Yes you read that title right. I hate the group NewJeans. Not the individual members but the group and it's ideals.
I thought back in the day Blackpink and Red Velvet were my most disliked groups ever. If only I knew what was coming in 4th gen smh.
I'm sorry Min Heejin. On paper they should be my favorite group right now mostly because of your involvement and how you shaped f(x) into the greatest group ever. But your vision of your first ever girl group has spun completely out of control.
1. The relatable group? How? NewJeans were relatable and felt like your best friends at debut yes but ever since then they have been transformed into nothing more than corporate action figures. BUY OUR FAVORITE SMART PHONE! BUY OUR CUTE STUFFED ANIMALS! BUY OUR FAVORITE FAST FOOD MCDONALDS! BUY OUR LUXUARY BRANDS THAT WE MODEL FOR! BUY THIS BUY THAT! CUSTOMIZE YOUR OWN VIDEO ON YOUTUBE WITH NEWJEANS APP! Jesus fucking christ!
2. Every group now is trying to look like and sound like NewJeans and it's so god damn fucking annoying. This same thing happened admittingly with Blackpink when everyone went girl crush hip hop but it took a few years it seemed. Now every new release I might enjoy is fucked up because I always catch something that is there because of NewJeans. Whether it's the music, the video, or outfits. So don't tell me to just ignore Newjeans when it's infested the entire industry. I can't escape it.
3. The smartphone is the unoffical 6th member of NewJeans. Can they go 5 minutes without brandishing a phone in their videos? Or hell their live stages now?? I'm so sick of seeing phones in all of kpops videos but especially theirs. I get this is a me problem as they are not aimed at me and are instead aimed at teenage girls but god damn im convinced this group could never exist if smartphones weren't invented.
But thanks for the attempt Heejin. I'll be on the lookout for your next girl group that i'm sure you are already recruiting for cause Newjeans will be old as fuck in two years. Hopefully they will be better.
In the meantime stan IVE if you want a real kpop group in your life.