“If we enjoy it together, no matter what the future is, we look forward to it.”
Source: ADOR
[The Fact – Reporter Jeong Byeong Geun] New Jeans has been selected as "Next Generation Leaders" by Time magazine (USA).
Time publishes its pioneers and trendsetters every year. New Jeans (Minji, Hani, Daniel, Hae Rin, Hye In) is the only K-pop artist to make it to this year's list of "Next Generation Leaders" announced on April 23 (US time). Time introduced, "ADOR's first girl group under Hype Entertainment has reached the global milestone much faster than any K-pop senior artist."
New Jeans has achieved remarkable success in the global music market in less than a year since its debut. Time has recalled the cumulative point of 1 billion streams in the shortest time (219 days) of the K-pop group, although the two songs OMG and Ditto have stayed at the Billboard Hot 100 for 5 weeks this year.
Time added that New Jeans will be the first K-pop girl group to perform on the Chicago stage of "Lollapalooza" in the US in August, adding, "New Jeans' popularity is not surprising. ".
In an interview with Time, New Jeans said, "We always try to show a new vibe. "We think each of us dances to our favorite music. Of course, there is a certain choreography, but each of us performs the dance according to what we hear ourselves. Because of this, I think there are times when other people feel it's like a free style."
Besides, the girls shared, "It's a great joy when we can do things that we really like and can enjoy it", "We are so lucky to be a part of of Kpop in this era", "If we continue to be together, enjoy the stage and music, we will look forward to anything in the future".