NewJeans collaborates with 'The Powerpuff Girls' for second EP
What's the story
K-pop group NewJeans is all set to make a comeback and take the world by storm!
On Monday, ADOR, NewJeans's agency, announced the release of the group's second EP titled Get Up on July 21.
The exciting news is that for their upcoming music video, the group will be collaborating with the incredibly popular American animated show, The Powerpuff Girls, created by Warner Bros.
Context
Why does this story matter?
NewJeans—consisting of members Hanni, Haerin, Hyein, Minji, and Danielle—made their debut in July 2022 and gained fame with their hit singles Attention and Hype Boy.
Their popularity skyrocketed within a few months—thanks to tracks like Ditto and OMG.
NewJeans is currently preparing for its first fan meeting, and ahead of it, they raised excitement among fans by announcing a collaboration with The Powerpuff Girls.
Event
Collaboration is in celebration of the show's 25th anniversary
Unveiling the details for NewJeans's comeback, ADOR shared that the EP will feature six tracks including New Jeans, Super Shy, ETA, Cool With You, Get Up, and ASAP.
The first track—New Jeans—serves as the prologue to the album and will be accompanied by an MV created in collaboration with The Powerpuff Girls.
This collaboration is a special celebration of the cartoon show's 25th anniversary.
Twitter Post
Check out the teaser below!
Coming Soon!
— NewJeans (@NewJeans_ADOR) June 19, 2023
NewJeans 2nd EP 'Get Up'
🗓 2023.7.7. Pre-Release
🗓 2023.7.21. 2nd EP 'Get Up' Release
✅ Pre-Order
2023.6.19. 11AM KST#Time_to_NewJeans#NewJeans #뉴진스 #NewJeans_2nd_EP pic.twitter.com/x2lIt5ihKV
Details
NewJeans's 'Get Up' to have triple title songs
According to ADOR, the album will consist of triple title songs, including Super Shy, ETA, and Cool With You.
Each of these songs will be accompanied by a music video.
Along with sharing a teaser, ADOR also revealed that the tracks New Jeans and Super Shy will be pre-released on July 7 while NewJeans's second EP, Get Up will be released on July 21.
Reactions
'Omg! I can't even process this...,' fans shared their excitement
On the teaser post, Bunnies (NewJeans's fans) shared their excitement, with one user commenting, "NewJeans is always doing the unexpected."
Another user tweeted, "Powerpuff Girls are my childhood. You go girlies! (sic)."
Notably, the American animated TV series—created by Craig McCracken—featured Powerpuff Girls, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup.
The series, set in the fictional city of Townsville, was first aired in 1998 on Cartoon Network.
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