New Jeans (EP)

{{About|the self-titled extended play by NewJeans|other extended plays by NewJeans|NewJeans discography}}

{{Infobox album

| name = New Jeans

| type = EP

| artist = NewJeans

| cover = New Jeans (EP).jpg

| alt = Blue square with a rabbit in the background and the blue word "NWJNS" in the bottom

| caption = Digital cover

| released = {{Start date|2022|08|01}}

| recorded = 2022

| studio = Hybe Studio (Yongsan, Seoul)

| genre = * Synth-pop

| length = {{Duration|m=12|s=47}}

| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}

| label = ADOR

| producer = * 250

Park Jin-su

| next_title = OMG

| next_year = 2023

| misc = {{Singles

| name = New Jeans

| type = EP

| single1 = Attention

| single1date = July 22, 2022

| single2 = Hype Boy

| single2date = July 23, 2022

| single3 = Cookie

| single3date = August 1, 2022

}}

New Jeans is the debut extended play (EP) by the South Korean girl group NewJeans. It was released on August 1, 2022, by ADOR, a subsidiary of Hybe Corporation. Produced by Min Hee-jin, 250, and Park Jin-su, the EP draws from synth-pop and R&B and infuses elements of musical styles from the 1990s and 2000s decades. The songs "Attention", "Hype Boy", and "Cookie" were released as singles.

Music critics generally complimented the EP's musical styles and considered it a solid debut effort. Rolling Stone ranked it among the best albums of 2022 in their year-end list. In South Korea, New Jeans debuted at number one on the Circle Album Chart and has achieved a Million certification from the Korea Music Content Association. It additionally charted in Croatia, Germany, Hungary, and Japan.

Background and release

The lineup for NewJeans was reportedly finalized in March 2022 under ADOR (All Doors One Room), a subsidiary record label of Hybe Corporation. The group was created under the direction of Min Hee-jin, a former visual director at SM Entertainment at chief brand officer (CBO) at Hybe's predecessor, Big Hit Entertainment.{{cite web |last=Chin |first=Carmen |date=March 25, 2022 |title=HYBE subsidiary ADOR's upcoming girl group set to debut in 'the third quarter of the year' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/hybe-subsidiary-adors-upcoming-girl-group-set-to-debut-in-the-third-quarter-of-the-year-3190216 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327144355/https://www.nme.com/news/music/hybe-subsidiary-adors-upcoming-girl-group-set-to-debut-in-the-third-quarter-of-the-year-3190216 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |access-date=July 31, 2022 |work=NME}}{{cite web |date=April 15, 2022 |title=A Rare Peek into Min Hee-jin's World |url=https://beattitude.kr/issue-03/artistproject-minheejin-part2-eng/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416211035/https://beattitude.kr/issue-03/artistproject-minheejin-part2-eng/ |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |access-date=July 31, 2022 |work=BeAttitude |editor-first1=Harry |editor-last1=Jun |editor-first2=Jae-hun |editor-last2=Kim |editor-first3=Sanha |editor-last3=Park |editor-first4=Chae-min |editor-last4=Jin |editor-first5=Woo-jin |editor-last5=Cha}} On July 22, 2022, "Attention" and its music video were released without prior announcements regarding the group's lineup.{{cite news |last=Herman |first=Tamar |date=July 28, 2022 |title=NewJeans, new K-pop group, have YouTube, TikTok abuzz – here's everything you need to know about them |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/artists-celebrities/article/3186598/newjeans-new-k-pop-group-have-youtube-tiktok |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807173136/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/artists-celebrities/article/3186598/newjeans-new-k-pop-group-have-youtube-tiktok |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |access-date=August 3, 2022 |work=South China Morning Post}} The single was followed by the announcement of their debut self-titled extended play (EP), which contains four tracks and two of which would be released as further singles.{{cite web |last=Hicap |first=Jonathan |date=July 21, 2022 |title=HYBE's label ADOR debuts first K-pop group NewJeans |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/21/hybes-label-ador-debuts-first-k-pop-group-newjeans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721225511/https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/21/hybes-label-ador-debuts-first-k-pop-group-newjeans/ |archive-date=July 21, 2022 |access-date=July 31, 2022 |work=Manila Bulletin}}{{Cite web |last=Chin |first=Carmen |date=2022-07-22 |title=HYBE's latest girl group NewJeans make their much-anticipated debut with 'Attention' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/newjeans-attention-debut-single-music-video-ador-hybe-3274807 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801070235/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/newjeans-attention-debut-single-music-video-ador-hybe-3274807 |archive-date=2022-08-01 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=NME |language=}}

