NEWJEANS | 'Attention', 'Hype Boy (MINJI Ver.)', 'Hurt', 'Cookie' REACTION | Just such great music!
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00:00 Intro
00:48 Meet the Members!
04:41 'Attention' MV
11:08 'Hype Boy (MINJI Ver.)' MV
16:02 'Hurt' MV
20:51 'Cookie' MV
24:53 Outro Thoughts/Concerns
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"Newjeans" are setting a new trend in Korea. Their debut song is topping Korea music chart! Super rookie !
Yes Queen
The first time I heard them I thought they sounded like a Lee Hi B-side song, which to me is a high compliment.
I feel the same way about Cookie, so I'm not sure about it... But their sound is sooo fresh!
be careful how you use the work "fresh" LOL !
@@user-jm9ep3zp5g what
@@imgonnatouchyouniceandslow i meant to say word not work
either way, song’s perfect 😋
whatever "IT" is, these girls got it. everything is just so pleasing- the music, the sound, the visuals, their aesthetic, the vibes their songs give off, EVERYTHING. it would've been a beyond perfect debut for me if Cookie had age appropriate lyrics so that's just a little disappointing because all their other songs and concepts were age appropriate. there was actually a posted explanation that it's a cutesy song, and "cookie" was a metaphor for a CD but still it's a little.. sus. HYBE is a worldwide company, they should've been more careful of how their english lyrics would be taken. but i still love the group & don't fault the girls for it
That’s not how it works with hybe….. they fund content and ador has all the creative control… it’s their own company and hybe gets a cut bc of their funding… but it’s not like all these companies are running their creative choices by hybe for all their music, videos, content really. It would benefit you guys to educate yourself about what you’re talking about and j get that hybe is the parent company and most influential so you like to put everything on them… but that’s not at all how it works. It’s why the groups promote completely different under the other companies even though they’re all under hybe. This is in Ador… stop using hybe as a scapegoat for something that isn’t in their hands in the first place
@@blarmy827 mimimimimi you is an "army", logical that you will defend this piece of shit that company! Shut Up!
@@blarmy827 girl LMAO. It wasn't my intention to "put all the blame on HYBE". the way you fans will defend billion dollar companies is so weird to me. ultimately ador is under hybe. which means even if all creative control is given to ador, HYBE still has to approve everything. do you think HYBE would fund anything at all if they don't know what kind of media will be released? come on now, let's use our brains a little bit before coming at someone. HYBE, ADOR, producers, composers, the lyricists, or anyone who had anything to do with COOKIE are all to blame. I still stan literally every HYBE artists. but the company should do a better job in monitoring lyrics period. even if the intention is innocent, research should've been a thing to allow the best possible outcome for newjeans and all of their artists in the future.
@@peach1347 “hybe is a worldwide company, they should’ve been more careful of how their English lyrics would be taken.” You’re literally placing blame onto hybe for the English lyrics… not sure how you can make this statement and pretend you’re not bc you didn’t use the word “blame.” Come on, you’re not stupid and to pretend it’s not the same thing is just an ignorant deflection. No problem blaming any company when they’re at fault… but hybe isn’t remotely responsible for the creative content or rights of ador, they don’t review the songs lyrics let alone translate them and look up slang for other languages lol it’s really not that hard to understand if you educate yourself instead of arguing false points just bc hybe is a big company and it’s trendy to come for big companies even when the fault isn’t theirs to protect the company of the group that you like. Blaming hybe makes it easier to brush off their issues with this song… so ppl don’t find fault with the group and ador themselves. Hybe is not responsible for their creative freedom in the companies under them. Simple as that.
You may want to use your brain and do a little research about how these companies work. They’re all already existing companies who use their past works as references to become a part of hybe… they ABSOLUTELY DO NOT go over the lyrics of these companies who already have people who do that for themselves… they are under no circumstance responsible for the lyrics of these other companies lol the fact that you think they all run their music and videos by hybe just shows how ignorant to the business of music you truly are. Do some research and educate yourself before you come at someone with assumptions and personal bullshit lol you clearly have no clue what you’re talking about and are making baseless assumptions and trying to use them to make what you’re saying make sense. I’m speaking literal facts and you’re talking baseless assumptions. It’s impossible to understand what I’m saying with no foundation of business logistics.. but you go ahead and keep putting responsibility onto a company where they have nothing to do with it… bc you’d rather try to be right instead of understanding the facts. You ask me if I believe that hybe doesn’t check the music and content of all these other companies under them… and I don’t have to think about it bc I know that they absolutely do not lol again you’re making an assumption to fit your narrative instead of looking at the facts. You’re not equipped to even have this conversation with.. and that’s just sad .
