What songs introduced NewJeans to the world of K-pop?

In addition to being singers of the genre, K-pop stars are also big fans of the artists they compete against in awards shows or those who came up in different generations to theirs, as many of them made them discover the music and remain fans, as NewJeans revealed in an interview with Spotify in 2022 (via Koreaboo), where Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin and Hyein They told us which were the first songs sung by idols that they heard in their lives.

In the same chat, the quintet also explained which artists they would never tire of commenting on, the songs they would never get bored listening to and which tracks deserved more attention; Find out what the answers were below:

Hanni

As the song that introduced her to South Korean pop music, Hanni named “I GOT A BOY”, from Girls’ Generation’s fourth studio album of the same name, released in 2013.

Hanni also said that “eight”, by UI and “What is Love?” by TWICE are the songs that made her continue listening to the genre, but she did not select a specific artist that she could talk about endlessly, stating that K-pop itself would be the correct choice, in addition to saying that the track she wanted more people to love is “Love Countdown” by Nayeonby TWICE.

She also said that “Talk that Talk” by TWICE, “WORLD” by SEVENTEEN and “Forever 1” by Girls’ Generation were the songs she liked most. was listening to, as well as choosing “Hype Boy” by NewJeans as the track I could listen to forever.

Hyein

In case of Hyeinthe song that made her interested in K-pop was “What is Love?”, from the album of the same name released by TWICE in 2018.

While “Gone” byRoséby BLACKPINK, and “It Was Me”, by Baek Yerin, were the ones that made her remain a fan, the group she debuted with was chosen as the one she could talk about without interruptions, and she remained talking about the formation by choosing “Attention” as the track she was addicted to and the only one she could listen to for always, in addition to naming “Hurt” as the song that could have the most recognition.

Minji

“I Need U”, by BTS, was the song that caught the attention of Minji for the genre. The song is from the album “The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 1”, released in 2015.

Even so, several other artists were mentioned in the other categories of the dynamic. That’s because the idol chose Red Velvet and TWICE as the artists she could comment on for hours; the tracks “Knees” and “Twenty-three”, by UIlike the ones that made her continue listening to k-pop; “Shadow”, by f(x) as the title that more people should love; “Talk that Talk”, by TWICE, and “Pink Venom”, by BLACKPINK, as his current addictions; and “Hype Boy” by NewJeans as the song I could listen to forever.

Danielle

Danielle He discovered K-pop through T-ARA’s “Roly Poly”, a track from “John Travolta Wannabe”, the group’s second mini album, released in 2011.

She then answered the remaining questions:

• The K-pop artist you can talk about without having to sit down: IU
• The K-pop song that kept her going: “Your Existence” by Wonstein
• The song I wish more people liked: “Infrared Camera” by Wonstein
• The K-Pop song you’re addicted to: “The NewJeans song, haha”
• If you could only listen to one K-pop song forever, what would it be: “Through the Night” by IU

Haerin

Haerin revealed that “DNA”, by BTS, was the song that really introduced her into the world of South Korean pop music. The track was featured on the 2017 album “Love Yourself: Her”.

The song chosen as the one that made her continue to admire K-pop was “UGLY” and “I Don’t Care” by 2NE1 — a group she also named as the one she wouldn’t get tired of talking about.

Meanwhile, “Roller Coaster” by Chunghais the song she would never tire of listening to, and the NewJeans tracks “Hurt” and “Attention” are the ones she thinks deserved to get the most love and the one she can’t stop listening to, respectively.