Pre-orders for the EP opened on July 25. "Hype Boy" was released as the second single on July 23, with a 50-second clip revealing the members and four additional music videos customized for each member being released on the same day.{{cite news |last=Yeo |first=Gladys |date=July 25, 2022 |title=New Hybe girl group NewJeans unveil music videos for 'Hype Boy' and 'Hurt' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/newjeans-music-video-hybe-ador-hype-boy-hurt-debut-release-3275941 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210224420/https://www.nme.com/news/music/newjeans-music-video-hybe-ador-hype-boy-hurt-debut-release-3275941 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |access-date=March 26, 2023 |work=NME}} Two days later, a music video for the track "Hurt" was released. On August 1, the group released the final music video the third single, "Cookie", following the digital release of the EP on the same day. The EP was distributed physically on August 8. Min explained that having three singles for a four-track EP was because of how "confident" she was in the music and how "it's such a pity how it's the lead singles that get all the attention".{{Cite magazine |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |date=2022-09-21 |title=Meet NewJeans: HYBE's Global Breakout Girl Group Where 'Everything Was Riding on Secrecy' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/newjeans-interview-hybe-ador-girl-group-min-hee-jin-1235141512/ |access-date=2024-05-08 |magazine=Billboard |language=}}

Musical styles

New Jeans incorporates musical styles of the 1990s and 2000s decades, predominantly pop and R&B.{{Cite web |last=San Juan |first=Ratziel |date=2023-10-13 |title=NewJeans' 2nd EP, Get Up, Is Short But Sweet |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/reviews/sugar-spice-everything-nice-not-newjeans-get-up-ep-review/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=Billboard Philippines |language=}} Kim Do-heon, a music critic writing for the Korean Dispatch, characterized the EP as a coalition of synth-pop and hip hop/R&B.{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Do-heon |date=July 28, 2023 |script-title=ko:[김도헌의 음감] 뉴진스, 2분 30초의 마술 |trans-title=[Kim Do-heon's sense of pitch] New Jeans, 2 minutes and 30 seconds of magic |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=433&aid=0000095475 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728115013/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=433&aid=0000095475 |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |access-date=July 28, 2023 |work=Dispatch |language=ko |via=Naver}} The songs are instrumented by mellow beats and atmospheric synthesizers. "Attention" has a minimal 2000s R&B instrumentation with key changes between major and minor chords.{{Cite web |last=Jun-hee |first=Park |date=2022-08-01 |title=Hybe independent label ADOR launches first group NewJeans |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220801000572 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801044116/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220801000572 |archive-date=2022-08-01 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Korea Herald |language=}} "Hype Boy" is an upbeat future bass song{{cite web |last=Kim |first=Joshua Minsoo |date=July 24, 2023 |title=NewJeans: Get Up EP Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/newjeans-get-up-ep/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724043724/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/newjeans-get-up-ep/ |archive-date=July 24, 2023 |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Pitchfork}} with elements of 1990s R&B{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 5, 2022 |title=The 50 best songs of 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/the-50-best-songs-of-2022-3358809 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205143159/https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/the-50-best-songs-of-2022-3358809 |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |access-date=December 6, 2022 |website=NME}} and moombahton in its rhythms.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 9, 2022 |title=The 100 Best Songs of 2022 |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/15/1135802083/100-best-songs-2022-page-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116192208/https://www.npr.org/2022/12/15/1135802083/100-best-songs-2022-page-1 |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |access-date=January 29, 2023 |website= |publisher=NPR}} "Cookie" is a pop-R&B track with pulsing synthesizers, a fluttering bassline, and faint 808 kicks; its bridge incorporates Jersey club elements. The closing song, "Hurt", is a mellow R&B track backed by groovy drums.{{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Steffanee |date=25 July 2022 |title=Meet NewJeans, HYBE's '00s-Core Girl Group |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/newjeans-members-danielle-haerin-hanni-minji-hyein-hybe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801013741/https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/newjeans-members-danielle-haerin-hanni-minji-hyein-hybe |archive-date=2022-08-01 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=Nylon |language=}}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