@@peach1347 fyi when you use quotations as a reference.. “put all the blame on hybe,” the whole point is that you’re placing something that I said word for word, it’s literally why it’s in quotations sweetie, and disagreeing with the exact phrase. So, I’m not sure why you put this phrase in quotations considering I never once used this phrase lol seems like business isn’t the only area you should be brushing up on 😉 hard to discuss things with someone who lacks the understanding of what is even being discussed. I can see why you assume that hybe would be going over all the lyrics and content of these sub companies bc they’re using their name, but that’s just not how it works unfortunately.
This is a really good rookie group! I love their late 90’s slow groove. To address the elephant in the room…..99% of all K-pop groups debut at very young ages and what many seem to NOT realize is that both BOY and GIRL groups are catering / singing to their very own age group(s). In other words they’re singing to BOYS and GIRLS not MEN and WOMEN.
Best way to promote a new group. Drop a mini album and make for every song a MV.
I personally don't see their outfits as inappropriate, but maybe it's just me.
My younger sister was born in 2007 and all of her friends and girls at school dress like that - I mean crop tops and such. I'm not even sure if she has any normal-length shirts.. It's 'fashion', I suppose.
I don't know if it's like that in other places, but here all the teenage girls are dressed exactly like NewJeans, so my first thought was that they're appealing to their age group. I even told my sister to watch them and get inspired to add some color to her wardrobe, because I swear she only wears one crop top in different shades of black lol
Also it's worth noting that the NewJeans' girls have protective shorts under skirts, so it's much better, more appropriate and more comfortable for them than for any 2nd or 3rd gen girl group when they debuted. I was watching their first music show appearance and all of them had these shorts on.
They have one of the safest outfits in 4th gen and still people are trying to say whatever to bring this girls down. They seem to have forgotten ive’s leeseo and all classy members. Even Wonyoung being the IT girl when she’s the same age as minji, and she debuted when she was 14. Not to mention all 2nd and 3rd gen idols who debuted in between 14-16 y/o(suzy, taemin, jk, tzuyu, hyuka and taehyun, eunchae, somi, jisung, krystal etc). I haven’t seen anyone complaining about love dive’s breakdance knowing leeseo is only on year older than hyein. People are treating this girls as if they were babies and still they are fangirling with idols who are the same age as them (Wonyoung and Minji are a clear example) The double standards are being shown very clearly
@@Mxonchild preach!!!!
yes yes yes 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
i love all the songs ... nice and fresh to hear. “cookie” it depends on the country where you listen to it ... you can find double meaning in the most innocent songs even religious ones .
no you can't lol
@@vernonscat4655 😂😂
@@vernonscat4655 Yes you do, unless you're illiterate then more power to you lol
love the way you speak, mild and comfortable
I love this group! All four song releases. My kind of music. I cracked up laughing when you said what are they talking about in this song. I think if you allow it on the surface it takes you to a not good place considering their ages. I still question the intent. Even though they say its related to the theme of the overall album. I still love the music.
In Korea, BLACKPINK is currently ranked second on the album chart after New Jeans Attention.
In Korea in the 90s/2000s music CDs were called cookies and „make a cookie” was a very popular slang to say „Make music” „Prepare an album” (That's why the background cds in the mv) And I'm not saying it, Koreans are making videos explaining that
처음듣는데 ㅋㅋ
맞는 얘기입니다. 최근에는 없어진 말이 되었지만 지금 30대들은 알거에요
@@user-sq3wt3jg6u 쿠키를 만들다가 앨범을 만든다는 말이었다구요? 저도 삼십댄데 ㅋㅋ
씨디를 굽다라고들 하죠 쿠키를 굽다는 은유적 표현인데 위의 분이 말을 정확히 글자그대로 직역하지 않고 의역해서 이해한걸 또 영어로 설명해서 그 영어로 된걸 다시 한글로 번역하니까 에휴~
어쨌든 원래는 씨디 💿 를 굽다라는 표현에서 왔다고 합디다
Im korean we don't understand cookies as CDs. But we say bake CDs like baking cookies.
no like I’m honestly shook at how much I enjoyed their songs
Hype boy is my jam! Hanni and Danielle are my faves but they’re all so talented!!! Definitely a group to watch and really digging their music and old school style vibes .. they’re def all aces imo
I love your reactions and thoughtful insight. As an older kpop fan, so much of what you said resonates with me. As far as the music and production goes, every single song was a huge win for me - I've been listening non-stop and there are no skips on this album. There's definitely a nostalgic feel and I like where they're going with that. At the same time, and with no judgement towards the girls themselves, I really wish the lyrics to Cookie had gone in a different direction.
