New Jeans. 2023.06.15. (Photo = Courtesy of Adore) photo@newsis.com *Resale and DB prohibited
Reporter Lee Jae-hoon = Syndrome girl group ‘NewJeans” ‘OMG’ and global super group ‘BTS’ member Jimin have been selected as ‘2023’ by the famous American music magazine Rolling Stone It was selected as ‘Best Song of the first half of the year’.
On the 14th (local time), Rolling Stone announced ‘The Best Songs of 2023 So Far’ on its homepage and placed ‘OMG’ in 7th place. It is the highest ranking among K-pop names on the list, and it is a performance that ranks shoulder to shoulder with songs by world-class artists.
Rolling Stone praised “OMG” as “a perfect pop song that shines cleanly.” “The thrill and excitement of love are perfectly expressed with the trembling sound of the trap and the fantastic vocal harmony of the high register. The synth sound in New Jeans’ music recalls the most enchanting moments of R&B in the 90s, while allowing you to feel the charm of the 21st century. I do,” he added.
‘OMG’ is the title song of the same name as New Jeans’ first single album ‘OMG’ released in early January this year. As soon as this song was released, it swept domestic and international charts along with the b-side song ‘Ditto’.
In fact, the two songs alternately climbed to the top of major domestic music charts throughout the first quarter of this year. In addition to this, the long-running popularity of New Jeans’ debut song ‘Hype boy’ was added, and they wrote a great record by sweeping the 1st to 3rd place on Melon for 3 months (January to March) in a row.
The two songs also performed well on the US Billboard charts. ‘OMG’ stayed on Billboard’s main single chart ‘Hot 100’ for 6 weeks and took the highest ranking of 74th. ‘Ditto’ also charted on Billboard’s ‘Hot 100’ for five consecutive weeks, continuing its popularity. Also, on the ‘Global 200’ recently announced by Billboard (as of June 17), ‘OMG’ ranked 93rd and ‘Dito’ ranked 153rd, successfully charting in for 23rd and 25th weeks, respectively.
BTS Jimin. 2023.03.17. (Photo = Provided by Big Hit Music) photo@newsis.com *Resale and DB prohibited
Jimin’s ‘Like Crazy’ took 23rd place. Rolling Stone said of this song, which also took first place in the ‘Hot 100’, that it is “dreamy, smooth, and soulful at the same time” and “the singer sings romance that seems to float out of reach, with fine synths and It floats among waves of luxurious 80’s drums.”
Along with this, the solo song ‘Flower’ by Jisoo, a member of the K-Pop signboard girl group ‘Blackpink’, and ‘Cupid’ by the K-Pop rookie girl group ‘Fifty Fifty’, which cracked the British and American single charts, ranked 26th and 27th, respectively.
Rolling Stone said of ‘Flower’, “The name of ‘Flower’, a sophisticated track with Caribbean-inspired percussion. Still, Jisoo’s voice is in full bloom, and the chorus is filled with breathy vocals that bloom with beautiful falsetto.” commented.
Regarding ‘Cupid’, he said, “It features graceful simplicity, cool confidence, and vocals that give off a warm feeling while riding a disco pop groove with a comfortable atmosphere of pop in the early 2010s.”
Meanwhile, ‘Kill Bill’ featuring Doja Cat as the title song of the 2nd regular album ‘SOS’, the regular work released by American singer-songwriter SZA after 5 years, took first place in this survey. .