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| rev2 = NME

| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite news |last1=Chin |first1=Carmen |title=NewJeans – 'New Jeans' review: HYBE's latest girl group go against the grain in an uneven debut |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/newjeans-new-jeans-review-hybe-3283059 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |work=NME |date=August 4, 2022 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806082226/https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/newjeans-new-jeans-review-hybe-3283915 |url-status=live }}

}}

Carmen Chin of NME gave three out of five stars, stating that "with their musical ability and the label's bold artistic vision, NewJeans have managed to lay some solid groundwork for a bright future as trailblazers".{{cite news |last1=Chin |first1=Carmen |date=August 4, 2022 |title=NewJeans – New Jeans review: HYBE's latest girl group go against the grain in an uneven debut |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/newjeans-new-jeans-review-hybe-3283059 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806082226/https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/newjeans-new-jeans-review-hybe-3283915 |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |work=NME}} Joshua Minsoo Kim of Pitchfork wrote, "NewJeans' launch has been the most elaborate campaign in K-pop this year", stating that the EP is "a plush and stylish collection of '90s and '00s-indebted R&B production".{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Joshua Minsoo |date=August 2, 2022 |title=NewJeans: 'Cookie' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/new-jeans-cookie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806124934/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/new-jeans-cookie/ |archive-date=2022-08-06 |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Pitchfork |language=}} In December 2022, Rolling Stone ranked it as number 46 in their list of best 100 albums of 2022, describing the EP as "a unique sound and fresh visual component, leaning heavily into a Nineties pop aesthetic that suits this band well and guarantees replays".{{Cite magazine |date=December 5, 2022 |title=The Top 100 Best Songs of 2022 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2022-list-1234632387/new-jeans-1st-ep-1234633162/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205153654/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-2022-list-1234632387/ |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |access-date=December 7, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+ Year-end lists for New Jeans ! scope="col" \| Publication ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| List ! scope="col" \| Rank ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
scope="row"\| Billboard \| The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2022 \| align="center" \| 15 \| align="center" \| {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-kpop-albums-songs-2022/stayc-young-luv-com/\|title=The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2022: Staff Picks\|last1=Jeff\|first1=Benjamin\|last2=Joe\|first2=Lynch\|last3=Jessica\|first3=Oak\|last4=Glenn\|first4=Rowley\|date=December 20, 2022\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=January 23, 2023}}
scope="row" \| EBS \| Top 100 Korean Albums (2004–2023) \| {{N/A\|Included}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{Cite web \|date=2024-04-01 \|title=2000년대 한국 대중음악 명반 100 (2004–2023) \|trans-title=Top 100 Korean pop music albums of the 2000s (2004–2023) \|url=https://www.ebs.co.kr/space/bestalbum/albumList \|access-date=2024-04-02 \|website=EBS \|language=ko}}
scope="row" \| Idology \| The 20 Albums of the Year \| {{N/A\|Included}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite magazine\|url=https://idology.kr/17276\|script-title=ko:결산 2022 : ③올해의 앨범 20선\|trans-title=Closing 2022 : ③20 Albums of the Year\|date=January 1, 2023\|magazine=Idology\|access-date=January 23, 2023}}
scope="row" \| Rolling Stone \| The 100 Best Albums of 2022 \| align="center" \| 46 \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2022-list-1234632387/earthgang-ghetto-gods-2-1234633343/\|title=The 100 Best Albums of 2022\|date=December 1, 2022\|magazine=Rolling Stone\|access-date=January 23, 2023}}
scope="row" \| Uproxx \| The Best K-pop Albums of 2022 \| {{N/A\|Included}} \| style="text-align:center" \| {{cite news\|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/best-kpop-albums-2022-list/\|title=The Best K-Pop Albums Of 2022\|last=Frances\|first=Lai\|date=December 8, 2022\|work=Uproxx\|access-date=January 23, 2023\|language=ko}}