Look, I think overall it seems like most of the concept, styling, lyrics, production, etc. behind this debut fits and is appropriate for their age range. The Cookie lyrics are the one outlier for me and I feel like if they had just given them different lyrics to that one song, they could have hit this debut out of the park without any controversy. All that aside, I really enjoy most all the other choices that have been made for this debut to happen and I think New Jeans is bringing something really new and fresh (but with a twinge of nostalgia in the styling/concept/music) to kpop and that's something to be proud of.
I really didn't understand the whole 'cookie' thing until someone explained to me. Bc here in Brazil if you are talking about giving/receiving cookie you are talking about getting attention( the famos 15 min of fame). So I think it is a American culture thing. Of course there is the whole problem with meaning and things lost in translations ( for what I know in korean the lyrics seems very silly and childish) so is upon their team to be aware of some details.
Believe me Arab people would think it's a totally food song like commercial song for a new cookie brand 😂
When I first saw the 'cookie' thing all that came to my mind was 'Is that a sexual thing?' I was like "Eita! safadeza? ou tô brisando? "quer provar meu cookie"? gente olha a idade das meninas" but wasnt sure if its was something sexual or just my "adult" mind speaking.
@@Nellyperinha " Quer provar meu cookie" EU TO MORTA 😂😂😂😂
Literally I'm from Europe and the writer is also from Europe and I never heard of word "cookie" being used id that meaning so imo the writer had a right to not know it but again Amaricans will come up and scream at me that everyone knows it haha, but I find other lyrics bit uncomfortable..
THIS. I’ve only seen english speakers getting annoyed about this. Lit in Europe no ones think about a cookie in THAT way.
Yes new jeans is so amazing very addictive and they are so talented for being so young wish people quit judging cookie so much and just appreciate their vocals and dancing and if you noticed they seem very happy together
stanned when I heard the first song 🤍 they are amazing
Cookie is supposed to be the metaphor for their debut cd, ep I guess?
I just wanted to say something because the things being said about new jeans is not it like a lot of you guys say you don’t want minors in the industry which I can understand but then I want you guys to give the same energy to other groups the double standard for new jeans is insane like Ive age range is almost the same as new jeans not to mention so many groups this have minors but y’all didn’t say a peep and you guys read a narrative on Twitter and run with it
At least someone says it
It's not necessarily about age, don't really mind minors debuting, although, I would prefer if they did not, but whatever. The issue is the lyrics and concepts they make them do. New Jeans has a fresh concept and it's really fun and teen love and highschool, but my issue is specially with 'Cookie'. You can say whatever you want or try to twist it, but there's definitely an inappropriate undertone to the lyrics, cookie is an obvious innuendo and the MV and lyrics do not seem to be talking about food. I wish the best for them but I hope they aren't forcing them to do weird things they don't want to. Minors doing mature concepts is not okay.
@@nathanf.6171 ya’ll english speakers are the only ones I’ve seen talking about this. No one in Europe thinks about a cookie in that way lmao, at least someone in their right mind. Even in Korean, it’s just a cute and funny song.
I don’t mean to be rude but english isn’t the only language in the world. You always try to make a big deal about everything because of your point of view, while in other countries and cultures they dont give a fck because they don’t think as if they were the only ones living in this planet.
They are a korean group, and koreans say it’s a cute song, the lyrics are in korean and english yes. But they don’t think it’s a sexual song because cookie doesn’t have that meaning in korean.
The word having that double meaning in english doesn’t mean it’s applied to every language lol.
And if the song was made in that way having that second meaning, well it’s fucked up. But it’s fucking annoying the fact the only thing it comes to ya’ll minds is that it’s a sexual song just because in your language a word it is
@@Mxonchild i so agree with you plus ppl r saying also that writers of the song knew exactly what they r doing when writing it and heejin did nothing about it but guess wut?! it's not the girl's fault so we owe them nothing but support let's see how this whole problem goes in their cb and if it does happen again then we'll be sure heejin didn't learn her lesson but i doubt it.. she's not stupid careless maybe but not stupid :)
@@Mxonchild well these English supremacists think they know all, what do we expect 🤷🏻♂️😒 the English language and culture is not all there is, they better touch grass and explore other cultures that have other interpretation on things.
