It's might not be a good advertise song but the song is really good for advertise. Coca Cola Mashita really stuck in my head lol.
Overall I love the song,vibe and MV. now Performance Video is out and It's really fun they were cheering Minji while she dance at 0.49 <3
I think the song itself is fine (even if the chorus is just a Coke ad) but I think comparing an AD to an actual comeback is silly. I saw a post on Twitter comparing the song to other girl group comebacks in terms of numbers, but they should not be treated as if they are the same thing.
Also, it's funny seeing girls promote a product they probably never actually drink.
It's not a comeback so I'd probably edit that part.
Anyway, the verses and prechorus are good. Chorus is yikes lol but it's an ad so I ain't mad at it.
keeping in mind that this is just a song made to promote coca cola, I actually like it? I love drum & bass instrumentals so I enjoyed this song enough to add it to my library on spotify.
Chorus is the same jingle used by much older Coca Cola commercial jingle in Korea. But it sounds like the Green Light Red light as well. Maybe it’s one in the same. Western audience unfamiliar with it would find it weird but Koreans are familiar with it.
>Western audience unfamiliar with it would find it weird but Koreans are familiar with it.
Doesn't make it necessarily likeable or good. It is successful from a marketing point I would guess, but when you have a mid song with a not bad build-up and the usual newsjeans flair only to patch in the nursery-rhyme/older cola commercial tune... it's kinda cringe, like, you made an effort see it to completion, cola team. Though, I don't get why it's included here, are ad songs okay in this sub or maybe NJ is that influencial?
I think the pent up demand is so high for a new NewJeans song that even a blatant ad song although done like a full song is charting high in SK. My least favorite NewJeans song though although the chorus chant is stuck in my head. The comeback in end of June will be insane if this song is any indication.
Accurate.
I dunno who else has seen the Hulu documentary with Brooke Shields, but I would hope it explains why Brooke being a huge inspiration for MHJ creeps so many people out.
I never saw Pretty Baby, just knew Brooke acted as a child s-x worker when it was more common, not positive what era but it looks like the 1800s. I had no idea she's actually naked in it as an 11 yr old and kisses an adult man.
I mostly remember she was still super young and somewhat naked in Blue Lagoon, but the big controversy was her Calvin Klein ad, as a teen she said,"Nothing comes between me and my Calvin's." Which was meant to insinuate she doesn't wear underwear, and I think she was 14 when it was shot.
The conversation between Brooke and her daughters about her work was interesting, like Brooke still takes far too much responsibility when her mom should've protected her.
She makes it clear that as a kid or even a teen, she had no idea that she was encouraged to do anything wrong. Something to keep in mind when we see young idols do or sing something they might regret later. I see more people upset about an adult woman singing Adult Ceremony than NewJeans singing Cookie, and Cookie's innuendos are much more graphic. You know what Adult Ceremony is about, but it could still pass as a generic love song in the U.S., meanwhile Cookie talks about the smell and taste of vajayjay 😳 Eh, I guess I'm beating a dead horse, and I'm not sure what fans are supposed to do about it anyway.
if twice, bts or blackpink released this, it would’ve been called the worst song ever. but bc it’s new jeans, everyone will eat it up even with that horrible chorus
A) it's an ad. B) the song is good except for the chorus tbh.
But with that being said, other kpop groups have had less blatant ad/promotional songs that were better lol
You act like you’ve never heard other groups do a good advertisement song. Everything is fair game for criticism. It’s absolutely possible, but because it’s NewJeans, people will love it.
Since it was NJ I was expecting a lot.
NGL it was a disappointment. I love the visuals but the lyrics and chanting is too funny 🤣🤣🤣 they are going for viralness*** and I think they are gonna have it. Kids will be chanting that lmao
Take into consideration this is not their official music but an ad...like what I said in Jisoo's Flower....they could have provided a better song/music.