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|+ Year-end lists for New Jeans

! scope="col" | Publication

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | List

! scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

scope="row"| Billboard

| The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2022

| align="center" | 15

| align="center" | {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-kpop-albums-songs-2022/stayc-young-luv-com/|title=The 25 Best K-Pop Albums of 2022: Staff Picks|last1=Jeff|first1=Benjamin|last2=Joe|first2=Lynch|last3=Jessica|first3=Oak|last4=Glenn|first4=Rowley|date=December 20, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 23, 2023}}

scope="row" | EBS

| Top 100 Korean Albums (2004–2023)

| {{N/A|Included}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=2000년대 한국 대중음악 명반 100 (2004–2023) |trans-title=Top 100 Korean pop music albums of the 2000s (2004–2023) |url=https://www.ebs.co.kr/space/bestalbum/albumList |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=EBS |language=ko}}

scope="row" | Idology

| The 20 Albums of the Year

| {{N/A|Included}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite magazine|url=https://idology.kr/17276|script-title=ko:결산 2022 : ③올해의 앨범 20선|trans-title=Closing 2022 : ③20 Albums of the Year|date=January 1, 2023|magazine=Idology|access-date=January 23, 2023}}

scope="row" | Rolling Stone

| The 100 Best Albums of 2022

| align="center" | 46

| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-2022-list-1234632387/earthgang-ghetto-gods-2-1234633343/|title=The 100 Best Albums of 2022|date=December 1, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 23, 2023}}

scope="row" | Uproxx

| The Best K-pop Albums of 2022

| {{N/A|Included}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/best-kpop-albums-2022-list/|title=The Best K-Pop Albums Of 2022|last=Frances|first=Lai|date=December 8, 2022|work=Uproxx|access-date=January 23, 2023|language=ko}}

Awards and nominations

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|+Awards and nominations for New Jeans

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Ceremony

! scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Result

! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="2" | 2022

| Asian Pop Music Awards{{NoteTag| Hosted by the Hong Kong Asia Pacific International Group and Sunway Records, the Asian Pop Music Awards bases its winners on the "Asian Pop Music Chart" which opened in September 2019.{{cite web|title=2020亚洲流行音乐大奖结果出炉林俊杰获5奖成最大赢家|url=https://vct.news/news/920ba05c-635e-4dbb-8716-47fe6f2599c0|website=VCT News|language=Chinese|date=December 28, 2020|access-date=January 7, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108084700/https://vct.news/news/920ba05c-635e-4dbb-8716-47fe6f2599c0|url-status=live}}}}

| Best New Artist (Overseas)

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|url=https://passport.weibo.com/visitor/visitor?entry=miniblog&a=enter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fweibo.com%2F7305169762%2FMjwUq9H52&domain=.weibo.com&ua=php-sso_sdk_client-0.6.36&_rand=1671171907.5346|title=【APMA 2022】亚洲流行音乐大奖2022年度入围名单|trans-title=[APMA 2022] Asian Pop Music Awards 2022 Shortlist|date=December 13, 2022|via=Weibo|language=zh|access-date=December 16, 2022|archive-date=January 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110143227/https://passport.weibo.com/visitor/visitor?entry=miniblog&a=enter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fweibo.com%2F7305169762%2FMjwUq9H52&domain=.weibo.com&ua=php-sso_sdk_client-0.6.36&_rand=1671171907.5346|url-status=live}}