So for mv to Hype Boy, they have another love stories for each members so there are a lot of them :)) About the Cookie lyrics it tells about a very popular for teenagers in Korea confessing (love) thanks to giving our crush a dessert (cookies, chocolates, etc.), and Koreans expressed positively about the lyrics calling it cute and infantile :)
in Korean it does sound so cute, however the translation was horrible in my opinion. plus US and Korean culture so different.
Cookie = cd ... In Korea, storing music on a cd
They say it's baked. Bake cookies = Bake cd. it seems to be a kind of fan song that promises to provide good music without sparing materials
“Cookie” is good, but they should have left as little room for error, or s*xual innuendo, or misunderstanding lyrically as possible. SOME of the lyrics aren’t translated accurately, but even when translated accurately there is still room to take the song to be too mature for minors, coupled with the English lyrics. It’s the Korean lyrics together with the English that make it hard to not see duality in the song. Yes, they can just be talking about their album as a “Cookie” gifted to their fans, but the fact that it can be taken otherwise is a problem. They should be more careful with minors and leave hardly any room for interpretation than what was intended when it comes to these lyrics and future songs. It’s our job as adults to protect them, since we can’t change that they debuted so young
Hybe knew what they were doing and it’s gross. KBS would ban that performance in the past (not sure about now).
Especially since they've been marketed using very western aesthetics/sound (specifically black culture tbh) which attracts a ton of English audiences so they really should've have triple checked the ACCEPTED translations they put out. It's all around a messy situation and i hope they (ADOR) learned their lesson and never do this again for their future comebacks
Not to mention the song is written by a westerner lol. The song is 100% written with the innuendoes being intentional.
I don't see any Koreans feeling uncomfortable with this. My opinion is since this is essentially still KPOP, which means their primary audience is really Korea, maybe we shouldn't be commenting on the English translation of the lyrics? My guess is that it only looks this weird when it is in English, but Korean sexual references could be totally different. So... Idk, it just feels like we may be feeling too entitled thinking that the world revolves around us?
@@Nerubiru The song was written in English and then translated, the songwriter is Swedish. The songs intention is clearly sexual, like there is no doubt about it.
yes! all the hype boy mvs have different storylines :)
This kind of review is what I want. Thank you.
YES I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! Thanks RJ!!
I love all their songs..
I found a new favorite reactor! Love your reaction 🥰
there's a storyline for every Hype Boy music video, I hope you get to react to all of them soon
They are really different than others GG. I don't know explained but I want to listen more their music.
I absolutely love their music but then I’m always reminded that they are so young.
They remind me so much of Red Velvet and were they five years older I’d totally be into it.
cookie is suuuch a good song and definitely my favorite sounding one from them but the lyrics are a little bit hmmmm... I heard a lot of people say that in korean it doesn't sound as bad so they were confused why ppl were mad about the double meaning but still if they are making such young ppl debut they should be more careful with that,,, anyways the girls are super talented and I'm looking foward to seeing more of them in the future :) great reaction as always!
It's less about it sounding better in Korean and more about the word cookie having a double meaning. This sexual double meaning exists in English but not in Korean which is why they're confused. At the end of the day the original sample song was english so the company was aware of the sexual tone and still decided to go with it, that's where it gets weird.
@@Chi_Ch1 yh that's why they should be more careful about that, specially bc probably the producers know english
nah, knet folks are not happy with it either, because they are not naive as HYBE's statement would have you believe.
No, Hanni was born in Vietnam. Her father and mother are both Vietnamese, she has Vietnamese nationality and she has only lived in Australia since childhood!😌😌😌
No born in australia
@@kajsfnv No, information confirming that she is Vietnamese, born in Vietnam, she also has photos of her childhood in Vietnam. She has only lived in Australia since she was a child!
The people hating on Cookie, let their kids listen to WAP... Just haters...probably mad their group disbanded and are jealous of these girls
cookie = their cd and music as the girls said sooo its fine?? THEY SO COOL AND TALENTED I NEED MORE MUSIC
upd: please don’t reply to me i don’t care about your opinion 🥱 i love and support my girls at any way.
Just because they said that doesn’t mean it’s entirely true. Don’t be gullible especially in the entertainment industry they don’t care about the idols. It has two meanings which is very obvious.
