NewJeans showed off its powerful presence by being selected as one of Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of 2023.

NewJeans confirmed its strong presence by listing its name in the 'Song of the Year' and 'Album of the Year' announced by leading overseas media outlets at the end of the year. In particular, NewJeans and its works recorded the highest rankings among K-pop artists/works selected by more than 20 media outlets this year, and were listed on some media's list of K-pop artists/works for the first time, showing unprecedented progress. there is.

NewJeans (Minzy, Hani, Daniel, Hae-rin, Hye-in) were named to the 10th team of 'Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of 2023' announced by the U.S. Billboard on the 8th (local time). This list, selected by Billboard staff, included prominent pop stars such as Troye Sivan, Travis Scott, Zach Bryan, and Jungkook. Billboard evaluated, “NewJeans will end 2023 as the most recognized and influential group in the pop scene.”

In 'The 100 Best Songs of 2023: Staff Picks' selected by Billboard staff, the title song 'Super Shy' of New Genes' second EP 'Get Up' was ranked 38th. This is the highest ranking among K-pop works included in this list. Billboard praised, "'Super Shy' integrates cutting-edge music production elements from around the world, and the song's lyrics and performance are so outstanding that they can be performed unplugged."

'Super Shy' was ranked 2nd in 'The 50 best songs of 2023' recently announced by British magazine NME. This is the highest ranking among K-pop works on this list and the highest ranking among K-pop works of all time. NME introduced, “This song, which perfectly captures femininity while simultaneously revealing confidence and shyness, makes you feel like you are enjoying the most exhilarating pop ride of your life for two minutes and thirty seconds.”

In addition, 'Super Shy' was the only K-pop song included in the 'Best Songs of 2023' by British daily The Guardian and American critic Pitchfork, ranking 3rd and 7th, respectively. 'Super Shy' is the first time in history that a K-pop work has been selected as Pitchfork's year-end 'Best Song'.

In addition, 'Super Shy' ranked 2nd in UK iD, 6th in US RollingStone, 10th in US Vulture, 17th in UK Crack, and 21st in Canada's Exclaim! It received the spotlight as the only K-pop work to be selected or ranked highest in 'Best Songs of 2023' by various media such as.

Meanwhile, the second EP 'Get Up', which includes 'Super Shy', was selected as the 'Best Album of 2023' by Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Yardbarker, PASTE, PopMatters, and the UK edition of GQ in the United States. ' was selected. These media outlets said, “A strong candidate to win compared to any other pop music this year” (Rolling Stone), “The most modern, progressive and cool pop released this year” (The New York Times), and “The album that solidified (NewJeans) as the next big thing” (GQ The British version) received favorable reviews.

'Get Up''s other title songs 'ETA' and 'Cool With You' were selected as 'Best Songs' of the year by ELLE in the US and Timeout in the UK, respectively, and 'New Jeans', a song included in 'Get Up'. and the title song 'OMG' of the single album 'OMG' were selected as 'Best Songs' of the year by US Travel and the US Associated Press, respectively.

NewJeans has received rave reviews from many overseas media outlets and has been listed on the 'Album of the Year' and 'Song of the Year' lists, while also setting a new record of being the highest ranked K-pop artist/work and the first ever to be listed in 2023. It's ending brilliantly.

Kim Ji-won, Ten Asia reporter bella@tenasia.co.kr