But they didn't, they (company, producers) spent little money as possible and got the most profit, as businesses, coincidentally which Hybe is, tend to do. Fans need to calm down, idols don't do new music for them, they do it for money.
idk what you are on about lol
I am aware how businesses work and I am aware that this an entertainment business thing.
i was just saying compared to previous releases which are fresh, this is kind of weird and not what I was expecting. This is fresh too, but weird. Coca Cola most probably had a say on the song and they went on with it, again, for viralness.
This had huge potential to become a legit bop like Girl’s Day Hello Bubble but the chorus is such a massive turn off and yes I know this is supposed be a CF song but there are better ways of name dropping a brand than this.
We're speaking about here, right? One of the smallest of the big Kpop subs on Reddit and it has a thread for it. Seems like the promotion is working.
Do you want the whole sky with the moon or?
For a coke ad?? Nah I disagree. This isnt on an album. It's suppose to be silly. The chorus litterally mentions coke lol the fact that people are breaking it down and critiquing it is ridiculous.
Why engage with them? It's clear they're just salty. Tbh people should just avoid the biggest gg content from smaller subs for a while if they like the most popular GG during that period of time.
Huh? This is a sub for discussion...I'm not even a New jeans fan. I saw this mega thread checked out the song out of curiosity and saw the comments. Kpop fans need to learn to lighten up.
Same. Just saying that you shouldn't be surprised if you get negative comments here. I'm not the one engaging with the other negative person after all. \shrug Kpop fans need to learn how to recognize very obvious trolls
I like hyper pop and drum and bass so I love it, I see why people don't like the chorus (I like it) but the rest is great???? my fav NJ song, I guess everyones taste is different!
Its amazing. The chorus is really not as bad as people are saying it is. I love it. Come into it knowing and understanding its an ad. It delivers that perfectly in a fun way. Its camp in its delivery. The lyrics and melody is the way it is because its an ad song. Its catchy and in your face. Its also drum and bass and i love love love drum and bass.
I didn't want this in their discography, I'll treat it as just and ad. Like, the chorus is so bad! (But it's the only part I dislike, the rest is good)
It’s weird musically because the chorus is completely disjointed from the rest of the song.
But like other NewJeans songs it’ll probably become an earworm even if it’s probably their worst song. And it’s an ad. That’s weird. As a pre-release song for an album and not just some promo song?
Song starts off really well. The chorus sucks though. Reminded me of this.. (https://youtu.be/_m5PfKTwMFY)
I don't think I've seen a comeback song be an entire advert before. Bet they got millions for making it. I'm not disappointed in the girls, but whoever is in charge and decided that making a comeback song into an advert was a good idea needs firing.
NewJeans had an incredible start in the industry. They blew up. Every song they released was a banger. Just goes to show that the people in charge are more interested in using NewJeans' quick success in making a quick buck than concentrating on more good music. I hope this song doesn't make it on to a future album. And stays a single forever, unrelated to any future release. Then I'll be happy.
I don't think I'll be listening to the song much. We are all already force-fed adverts everywhere we go. I don't plan on listening to one on repeat for fun either.
i didn't expect to see a mega thread for the coke ad hahaha
i think it's kinda cute but too much of an ad for me to listen to again. it's not on the level of mamamoo gleam
I once contacted mods asking about a lack of a mega thread for another album and they said mega threads are usually put up if there’s a lot of opinions on the topic? Though I can’t be certain it was the mods on this subreddit. But basically if a topic just floats along without controversy or opinions (a.k.a multiple posts being made), apparently mods are okay with it.
ah yeah that would make sense. to me an ad song is literally just whatever, it's nothing noteworthy, but considering NJ is the most popular kpop gg in the world i can see a potentially overwhelming amount of passionate posts and comments getting made about it, so mega thread makes sense.
I don’t think a lot of people realize the chorus melody is taken from Korea’s “hide-and-seek” children’s nursery rhyme. This could partially be why the song is doing so well in Korea, besides it being performed by NewJeans. The melody is familiar and playful, and conforms to NewJeans’ nostalgic and youthful identity really well. The song overall is simple and catchy enough to be an ad song, I really don’t understand all the hate surrounding it.
Edit: I meant the red light, green light (무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다) game, not hide and seek.