@@sorellabby ikr? like the way they even had to explain it makes it more weird for me- and the fact that the song was originally in english so the double meaning is still there
the girls said it was for fans..we know damn well it isn’t. u can act dumb if u want to!
nicki minaj raps abt cookie does that mean she’s talking abt her music ? be serious 💀
@@wuvxiao yup, fans think the industry is all cookies and rainbows when the truth is they just want the money lmao, for all we know the controversial lyrics could of been a marketing ploy Lol but yh, people are gullible as usual.
nope your not the only yes the lyrics your right bout they are a talented group the music brings me back to an mid late 90's mid 00's vibe this is why like them as a group
So about cookie: In korean cookie does not have the same connotation that it has in english. It was not meant to sound like they were talking about what you think. They made it clear on their social media that this song is about their EP. The cookie represent their EP and they say that they baked it which means they put their songs in it. And they’re saying « boy » just to go along with their other songs. People are still going to say that the company knew what they were doing with that especially because of the Min Heejin situation but I really love NewJeans and their songs so I’m just going to assume that it was just coincidence and wait to see what they will do in the future. If that happens again then yeah it will not be a coincidence
(sorry if my english is bad i’m french)
IN Korea cookie is a term for cds so when they say wana taste my cookie it like want to hear my music, or cavity is your problem, my music is so good your gonna get so hooked so it's basically as they said in a video a fan song but i tottaly understand but i think alot people overreacted
I definitely think it could be taken another way…. But I reread the lyrics and also understand it in Korean. The first line “MADE a cookie” def helps to stray away from the innuendo people think about. In Korean the lyrics meaning is super playful and actually funny. Lastly the music video basically shows you the connection between a cookie and a CD. “Taste” and “Lookie” are used as metaphors for listening to there music. People say “we got a taste of their sound” for music as well. Or words like “sneak peak” I think not thinking too deeply helps a lot as well. This is just my opinion and how I look at it. If I’m honest I didn’t think of it sexually when I first heard it, but again, that’s just me.
I am absolutely wanting to support this fresh sounding group. The concept execution is really creative, and the members are clearly talented and ready to showcase it.
Being in my mid-30s and tending toward more conservative dress myself, I am not totally down with the vibe 100% for girls who are - like it or not - in an industry that commodifies sexuality.
Attention is definitely my favorite song so far. New Jeans fighting!
Boy thought they were gonna pull an Itzy kidz bop at first😭
Actually they made four version for hype boy to get know the members because they didn't officially introduced anyone so they used strategy to make people to watch all version to know and identify the members
Okay, listen up guys. The music industry is MORE than just music, it always has been. Looks is also a big part of it especially in the idol culture. The age most idols start at is peak age for them to start getting into the business because you don't just become an idol overnight. Many idols train for years before getting to debut, and the younger you are, the more rapport you can build and attention you can bring in. It is the reasons idols like Suzy are so well known now and have so much fame, they have built it up over years. The idol business is very nuanced and simply saying "they are too young" or some other sh*t is NOT anyone else's call to make. It is a hard world to make it in and the younger you get in, the longer your career tends to be. As I said, it isn't just music. Most artists need 'other' ways of getting attention, it isn't as simple as singing good anymore. The more visually appealing you are and the more something is pushed among other things are contributing factors to an idol's success. There is a reason the most successful actors and most successful idols are the ones who started young. BoA, IU, Suzy, Park Shin Hye and Kim Yoo Jung are all examples of that.
People tend to forget these idols have parents that have agreed to this and that the kids have agreed to this. This isn't anyone's call to make regardless of what they are singing. Now if they were to expose their genitals in the MV, that is a COMPLETELY different situation as laws would have actually been broken even if it was accidental. Besides, kids mature at different ages so applying the label of 'vulnerable' to a kid especially as old as these girls isn't fair as most of them are 16 and over whilst only one is 14 and again, they are all mature. I was 12 when I reached a high level of maturity, most adults didn't hold a candle to my level of maturity. There are 25 year olds that act like 8 year olds in clubs and bars and no one judges them, why is it fair to judge mature kids looking for an early start in their careers?
The first two songs you enjoyed, Attention and Hype Boy, feature lyrics credits for two of the members. They are supremely talented and their agency is involving them in their music from the beginning
YES YES YES newjeans is my fav new gg!! they're so refreshing
I just want to say that I've noticed for Cookie, the lyrics in Korean does not seem to be an issue in Korea. They do perform Cookie in Korean music shows. The translated lyrics are questionable for the westernized people. I also did read that cookie is another word for cd in Korea....which explains why (to me) the cookies in the mv later on were cd's in the background. I don't mind the translated lyrics to Cookie too much (since I like the other songs more anyways). If you look at it with a dirty mind then it's dirty. If you look at it the other way, it's okay. Definitely the lyrics has nothing to do with the girls' talents. Hopefully no future songs are seen as questionable again. I do hope they last a long time.
