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NewJeans-new album
NewJeans to release new EP 'Get Up' ahead of 1st anniv.
SEOUL, July 21 (Yonhap) -- K-pop girl group NewJeans will drop its second EP, titled "Get Up," on Friday, the band's agency said.
The album will hit music services worldwide at 1 p.m., a day before the band's first anniversary, according to ADOR.
The group's last release was "OMG," a single released in January.
The new album will have six songs, including three leading tracks -- "Super Shy," "Cool With You" and "ETA."
NewJeans will maintain their signature trendy and "easy listening" style from previous albums.
"Super Shy," the prereleased song that seamlessly blends the popular Jersey club beats with the dreamy vocal tones of the members, entered the prestigious Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 66 during its debut week.
The group ventured into the realm of Latin hip-hop, specifically the favela funk genre with "ETA," another track yet to be unveiled. The song was composed by 250, a prominent producer who gained fame for producing NewJeans' debut tracks "Attention" and "Hype Boy." The lyrics were penned by South Korean rapper Beenzino.
The album will also showcase NewJeans' unique musical world, fusing various genres, such as UK garage, house, R&B and Europop, through other tracks, such as "Get Up" and "ASAP."
The quintet once again took a bold step of producing music videos for all six tracks of the upcoming album, just like its unusual promotional approach during its debut last year. The group surprisingly dropped its music videos without any teaser photos or images, something K-pop idol groups typically provide.
Its recently released music video for "Cool With You" has already garnered media attention for featuring popular actor Jung Ho-yeon, known for her role in the Netflix global hit series "Squid Game," and Hong Kong star actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai.
The EP "Get Up" had secured 1.72 million copies in preorders as of Thursday, heralding the birth of the group's third million seller following "New Jeans" and "OMG."
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