The group debuted on July 22, 2022, with the single "Attention", their first number-one song on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart. It was followed shortly afterwards by two other singles, "Hype Boy" and "Cookie", with the former becoming the longest-running song on the Billboard Global 200 by a K-pop female act. The singles were all featured on their eponymous debut extended play (EP), released in August 2022. In January 2023, they released their first single album, OMG, to commercial success. It was accompanied by two singles, "Ditto" and "OMG". "Ditto" gained widespread popularity, becoming the longest-running number-one song on the Circle Digital Chart and the group's first entry on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.
Their second EP, Get Up, peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 and sold over one million copies in South Korea. Its lead single, "Super Shy", became the group's highest-charting single on the Billboard Global 200 (number two), the US Billboard Hot 100, and the UK Singles Chart. NewJeans has received rookie awards and was featured in listicles such as Time's Next Generation Leaders and Forbes's Korea Power Celebrity 40. IFPI named NewJeans the eighth best-selling artist worldwide in 2023.
The group's name, NewJeans, has two meanings. It alludes to the idea that jeans are a timeless fashion item and the group's intention to carve a timeless image for themselves. The name is also a word play on the phrase "new genes", referring to the group ushering a new generation of pop music.
Beautiful Restriction
NewJeans Lyrics
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언제나 아침에 눈뜨면
기도를 하게 돼
달아날까 두려운 행복 앞에
널 만난 건 (널 만난 건) 행운이야
휴일에 해야 할 일들이
내게도 생겼어
조금씩 (씩) 집 앞에서
널 (널) 들여 보내기가
힘겨워지는 나를 어떡해
처음이야 내가 드디어 내가
사랑에 난 빠져 버렸어
혼자인 게 좋아
나를 사랑했던 나에게
또 다른 내가 온 거야
아름다운 (ooh-ooh-ooh) 구속인걸
사랑은 얼마나
사람을 변하게 하는지
살아있는 오늘이 아름다워
조금씩 (씩) 집 앞에서
널 들여 보내기가
힘겨워지는 나를 어떡해
처음이야 내가 드디어 내가
사랑에 난 빠져버렸어
혼자인 게 좋아
나를 사랑했던 나에게
또 다른 내가 온거야
처음이야
처음이야 (처음이야) 내가 드디어 (드디어) 내가
사랑에 (사랑에) 난 빠져버렸어
혼자인 게 좋아
나를 사랑했던 나에게
또 다른 내가 온 거야
또 다른 내가 온 거야
내 앞에 네가 온 거야
The lyrics to NewJeans's song "Beautiful Restriction" convey a sense of happiness and gratitude for encountering love. The singer expresses their daily prayer for happiness and acknowledges the fear of losing this newfound happiness. Meeting the person they love brings them good fortune, but also brings a set of responsibilities and commitments. The singer struggles with the increasing difficulty of saying goodbye to their loved one, as they find it harder and harder to let go. Despite this, they find themselves falling deeply in love and embracing their solitude because they believe that another version of themselves has emerged, one that was loved by themselves in the past. The song ultimately highlights the beauty of being restrained by love and how it transforms a person's life.
Line by Line Meaning
오늘 하루 행복하길
I hope you have a happy day today.
언제나 아침에 눈뜨면
Whenever I open my eyes in the morning,
기도를 하게 돼
I find myself praying.
달아날까 두려운 행복 앞에
In front of happiness that I'm afraid will slip away.
널 만난 건 (널 만난 건) 행운이야
Meeting you is (meeting you is) my luck.
휴일에 해야 할 일들이
The things I should do on holidays
내게도 생겼어
Have also come to me.
약속하고 만나고 헤어지고
Promise, meet, and part.
조금씩 (씩) 집 앞에서
Little by little (little by little) in front of your house,
널 (널) 들여 보내기가
Sending you (sending you) in is
힘겨워지는 나를 어떡해
What can I do with myself who is becoming harder?
처음이야 내가 드디어 내가
It's the first time, finally, it's me
사랑에 난 빠져 버렸어
I have fallen in love
혼자인 게 좋아
I like being alone
나를 사랑했던 나에게
To the me who loved me
또 다른 내가 온 거야
Another me has come
아름다운 (ooh-ooh-ooh) 구속인걸
It's a beautiful (ooh-ooh-ooh) restriction
사랑은 얼마나
How much love
사람을 변하게 하는지
Can change a person
살아있는 오늘이 아름다워
Living today is beautiful
또 다른 내가 온 거야
Another me has come
처음이야
It's the first time
또 다른 내가 온 거야
Another me has come
내 앞에 네가 온 거야
You have come in front of me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Kyung Hye Han, Jong Seo Kim
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@HanniPham_NewJeans
Chorus is my favorite.
Hanni did amazing.
Hope they sing this live
@kttymoon
Minji sings beautifully.
@alilees721
I know right
@TaeyaKim57462
Fr.
@Rosiewonderland143
Ur right
@陳明宏-j8i
When they sing the chorus, my world suddenly become brighter.
@Taptaptaptappie
Danielle’s vocals >>>
@Dnmrsh
Ay la amo😭💗
@maemedina2045
How can hyein's voice be so pretty
@bboyjohnanytimesoon4862
Through ups and downs I'll always be a New Jeans stan.