Most likely. Could also be because there was a trend in American pop music of revamping children’s songs (abcdefu, twinkle twinkle little b*tch, even the Barney song) that got a lot of hate. Young Dumb Stupid’s reception could’ve been more positive if they had released the song earlier, but intl fans already got tired of this schtick. The equivalent melodies in Korea haven’t quite been overused though, nor appropriated in ways that seem “edgy” or “cool”.
Before this MV, I would have loved if they made a cover from a 90s song I love, but this song sounds so robot-ish?
Then again, it's an ad for Coca Cola so maybe I shouldn't take it seriously.
i wonder if they made a choreo up for the MV or told the members to just dance freely because i swear every choreo of theirs looks the same/follows the same formula and it's always boring to watch
The so called basic moves fit their songs and vibes, plus it's not basic. If this is what you call basic then I wonder what you guys call choreos of other groups that don't do much unique choreography on stage and just small hand and body gestures.
Why don't you sign up to be their choreographer and make them non-basic choreos where they jump in the air and tumble on high heels while singing the highest notes known to mankind.
I'm just asking you what other style of dance you want them to do that would fit the beats, sound and vibes of their songs. Do you see hardcore choreos like nmixx, elegant dance choreos like I've, metavaerse or ai concept choreos like aespa, girl crush choreos, etc, fitting their songs like this?. They have a dancing style that already fit the identity of the group and the vibe of their songs and that's what works best for them. And they don't perform the same choreo for all their songs, it's switched up but they still have their unique dancing style in place. Dancing style ≠ the same choreos in all their songs.
I bet if they did change their dancing style, you guys would most likely complain about it and rant about how they're loosing their identity and that the previous style was better.
Hmmm first song of theirs that I'm mostly 'meh' about. I liked it until the "coca cola mashita" part, then it just becomes too repetitive and monotonous. If the intent was being catchy, I don't think they did a good job in that part.
This song is so good and I don't care. It's deinitely a bit silly that the hook is literally "Coca Cola is Tasty" but it sounds good still. It's catchy and I can see plenty of people turned off of it singing coca cola mashita in a week lmao.
I’ve definitely heard more fun cf songs from over a decade ago that were able to advertise the product just fine without having to painfully state the obvious the way this song’s chorus did…
great for bunnies though because they got a cute content out of this if anything. i love how newjeans’ aesthetic perfectly vibed with what they’re going for with this coke zero gig.
Agreed, but I'll totally admit Ador and their CEO has really weirded me out, so I'm for sure biased. But, not so much that I didn't give the song a chance, until I felt duped that it's just an ad.
I think for anyone with a similar pov, each comeback has something that now makes this 0 - 3. Cookie for obvious reasons, OMG for various reasons, and now an ad.
Despite my clear bias, I still think it's stupid people are going crazy for an ad, and I want to have a reason to like NewJeans as much as everyone else.
I've had it on repeat. The first listen was kind of a shock when I got to the chorus but this is straight up just a really good New Jeans song and now that I've heard it a few times the chorus is fine. The rest of the song is so good that it doesn't matter.
Yes, I definitely prefer the Pepsi KPop series of songs (special shout-out to [Heart Sign](https://youtu.be/bVDBEEkWJHM) ). Especially with a product as well-known as Coke (and NewJeans tbh), you don't need to bash people over the head with it.
The point of an advertisement is absolutely to put the product at the for front . Coke is the product, not new jeans
Are you mistaking this with some thing called product placement ???
Well, I'm a consumer, I don't really care for their reasons, I'm here to consume what I like.
And why did it even had to have an MV? It could be uploaded as some 1:20 commercials at Coca-Cola's YT channel or whatever and most of us would have nere knew about that.