Melon Music Awards

| Album of the Year

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|first=Hye-jin|last=Choi|url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0003107987|title='MMA2022' 임영웅, 5관왕 영예..아이브 4관왕·뉴진스 신인상 '걸그룹 강세' [종합]|work=Star News|language=ko|date=November 26, 2022|access-date=November 28, 2022|archive-date=November 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127184848/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0003107987|url-status=live}}

scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2023

| Circle Chart Music Awards

| New Artist of the Year – Physical

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" |{{Cite web|title=The Rookie of the Year|url=http://www.circlemusicawards.co.kr/eng/nominees_03.php|website=Circle Chart Music Awards|access-date=January 8, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118085221/http://www.circlemusicawards.co.kr/eng/nominees_03.php|url-status=live}}

rowspan="2" | Korean Music Awards

| Album of the Year

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/09/k-pop-group-newjeans-bags-most-nominations-at-korean-music-awards/|title=K-pop group NewJeans bags most nominations at Korean Music Awards|last=Hicap|first=Jonathan|date=February 9, 2023|work=Manila Bulletin|access-date=February 10, 2023|archive-date=February 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210004848/https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/09/k-pop-group-newjeans-bags-most-nominations-at-korean-music-awards/|url-status=live}}

Best K-pop Album

| {{won}}

| style="text-align:center" | {{Cite web|title='뉴진스 프로듀서' 250, 한국대중음악상 4관왕...뉴진스는 3관왕|trans-title='New Jeans Producer' 250, 4 Korean Music Awards...New Jeans wins 3 crowns|url=https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/016/0002112085?sid=103|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Biz|language=ko|last=Koh|first=Seung-hee|date=March 5, 2023|access-date=March 5, 2023|archive-date=March 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305155814/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/016/0002112085?sid=103|url-status=live}}

Commercial performance

On July 28, it was announced that pre-orders of New Jeans exceeded 444,000 copies, breaking the record for the highest number of stock pre-orders for any Korean girl group debut album in history.{{cite web |last=Moon |first=Wan-sik |date=July 28, 2022 |title=뜨겁다! 뉴진스, 데뷔 앨범 예약판매 3일만 선주문량 44만장 돌파 |trans-title=Hot! New Jeans, debut album pre-order sales exceed 440,000 copies in just 3 days |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0003074796 |access-date=July 28, 2022 |work=Star News |language=ko |archive-date=July 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728083837/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/108/0003074796 |url-status=live }} After the release of New Jeans, all tracks immediately ranked high on major South Korean domestic music charts such as Melon, Genie, Bugs!, and Vibe.{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Min-ji |date=August 6, 2022 |title=민희진 감성 통했다…뉴진스, 화제성·스코어 다 잡은 파격 데뷔 [N초점] |trans-title=Min Hee-jin's emotions were passed through... New Jeans, a shocking debut with all the hot topics and scores [N Focus] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0006262677 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=News1 |language=ko |via=Naver}} On the first day of its release, the EP achieved 2.06 million streams on Spotify Korea, the most for any K-pop girl group that debuted in 2022. Singles "Attention" and "Hype Boy" placed in the top two of Korean Spotify's Daily Top Songs chart for two consecutive days, while "Cookie" ranked third on the second day of release.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Jae-hoon |date=August 4, 2022 |title=뉴진스, 스포티파이서 올해 데뷔 K팝 걸그룹 신기록 행진 |trans-title=New Jeans set a new record for a K-pop girl group debuting this year on Spotify |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/003/0011343947 |website=news |access-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812214339/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/003/0011343947 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Jeon |first=Hyo-jin |date=August 4, 2022 |title=뉴진스, 스포티파이 신기록…올해 신인 걸그룹 중 최고치 [공식] |trans-title=New Jeans, a new record on Spotify Highest among new girl groups this year [Official] |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/382/0000996668 |website=sports club |access-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812214338/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/382/0000996668 |url-status=live }} Overseas, the three singles managed to enter the real-time charts of Line Music, Japan's largest music site.{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Yoo-na |date=August 2, 2022 |title=[Y이슈] 뉴진스, 걸그룹 데뷔곡 3년 만 최고 기록...음원차트 장악 |trans-title=[Y Issue] New Jeans, girl group debut song record high in 3 years... Dominate music charts |url=https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/052/0001771501 |website=YTN |access-date=August 13, 2022 |archive-date=August 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812213741/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/052/0001771501 |url-status=live }} On the first day of release alone, New Jeans sold over 262,800 combined copies, breaking the record set by labelmate Le Sserafim's Fearless, which recorded 175,000 first-day album sales in May earlier same year.{{Cite web |date=2022-08-09 |title=[Daily Ranking: August 8th] NEWJEANS's 'NEWJEANS: The 1st Mini Album, BLUEBOOK VER.' Places 1st |url=https://hanteonews.com/en/article/bot%20news?fc=38761 |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=HANTEONEWS |language=en}}

