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CULTUREDecoding success factors of NewJeans
뉴진스의 성공 요인 파헤치기
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K-pop girl group NewJeans / Courtesy of ADORK팝 걸그룹 뉴진스 / 어도어 제공
K-pop girl group NewJeans / Courtesy of ADOR
K팝 걸그룹 뉴진스 / 어도어 제공

NewJeans defies 'standardized K-pop formula'
뉴진스, ‘K팝 성공 공식' 거부해


By Dong Sun-hwa

From "phenomenon" to "game changer," rookie K-pop girl group NewJeans has earned the types of monikers that all singers crave, shortly after making its debut last August.
'이변'에서 '게임 체인저'에 이르기까지, 신인 K팝 걸그룹 뉴진스는 지난해 8월 데뷔 후 모든 가수가 갈망할 만한 별명들을 얻었다.


"Attention" and "Hype Boy," the two lead singles of the quintet's self-titled debut EP, have surpassed 100 million and 200 million streams, respectively, on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming platform. "Cookie," another lead track from the same EP, was named on The New York Times' Best Songs of 2022 list.
이 5인조의 그룹명과 동일한 데뷔 앨범의 두 타이틀곡 '어텐션'과 '하입보이'는 세계 최대 음악 스트리밍 플랫폼 스포티파이에서 각각 스트리밍 수 1억과 2억번을 돌파했다. 동일 앨범의 또 다른 수록곡 '쿠키'는 뉴욕타임스가 선정한 2022년 최고의 노래 순위에 이름을 올렸다.


On Jan. 17, the group also made it onto Billboard's main singles chart only about six months after bursting onto the music scene, becoming the fastest K-pop act to pull off the feat. "Ditto," a tune featured in NewJeans' January EP, "OMG," debuted at No. 96.
1월 17일 뉴진스는 음악계에 등장한 지 약 6개월 만에 빌보드 메인 싱글 차트에 올라 해당 기록을 가장 빠르게 달성한 K팝 그룹이 되었다. 1월 뉴진스가 발표한 앨범 'OMG'에 수록된 곡 '디토'역시 96위에 올랐다.


A week later, "OMG," the lead track from the EP of the same name, also landed on the same chart, grabbing the No. 91 spot. It even climbed up to No. 79 on Jan. 31, and such an uptrend is worth noting, says Billboard's K-pop columnist Jeff Benjamin.
일주일 뒤 동일 앨범의 타이틀곡 'OMG' 역시 같은 차트에 안착하며 91위를 차지했다. 1월 31일 해당 곡은 79위까지 올랐는데 빌보드의 K팝 칼럼니스트 제프는 이 같은 상승세는 주목할 가치가 있다고 말했다.


"K-pop albums tend to have large debuts and decline down the streaming charts, but NewJeans' debut EP was growing in its streams week over week," the columnist told The Korea Times. "Even 'Ditto' and 'OMG' entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart, not during their debut week, but a week or two or three after, showing the music fans' growing consumption and interest in their music."
이 칼럼니스트는 코리아타임스에 "K팝 앨범은 데뷔 규모가 크되 스트리밍 차트 기록은 점차 하락하는 경향이 있는데 뉴진스의 경우는 데뷔 앨범이 주차를 거듭할수록 성장하고 있다"며 "'디토'와 'OMG' 역시 데뷔 주가 아닌 2~3주 뒤에 빌보드 핫 100 차트에 진입해 뉴진스의 음악에 대한 팬들의 소비와 관심이 점차 커지고 있음을 보여줬다"고 말했다.


Benjamin explained that the group's emphasis on music and its distinctive release strategy have both played pivotal roles in propelling it to meteoric stardom.
벤자민은 뉴진스가 음악에 중점을 둔 점과 독특한 앨범 공개 전략이 이들을 스타덤에 오르게 하는 데 중추적인 역할을 했다고 설명했다.


"NewJean's management company ADOR ― a label under HYBE that represents K-pop titan BTS ― created a discovery experience with the group," he said. "This totally new act revealed its singles and music videos before the album release. This method is atypical to K-pop releases, where the focus is on creating the loudest, attention-grabbing moment from the album release and hoping to sustain it."
그는 "K팝 거물 방탄소년단을 대표하는 하이브 산하 레이블인 소속사 어도어가 뉴진스와 함께 ‘발견의 경험'을 만들어 냈다"며 "이 완전히 새로운 그룹은 앨범 발매 전에 타이틀곡과 뮤직비디오를 공개했다. 이러한 방식은 초점이 앨범 발매날 가장 큰 주목을 받고 지속되기를 바라는데 초점이 맞춰진 일반적인 K팝과 이례적인 방식"이라고 말했다.

KEY WORDS
■ phenomenon 경이로운 사람[것]
■ game changer 게임 체인저(상황 전개를 완전히 바꿔놓는 사람이나 아이디어나 사건)
■ rookie 신인
■ moniker 이름
■ quintet 5인조
■ surpass 능가하다, 뛰어넘다
■ pull off (힘든 것을) 해내다[성사시키다]
■ feat 위업
■ uptrend 상승세
■ pivotal 중심이 되는
■ propel (특정한 방향·상황으로) 몰고 가다
■ meteoric 일약 ~한
■ stardom 스타덤, 스타의 반열
■ atypical 이례적인

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