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Minji of girl group NewJeans, left, and Jake of boy band Enhypen [NEWS1]

'I'm sorry for everything': K-pop idols apologize to meet impossible standards

K-pop idols face scrutiny and intense pressure in their jobs, and they often apologize for seemingly trivial matters. Experts say the high expectations harm artists and disproportionately hurt female performers.

2024.2.2

NewJeans's Minji 'sorry' for 'bad attitude' in addressing her gaffe last year

NewJeans's Minji apologized for asking what kalguksu, or knife-cut noodles, last year during a YouTube broadcast with other members of the girl group.

2024.1.17

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NewJeans's agency says it will sue those who leave hate comments

NewJeans's agency ADOR will sue those who write malicious comments or spread rumors about the girl group's members after a hate comment emerged during the group's livestream on Monday.

2023.12.7

Girl group NewJeans performs for fans at the Summer Sonic 2023 music festival in Tokyo on Saturday [ADOR]

NewJeans debuts in Japan at Summer Sonic 2023

Girl group NewJeans took the stage by storm at Summer Sonic 2023, one of the biggest music festivals in Japan, performing for 30,000 festivalgoers on Saturday.

2023.8.20

NewJeans becomes fastest K-pop group to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify

NewJeans became the fastest K-pop group to surpass 1 billion streams on global music streaming service Spotify, earning a Guinness World Record, the girl group's agency ADOR said Tuesday. The achievement came on March 8, 219 days after ...

2023.5.9

NewJeans stuck in U.S. to miss 'Music Bank' taping

NewJeans is stuck in the United States due to the grounding of flights following an air systems software glitch. The girl group will be unable to attend the filming of a music program as a result. “NewJeans was supposed to head back after ...

2023.1.12

A picture of girl group NewJeans making hanji with hanji-maker Ahn Chi-yong for a promotional video made by the Korea Craft and Design Foundation [CHOI YEONG-JAE]

NewJeans caught in cultural appropriation brouhaha over hanji

NewJeans has received online criticism from Chinese viewers for a video of the girl group taking part in a demonstration of hanji, Korean traditional mulberry paper. The Korea Craft and Design Foundation, a state-run institution, released ...

2023.1.8

In the final scene of NewJeans' latest music video 'OMG,' member Minji, dressed as a psychiatric doctor, approaches a woman typing a critical comment toward NewJeans’ producers online. Minji tells the woman, “Let’s go,” implying that critical commenters are “mentally ill.” [ADOR]

NewJeans faces more controversy for 'mental illness aesthetic' music video

Just five months after its debut, rookie girl group NewJeans has found itself embroiled in yet another controversy — this time due to a questionable concept that uses mental illness as an aesthetic. The music video for the girl group’s latest lead...

2023.1.6

NewJeans dominates domestic music charts with three tracks in top five

Girl group NewJeans dominated domestic music charts with its newly-released single “OMG” on Monday, following the pre-released song “Ditto.”

2023.1.3