Promotion

Following the release of New Jeans, NewJeans held a live countdown on YouTube on the same day to introduce the extended play and communicate with their fans.{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Jun-hee |date=August 1, 2022 |title=Hybe indie label ADOR launches first group NewJeans |trans-title= |url=https://n.news.naver.com/article/044/0000238795 |access-date=August 1, 2022 |website= |publisher=The Korea Herald |language=ko |via=Naver |archive-date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801092837/https://n.news.naver.com/article/044/0000238795 |url-status=live }} On August 4, they held their debut stage on Mnet's M Countdown, where they performed all three lead singles.{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Sung-hoo |date=August 4, 2022 |title=뉴진스, '엠카' 데뷔 성공적… 영상 조회수도 폭발 |trans-title=NewJeans successfully debuted 'M Countdown'... Video views exploded |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000308526 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=JTBC |language=ko |via=Naver |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806124934/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000308526 |url-status=live }} The promotions continued through Music Bank on August 5, where they performed "Attention",{{Cite web |last=Shim |first=Mi-kyung |date=August 5, 2022 |title=[뮤직뱅크] 뉴진스, 솔직한 자연스러움에서 나오는 독보적인 컬러 ♪Attention |trans-title=[Music Bank] New Jeans, a unique color that comes from honest naturalness ♪ Attention |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=438&aid=0000048962 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=KBS Entertainment |language=ko |via=Naver |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805175048/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=438&aid=0000048962 |url-status=live }} and Inkigayo on August 7, where the quintet performed "Attention" and "Cookie". A pop-up store on The Hyundai, Seoul to commemorate the release of New Jeans is scheduled to open from August 11 to 31 and sell official merchandise of New Jeans and ADOR.{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Soo-in |date=August 5, 2022 |title=뉴진스, 더현대 팝업 스토어 오픈 '신인아이돌 최초' |trans-title=NewJeans Opens The Hyundai Pop-up Store ‘The First Rookie Idol’ |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000611830 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=Newsen |language=ko |via=Naver |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806124936/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000611830 |url-status=live }}