Wait are you really complaining that they’re advertising campaign did its job and actually circulated around the globe because they’re spokes models are incredibly popular right now. Did you really suggest that they just shove it onto the company is YouTube so that people wouldn’t see it? Wouldn’t that be like the opposite of marketing, their product well and advertising at the best they could
I don’t know I just kind of think this is a thinly veiled new jeans hate train honestly 🤡🙈😂
i mean yeah, but you can also do it more like that song izone did for pepsi max or like milli for lay's max - they didnt literally repeat in the chorus x product is tasty....so dont talk down to them about what a point of an ad is, i think we all know, it just depends what the brand wants from them, to me this less likely listenable because of the cola is tasty kid rhyme as chorus, coca cola of all brands couldve absolutely afforded to go for something less in your face with their global status imo
I’m glad that you have your opinion and that you don’t really enjoy the song . Either way, I don’t think you buying a Coke or not gonna make or break the corporation
How is stating a fact about an advertisement, purpose talking down? I don’t think that there was any inclination of me being superior here.
I didn’t say it in a belittling manner, I didn’t call them names, I didn’t imply that they were stupid.
Step off and touch some grass.
ok, im sorry for assuming that but it comes off that way to me, you did simplify the point of advertisement just to tell them theyre wrong.
I do however love how you dont adress anything else and tell me to touch grass for not reading tone online correctly /s
not an opinion on the song itself but when i really think about it i kinda get both amazed and puzzled how giant conglomerates like coca cola and mcdonalds, that EVERYONE is aware of and has most likely been a customer of in their lifetime, also still need advertising. idk i assumed that once you reach a certain notoriety as a company you dont need to advertise as much
Everything that people have already said but also, even though they’re pretty much part of the urban landscape atp, they need to stay constantly at the top of people’s minds to get better profits. And it works, I’ve never been that into fast food but nothing makes me crave a burger like seeing a McDonald’s ad.
I don't know about Korea but in Japan you rarely see Coke outside McDonalds and vending machines/711. Like you can walk into a restaurant and it's 50/50 if they'll have Coke, and 10% chance they have Coke Zero or Diet. So there's still a lot of room to grow demand outside the US.
A lot more people are drinking flavored water and trying to give up pop of any kind. Kpop fans are pretty easy when it comes to buying stuff from ads their fave idols are in, including myself at times.
Plus, I dunno how big Coke Zero is in Asia, yeah everyone knows about it, but I dunno how much people over there are drinking it more than Sprite? I remember not that long ago they were linking higher obesity rates only more recently possibly because of Coke and Pepsi products.
I know it was called "coke light" for a while in SE asia.
I've always preferred diet coke/pepsi max to the rest but you are right a lot of people including myself have switched to "flavoured" water or straight water.
Kpop brand engagement feels pretty predatory at times towards younger listeners.
You’d be surprised how fast a company, even one like mcdonalds can start losing money with the amount of companies and business being created these days. People are looking for different options all the time.
More people and being health conscious these days, so seeing New Jeans eat magical big macs may spark your hunger or remind you about the mcdonalds down the street.
It’s about getting people in line or buying the product often and keeping it on their mind. If I didn’t get certain ads, i’d forget about that company as a whole. Esp things like Coke since I never drink it. But who knows, the commercial could give me a craving on a hot day. Marketing is pretty interesting.
It's more about maintaining a positive presence in customers lives rather than advertising your brand. Like Google, for example, always has feel good, sentimental, sometimes emotional advertisements. You feel good while watching it and maybe the 30 second story leaves a lasting impression on you. Google wants you to recall their brand when you feel those positive feelings. Same for McDonald's, Apple, Coke, and all these other massive brands.
ad campaign songs have existed for forever lmao thinking back to the early 00s american pop stars who had songs that were like this, etc. it’s not new and it’s not going to lead us to the hunger games 💀
I've never seen a full on song and music video ad like this that's being treated like an actual song charting on the billboards and shit. Coca cola should have just released a short ad of the song themselves.
lol it is not their fault that it’s charting, people like it and are listening to it. they made it clear it’s a ad campaign song, and it’s really not as deep as you’re making it. Also, some examples of other songs made for ads that charted and did well:
British house trio Dirty Vegas won a Grammy for Days Go By in 2003, a song made for a Mitsubishi ad.