I don't blame him for being so questionable though. Knowing the history of the company and how they handled the previous girl group, it isn't crazy to be concerned for them. I believe It's better if we were more skeptical than if we didn't care about it at all since we would only do it for the best interest of the group. You know how some creepy people would let mature content slide with them since that's what they WANT to see.
It's a US-centrism thing. That slang meaning of the word isn't even in Cambridge dictionary and the likes. Don't tell me people have to go to urban dictionary and learn the list of words to avoid because that's ridiculous.
@@zaxele ._. And this comment involved the U.S. How?
@@zaxele it has nothing to do with a country. No one said cookie meant this or meant that. It’s a psychological thing to do to replace innocent words with bad ones in the right circumstances and context. happens in any language, not just English.
It doesn’t make sense if u pit cd in the lyrics in place where it says cookie. The lyrics in Korean are weird asf too it’s just the purple don’t pay attention to them
hype boy has multiple versions because it was their introduction video since attention dropped out of nowhere and there were no teasers for this new group.
They ment Cookie as in their Album is a Cookie to their fans but it’s understandable that everyone thought wrongly about it since the lyrics is kinda weird.. but like I’m the beginning of the video a Cookie rolled behind them then at the end a CD rolled behind them. The Cookie is their Music
Cool, reaction with their profiles)
NewJeans has the best music in Kpop currently
Cookie’s English lyrics wasn’t translated from Korean to English. A Swedish producer was behind this song. So the demo was mostly likely all in English
뉴진스 짱!!♡
I want a nerdy-purple kiss reaction so much
Ooh I'm glad you checked this out, I also have mixed feelings about them. I love Attention so much, my reaction was much like yours, I was shocked and delighted at the throwback sound and I love the casual mv, it's intensely nostalgic. I ascended when the chorus hit, serious goosebumps, what an incredible song! I really like Hypeboy too, and Hurt, and the sudden rollout of mvs before they even announced their names coupled with the bag album packaging was the most creative debut I've ever witnessed, with how they're taking over the charts in Korea it has clearly worked out for them too. However Cookie makes me feel icky and I wish could wipe the memory of it from my brain, not only the lyrics but the outfits and choreo and overall tone is just so uncomfortable. The lyrics are originally written in english so they have no excuse.
I am especially conflicted because I was particularly looking forward to them for years as they were Min Heejin's new group after moving from SM to Hybe (she was creative director for many f(x), Red Velvet and SHINee albums that I love), and was hyping them up to anyone who would listen. Then a huge controversy came out right after NewJeans debuted about her having photos, art and album sleeves on her apartment walls all from various films portraying exploitative relationships between older men and underage girls, and using a lot of lolita-inspired and infantilizing imagery in her previous work. Her insta had Brooke Shields who was heavily sexualised as a child as creative inspiration.
As most of her previous work had been with my favourite groups, it was devastating to hear. Her studio walls had nudes of barely legal actresses in roles playing children next to pictures of Taemin from a photoshoot she directed, as a shawol it felt awful to see, she actually didn't tell Taemin the photoshoot for his solo debut Ace would be topless in order to prevent him from working out in preparation so he would look more youthful ugh. She is the CEO of Ador and NewJeans is basically her magnum opus project, so when coupled with their ages of course I am worried.
I really hope that they are successful because the girls seem wonderful and I really love their sound so far, most importantly they have a spark, I think they could make a significant impact in the industry. I just hope that they aren't given any more questionable concepts after this and I hope that their CEO's favourite inspirations have minimal effect on their direction in the future. I'm rooting for them and excited to hear what they come out with next. Sorry for the essay, thanks for sharing your thoughts at the end, it's good to hear your perspective!
they're sweeping the biggest digital music chart Melon🍈 in Korea like a storm now.
Attention #1 (10 days in a row)
*_Pink Venom #2 (Blackpink)_*
Hype Boy #3
Cookie #15
Hurt #110
this is the 4th No.1 of rookie girl group with debut album in all time Kpop history.
Bad Girl Good Girl | Miss A
Fire | 2NE1
Whistle | Blackpink
Attention | NewJeans
and they won the 3rd No.1 title on weekly TV music show in Korea yesterday.
The cookie incident is so heavily talked about in America and people talking about it and complaining are Americans, but I don’t see Knetz, and other countries talk about it. It’s because Americans think their culture should be known throughout the world, and complaining that “Koreans know what they did” like NO! Koreans have their own Media and own slangs. Cookie is a metaphor for CDs, hence the only CG items in the mv are cookies and CDs. Here is a whole explanation: th-cam.com/users/shortsnfNPXx-6gL8?feature=share
Yeah, cookies lyrics are very weird for sure, considering their ages. I’ve seen arguments that the lyrics have a different meaning in Korean, but come on. HYBE translated this themselves.
