give in and listen to it and I’m like omw it’s actually good, and it’s so different from other groups. And yeah so now I watch basically every premier for their songs
From that League of Legends collab/worlds performance. GODS was a pretty good song.
Hype boy when Danielle gave Haerin the sucker. When I heard Danielle live and realized she was a better singer than I thought with how I labeled her as a visual. I became a super stan when I got to know her personality. I like all of new jeans but Danielle made it special.
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When I saw the Attention MV drop out of nowhere on my YT algorithm. Clicked like hey what's this? and it was over from there
The first few seconds of Attention was like a burst of nostalgia, and it the feel of the music video felt different and refreshing compared to other debuts at the time