Track listing

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Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| Croatian International Albums (HDU){{cite web\|url=http://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-6-tjedan-2023/\|title=New Jeans – Week 6, 2023\|date=13 February 2023 \|publisher=HDU\|language=hr\|access-date=February 15, 2023}} \| 7
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for New Jeans ! scope="col"\| Chart (2022–2023) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Germany4\|91\|id=514641\|artist=NewJeans\|album=New Jeans\|rowheader=true\|access-date=March 31, 2023}}
{{album chart\|Hungary\|36\|year=2023\|week=21\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 1, 2023}}
{{album chart\|Oricon\|12\|date=2022-08-29/p/2\|rowheader=true\|access-date=August 24, 2022}}
scope="row"\| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2022-08-29 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2022-08-29/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=August 26, 2022 \|language=ja \|archive-date=2022-08-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826031204/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2022-08-29/ \|url-status=live }} \| 10
scope="row"\| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web\|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=08&day=29\|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of August 29, 2022\|website=Billboard Japan\|language=ja\|access-date=August 24, 2022\|archive-date=August 24, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824040313/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=08&day=29\|url-status=live}} \| 22
scope="row"\| Nigerian Albums (TurnTable){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2\|title=Official Top 100 Albums: May 3rd, 2024 - May 9th, 2024\|magazine=TurnTable\|access-date=May 18, 2024\|archive-date=May 18, 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518131858/https://www.turntablecharts.com/charts/2\|url-status=dead}} \| 94
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=33&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|title=Circle Album Chart – Week 33 of 2022\|website=Circle Chart\|language=ko\|access-date=August 26, 2022\|archive-date=August 18, 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818021953/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=33&hitYear=2022&termGbn=week&yearTime=3\|url-status=live}} \| 1
{{album chart\|BillboardHeatseekers\|6\|artist=NewJeans\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 23, 2023}}
{{album chart\|BillboardAlbumSales\|32\|artist=NewJeans\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 23, 2023}}
{{album chart\|BillboardWorld\|6\|artist=NewJeans\|rowheader=true\|access-date=July 23, 2023}}

=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Monthly chart performance for New Jeans ! scope="col" \| Chart (2022) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
scope="row" \| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-08 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-08/p/4/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=September 14, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914042908/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-08/p/4/ \|archive-date=September 14, 2022}} \| 35
scope="row" \| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web \|title=Circle Album Chart – August 2022 \|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=08&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 \|website=Circle Chart \|access-date=September 8, 2022 \|archive-date=January 10, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110143652/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=08&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 \|url-status=live }} \| 4

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Monthly chart performance for New Jeans

! scope="col" | Chart (2022)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row" | Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-08 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-08/p/4/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914042908/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2022-08/p/4/ |archive-date=September 14, 2022}}

| 35

scope="row" | South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web |title=Circle Album Chart – August 2022 |url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=08&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |website=Circle Chart |access-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110143652/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=08&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3 |url-status=live }}

| 4

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for New Jeans ! scope="col"\| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3\|title=Album Chart 2022\|website=Circle Chart\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113031815/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3\|archive-date=January 13, 2023\|url-status=live\|access-date=January 14, 2023}} \| 34
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Circle) Weverse Album \| 60

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for New Jeans

! scope="col"| Chart (2022)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|title=Album Chart 2022|website=Circle Chart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113031815/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2022&hitYear=2022&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|archive-date=January 13, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=January 14, 2023}}

| 34

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle)
Weverse Album

| 60

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for New Jeans ! scope="col"\| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web\|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2023&hitYear=2023&termGbn=year&yearTime=3\|title=Album Chart 2023\|website=Circle Chart\|access-date=January 12, 2024}} \| 49

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 2023 year-end chart performance for New Jeans

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| South Korean Albums (Circle){{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=2023&hitYear=2023&termGbn=year&yearTime=3|title=Album Chart 2023|website=Circle Chart|access-date=January 12, 2024}}

| 49

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for New Jeans}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|type=album|number=1|award=Million|artist=NewJeans|title=New Jeans|relyear=2022|certmonth=9|certyear=2024|salesamount=1,210,487 |salesref=Accumulated sales for New Jeans (Bluebook ver.) through March 2025

{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?serviceGbn=&termGbn=year&yearTime=3&targetTime=2022|title=Circle Album Chart – Yearly 2022|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=February 12, 2023|archive-date=January 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112022900/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?serviceGbn=&termGbn=year&yearTime=3&targetTime=2023|title=Circle Album Chart – Yearly 2023|publisher=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204061318/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?serviceGbn=&termGbn=year&yearTime=3&targetTime=2023|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – December, 2024|publisher=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 9, 2025|archive-date=January 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109024929/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=03&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – March, 2025|publisher=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=April 7, 2025|archive-date=April 10, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410073827/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=03&hitYear=2025&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}

|access-date=October 11, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=New Jeans|title=New Jeans (Weverse)|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|salesamount=544,743|salesref=Accumulated sales for New Jeans (Weverse ver.) through December 2024