I recommend you to react to Stayc if you haven't. Their songs always slayed.💅🏻
1.Beautiful monster (their recent comeback)
2.Run2u
3. Stereotype
4. Asap
5. So bad (their debut song)
And plus their besides are ✨chief kiss✨
DANIELLE IS PERFECT, I LOVE HER SO MUCH!
yeaah let's focused on their talents 👍🏼👍🏼
For the song cookie: Bake in Korean is 'ppang gubgi'. Burning CD in Korean is 'gubgi CD'. Both use similar sound of 'cookie'. That's why a cookie roll in at the beginning & a CD roll out at the end. Cookie in asian culture simply means baked dough. It is no fault of Koreans that it carries sexual undertone in the western culture.
Just like Korean 'nae-ga' means I. It is no fault of Koreans that it sounds like the 'N' word used in the western culture as slur against black people.
People bashing NewJeans are either ignorant or opportunists wanting to eliminate them from competition against other rookies.
The world is a better place when people stop looking through coloured lens.
this!!
In Korean Cookie is slang for new CD . the only people upset about the lyrics are English speaking.
This.
I would say that it is only American English speakers that have changed the meaning of this word in their slang to have an adult meaning in other English speaking countries it is NOT The.case.
newjeans fandom name is tokkis/bunnies
So many questions to this group, not good questions. But music really awesome)
if you can check out their dance practices or their special videos/choreography videos!!
19:36 I wanted to add on how it's quite common in West for minor artists to release their music.
Britney Spears, harry in 1D, Taylor swift, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo etc. I don't understand why its "weird" to listen to good songs if the artists are minors
That actually wasn’t what I was saying there. I was using Britney Spears as an example of how her song, at such a young age, was much more mature, even down to the outfit and dance moves of the MV, not that it was weird to listen to her because she was a minor. Cant Be Tamed by Miley Cyrus is another good example. I’m wishing NEWJEANS nothing but success! Love them so far!
@@rjkpop yes I know and I appreciate how you acknowledged their talent. I was just adding on to express how mewjeans doesn't deserve hypocrisy from kpop stans when it comes to age
@@pixiiie Their songs are more sexual than other Kpop groups their age.
@@lugmediaclub1645 you're saying that as if love dive is not literally a slang for sex itself ?🤨
@@pixiiieLol, Love Dive is one part of the song, and there's no actual slang for sex called love dive.
Come and take a lookie
No water but you're thirsty
If you want it you can get it
Let me hear you say you want it more boy
Cookie is an actual slang for sex, and the lyrics are way more suggestive than love dive are. It's not even close.
newjeans came up with a fandom name on one of their lives "pockets" but maybe its not 100% official yet
i remember the first time i ever heard attention...i was gagged and froze for about like 2 minutes LMAO attention is still so good
🔥🥰🔥
13:44 to explain the lime/lemon scene, in some asian cultures they say your first kiss tastes like lemon/lime basically like citrus. So girls who are curious do this to see what its like i guess and it also makes your breath smell better and taste like lemons incase someone decides to kiss you later ya know? At least i think that's what I have heard, please correct me if I'm wrong!
I want a purple kiss reaction so bad
My bias is hyein because she and me same age i can 't believe she is 14 year old😃
youre not crazy at all. im glad you called it out bc plenty of people are trying to gaslight us about it. the label and writers know exactly what. its about, and its inappropriate.
You could also check out a new group called XG. Their MVs "Tippy toes" and "Mascara" and their Dance Performance 3. I'm sure you would LOVE them! They are awesome! Like seriously they are so great!
Yes! XG!
Superstar rookie girlgroup.
they remind me of f(x)'s music like 4 walls
in Korea wearing skirts is normal in schools too. So it's not questionable
Hi, just stumbled upon your page and got stuck lol. Noticed you didn’t react to 2NE1 yet. Would like to hear your thoughts on them. Or C.L
you’re fave vocals were from the 2 youngest members - haerin and hyein… specifically haerin who is the blonde girl
Petition for the fandom name to be HighWaist !
i guess cookie is interpreting like an “i know you like don’t try to push me back” idk maybe
while i love all the songs, i definitely understand the concern around cookie. you are NOT overreacting. if there were no minors in this group, there would be no problem but the youngest member is fourteen! that's concerning and very weird that they have the underage members singing about a cookie that lives in your head rent free raises some serious question marks. other than that this debut is one of my all time favorites and I cant wait to see what they release next :)
just to be clear
1. In Korea, it's common ideology for them to refer CDs as Cookies and vice versa.
2. NewJeans age range is same as Ive, weeekly, billlie etc
3. Mhj controversy is baseless. whatever goes on in her personal life never interfered with her work. More over if everyone was to boycott these girls since they're under ADOR, I ask all kpoppies to boycott their favs under Big3 cuz LSM, YG and JYP are far far worse.
