South Korean girl group NewJeans has been selected as one of the 500 leading figures in the global fashion industry, according to Korean media reports on the 7th.
According to The report, the British Fashion media "The Business of Fashion" published an article titled "New Jeans: The Next Generation of K-Pop Opportunities in Fashion" on its official website on the 6th local time, along with an exclusive cover image of New Jeans.
The British Fashion media "The Business of Fashion" annually selects 500 influential designers, executives, models, MUSES and creators in the global fashion industry, and announces the index, of the four Korean people/teams included in the "Global Fashion 500" this year, only two teams are singers: NewJeans and BTS.
The media outlet said it focused on the status and influence of New Jeans in the fashion industry, and said that the popular group New Jeans has great potential for fashion brands that want to capitalize on the strong fan base of K-pop stars.
Some predict that the next Korean artist to become a mainstay in the fashion industry will be New Jeans, it said, adding that the five members have already signed high-profile contracts with famous luxury brands such as Chanel, Gucci, Burberry, Dior, Louis Vuitton and others.
In addition to signing with luxury brands, New Jeans members have also joined hands with well-known brands such as Apple, Coca-Cola and McDonald's. She even appeared on the cover of Korean fashion magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. The rapid growth of New Jeans is unusual in the K-pop industry.
"Our dream is to meet Bernese (official fan club name) all over the world and share music with them," New Jeans told the outlet, adding, "Even though we speak different languages, we are Bernese no matter what country we are in and see them singing along to our songs." It's great to look so happy.
In addition, the music video for "Super Shy" by NewJeans has surpassed 100 million views, and the YouTube view for "Super Shy," one of the three lead songs from NewJeans' second mini-album, "Get Up," surpassed 100 million views around 6 p.m. on the 5th. "New Jeans" became the third music video to reach 100 million views, following debut song "Hype boy" and the lead single "OMG".
After its release on July 7, the music video for "Super Shy" surpassed 100 million views in just 90 days, marking the shortest time for a New Jeans video to reach 100 million views. Meanwhile, New Jeans were nominated in the two categories of "Best Group" and "Best K-Pop" at the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards, Europe's biggest music awards show.
New Jeans is the only K-pop girl group to be nominated for more than two awards at this year's ceremony, and they have once again proved their global status and influence by being nominated for the 2023 MTV Europe Music Awards, following their nomination for Group of the Year at the 2023 MTV Video Awards last month.
Hanteo Chart, the only real-time music chart in the world, released its TOP 30 charts for the fifth week of September in the U.S., Japan and China. BTS members V and NewJeans took first place, proving their overwhelming global popularity. The compilation period of this week's country charts is from September 25 to October 1. In the country charts released by Hanteo Chart for the fifth week of September, V ranked first in the United States and New Jeans ranked first in Japan and China. For the South Korean girl group NewJeans was named "Global Fashion industry 500 leaders", will become the mainstay of the fashion industry, what do you think?
