New Jeans
NewJeans (NWJNS; 뉴진스) is a 5-member multinational girl group under ADOR, part of HYBE Labels. Their members are Hanni, Minji, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein. They debuted on August 1, 2022 with their self-titled album NewJeans. The name of the group, NewJeans, is meant to describe how the group will lead a new trend. Similar to jeans, which are loved by people of all ages and are trendy, the group will become an icon of this era. The name is also a wordplay on the phrase new genes. This implies the group will pave the way of a new generation in pop music. ADOR, short for All Doors One Room, was established by Min Heejin (민희진). Min Heejin was the HYBE CBO from 2019 and 2021. She was also a creative director at SM Entertainment from 2002 to 2019. She worked with groups like Red Velvet, SNSD, F(x), and many others. NewJeans is composed of 5 members born between 2004 and 2008. Their ages ranged from 14 to 18 years old at the time of their debut in 2022. The oldest member is Minji. She was born on May 7, 2004, and was 18 years old at the time of their debut. The youngest member is Hyein. She was born on Apr 21, 2008, and was 14 years old when she debuted. In terms of nationalities, NewJeans has 3 Korean members, 1 Vietnamese-Australian member, and 1 Korean-Aussie member. Hyein, Minji, and Haerin are Korean. Hanni is Vietnamese-Australian. Danielle is Korean-Australian. All of the members are able to speak basic English. Danielle and Hanni's English is fluent while Minji's is advanced.