I understand how everyone (mainly in West) would perceive lyrics as "inappropriate" and that's because of western ideology where innuendos like this are quite common.
In Korea however, Cookies are common analogy for "music"/CDs.
Most of the kpop fans have been deliberately ignoring the Korean narrative and trying to run with their western one, further spreading misinformation. Trying to eradicate a whole cultural difference and meaning is downright hypocrisy and racist
lmao the cookie reaction, I can relate tho, the song is pretty sus
The hypocrisy of cringing about them being underage while posting those comments from iphones made in sweatshops made by underage workers gives me the lols
About the cookies song ,I hear the lyrics are not sexual it suppose to be a cute like burning CD ( not remember)
People need to chill. I feel like when we become adults we forget how we were as teens. Teens from my time were already wearing crop tops, mini shorts, makeup and even high heels. Majority of them were exploring their love and sex life, cigarettes and alcohol, parties.. Teens are not kids. Us as adults we should protect these minor idols to have a safe and healthy work environment, and view them as teens/young adults. I know that people care for them, including me, but over-interpreting their lyrics, outfits etc make it worse. I just find it weird when people think the dirty way when it comes to young people. Just for that, I want companies to debut only adults.
Otherwise, I can understand people’s concern because it’s the adults who shape these groups.
NewJeans are clearly a breath of fresh air in this industry, their music is chill, vibey and they look simple. Can’t wait to listen to their next tracks!
Even with a dirty mind on I can't see what people see with 'Cookie', the lyrics to me seems like they are saying "I'm unique, you won't find another one like me, I'm a sweet girl, you like me and won't stop wanting to be with me"
Hany is vietnamese too
Cookie is about "baking CDs" (cookies = cds) which it was a thing years ago because the streaming service did not exist, as you can see in the video CDs are over the place, this match the concept of new jeans the nostalgia in their songs and the 2000 vibes, the only country where cookies means something sexual is for English speakers ones , this is a korean song so kindly stop projecting your slangs on korean people and over the rest of the word
Can you pls make a video about Nayeon (From Twice)'s solo "POP" ?
Contrary to popular belief, as dirty as Cookie sounds, CDs in Korea are referred to as Cookies, explaining the CD rolling in the background at the end of the video, so they're referring to their CDs, not you know what.
and i know you see the mental gymnastics people are doing to try to excuse the issue. you're not crazy.
16:57 yeah all of them have a good vocals but Haerin and Hanni were I like the most.
i talked to some native koreans. We think way to sexuall. Koreans don't think that way. So they sing about Cookies.
Hi, I don't know if you know them but I recommend checking out the girlgroup Everglow, their songs are really good !
You should check (G)I-dle next. They are talented and unique group!. Love your video🤍.
I am a mom of a 14 yo girl and I cannot with Cookie. I’m pretty sure it means what you’re thinking, and that is how I take it. I won’t play it just because to me it reads ****
im pretty sure theyre not talking about treats
pls Reaction IRREPLACEABLE song for Youngjae Got7.🥺🙏
If the kid next door asks for a cookie, will you sue for sexual harassment? The act of baking CDs was compared to baking cookies. And the lyrics figuratively say that we only listen to their songs. However, English-speaking people only think of the sexual meaning of cookies, even though CD rolls around in the music video and group members dance non-sexually. In addition, you should think about Korean culture while listening to K-POP, and listening to music only thinking about your own country's culture does not understand the culture of other countries.
I think you could be a little misunderstood about the concern here. This isn’t about the Korean meaning of the song, this is more towards the WAY the translation of the song was made. When the company(or whomever they direct to do so) give an English translation or whichever translation, it’s wise to keep in mind what words or slang terms may mean in other countries and how it would/could be interpreted. In the case of most Western audiences, Cookie references different things and doesn’t mean something as innocent as it does in Korean. It simply doesn’t. It isn’t “English speaking people” making it dirty, the term was and has been used that way long before this. In conclusion, I believe who ever greenlit the translation of the song are responsible. I’m not saying the girls or the song are to blame, at all. Hope this clears up any confusion or helps to put things in to perspective from a different lens. 💙