{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?serviceGbn=&termGbn=year&yearTime=3&targetTime=2022|title=Circle Album Chart – Yearly 2022|website=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=February 12, 2023|archive-date=January 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112022900/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2022&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?serviceGbn=&termGbn=year&yearTime=3&targetTime=2023|title=Circle Album Chart – Yearly 2023|publisher=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204061318/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?serviceGbn=&termGbn=year&yearTime=3&targetTime=2023|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|title=Circle Album Chart – December, 2024|publisher=Circle Chart|language=ko|access-date=January 9, 2025|archive-date=January 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109024929/https://circlechart.kr/page_chart/album.circle?nationGbn=T&targetTime=12&hitYear=2024&termGbn=month&yearTime=3|url-status=live}}

|access-date=April 11, 2024|note=Weverse Album}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+Release history for New Jeans ! scope="col" \|Region ! scope="col" \|Date ! scope="col" \|Format ! scope="col" \|Label ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
rowspan="2" scope="row" \|Various \|August 1, 2022 \|{{Hlist\|Digital download\|streaming}} \| rowspan="2" \|ADOR \| align=center \|{{cite web \|title=앨범 정보 NewJeans 1st EP 'New Jeans'\|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=11011565\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110223918/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=11011565\|archive-date=January 10, 2023\|access-date=March 26, 2023\|via=Melon}}
August 8, 2022 \| rowspan="2"\|CD \| align=center \|{{cite web \|title=NEWJEANS: 미니앨범 1집, BLUEBOOK VER.\|url=https://www.hanteochart.com/albumdetail/58701718/real\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326173800/https://www.hanteochart.com/albumdetail/58701718/real\|archive-date=March 26, 2023\|access-date=March 26, 2023\|via=Hanteo}}
scope="row" \| United States \| March 23, 2023 \| rowspan="2" \| {{hlist\|ADOR\|Geffen}} \| align=center \|{{cite web \|title=NewJeans - NewJeans 1st EP 'New Jeans' (CD)\|url=https://www.target.com/p/newjeans-newjeans-1st-ep-8216-new-jeans-8217-cd/-/A-88564216\|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326173400/https://www.target.com/p/newjeans-newjeans-1st-ep-8216-new-jeans-8217-cd/-/A-88564216\|archive-date=March 26, 2023\|access-date=March 26, 2023\|via=Target}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+Release history for New Jeans

! scope="col" |Region

! scope="col" |Date

! scope="col" |Format

! scope="col" |Label

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" |Various

|August 1, 2022

|{{Hlist|Digital download|streaming}}

| rowspan="2" |ADOR

| align=center |{{cite web |title=앨범 정보 NewJeans 1st EP 'New Jeans'|url=https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=11011565|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110223918/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=11011565|archive-date=January 10, 2023|access-date=March 26, 2023|via=Melon}}

August 8, 2022

| rowspan="2"|CD

| align=center |{{cite web |title=NEWJEANS: 미니앨범 1집, BLUEBOOK VER.|url=https://www.hanteochart.com/albumdetail/58701718/real|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326173800/https://www.hanteochart.com/albumdetail/58701718/real|archive-date=March 26, 2023|access-date=March 26, 2023|via=Hanteo}}

scope="row" | United States

| March 23, 2023

| rowspan="2" | {{hlist|ADOR|Geffen}}

| align=center |{{cite web |title=NewJeans - NewJeans 1st EP 'New Jeans' (CD)|url=https://www.target.com/p/newjeans-newjeans-1st-ep-8216-new-jeans-8217-cd/-/A-88564216|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326173400/https://www.target.com/p/newjeans-newjeans-1st-ep-8216-new-jeans-8217-cd/-/A-88564216|archive-date=March 26, 2023|access-date=March 26, 2023|via=Target}}

Notes

References

Category:NewJeans EPs

Category:2022 debut EPs

Category:Korean-language EPs

Category:2020s Korean-language albums

Category:Hybe Corporation EPs

Category:Surprise albums