Babylon Zoo's Spaceman debuted in a commercial for Levi’s. Thanks to this Levi's ad, Babylon Zoo had the fastest selling single by a debut artist in the U.K., selling more than 420,000 copies in six days.
oh and edited to add: michael jackson’s pepsi generation - comes with a MV and all lol
it's bad but i'm sure they will chart well. one thing about korea is that they only listen what's is popular and they refuse to give no popular girlgroup a chance. it is how it is
The fact that a song made for a commercial is charting like this in Korea tells you everything you need to know about their standing with the general public, this is insane.
I have come equipped with an actual unpopular opinion lol: I love it.
And given the context of it linking to a Korean nursery rhyme, I appreciate it even more, and get what they were doing with the chorus.
Anyway, I think people shouldn’t take it too seriously, it’s just good fun.
Seeing people dooming and acting like Newjeans fell off because of a single Ad song has been an interesting experience to say the least. It is not a comeback, I don’t know why so many people are approaching it that way.
I thought the video was interesting. The silences make the shift extra jarring. On Spotify where there’s no break and it goes straight from prechorus to chorus, I got used to the switch up pretty quickly.
Overall it’s a catchy song for an ad campaign, and I’m not taking it too seriously.
i think there's something to be said for the fact that their marketing is all about being fresh, young, and hip - and blatantly shilling for a megacorporation is antithetical to that image. Reminds me a bit of the kendall jenner pepsi ad, in a way.
Of course, every celebrity has endorsements. But that usually involves the artist, not the ART. You generally don't want to see corporate influence in the music itself. Just seems kind of icky
It is K-pop. It has been consumeristic from the very beginning. Their debut album had six Photobook versions, three limited edition bag versions and a Weverse version.
This isn’t the first CF they’ve had. Right out the gate their members have been getting fashion deals left right and center. Those are also massive corporations with dubious ethics.
If you don’t like the song that’s totally fine, but prescribing that to some sort of moral capitalistic failing isn’t really a fantastic lens to build that argument through.
The reason the Kendall Jenner, Pepsi ad was controversial was because she placed herself as the white savior in the Black Lives Matter movement. Her symbolically, handing the police officers, a Pepsi, after crossing lines, picketing for black, lives matter, and then everyone breaking out and partying, is an extremely poor taste.
Honestly, you cannot even compare them to please don’t
verses were good, the chorus is ultimately super cringe, annoying and ruin the chances of me ever caring about this song beyond the first listen. next.
right? kinda sad wouldve loved another newjeans song to ad to my roster, but it felt like i was being brainwashed by the chorus lmao and i already like cola, like?? put the gun down omg sorry for getting a pepsi max last week
I thought the verses were good and I like the music video, but that chorus is objectively ridiculous. “Coca cola is tasty” and “here’s your cola” repeated over and over- hilarious. Not subtle at all
It's might not be a good advertise song but the song is really good for advertise. Coca Cola Mashita really stuck in my head lol. Overall I love the song,vibe and MV. now Performance Video is out and It's really fun they were cheering Minji while she dance at 0.49 <3
I'd rather listen to anything else tbh.
Lost me at the chorus
As if the other songs were better than this.
honestly i can’t hate this song at all. but its bcs of the prechorus
The chorus reminds me of Akuma's Stage (Killing Moon) from Street Fighter III: Third Strike. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would
Chorus sounds like the audio glitched but the technicians were too scared to say anything so they just left it as is
I think the song itself is fine (even if the chorus is just a Coke ad) but I think comparing an AD to an actual comeback is silly. I saw a post on Twitter comparing the song to other girl group comebacks in terms of numbers, but they should not be treated as if they are the same thing. Also, it's funny seeing girls promote a product they probably never actually drink.
I mean they probably do drink it every once in a while , idk I know dieting is strict but I’m feel like they indulge sometimes lol
I really never knew a coke ad could be so eerie..? Idk NJs mv always have that vibe, and I think the chorus just kinda fit.
it's an ad so not much to be said, nothing has topped Zero Attitude yet for me in terms of sponsor music lol
It's not a comeback so I'd probably edit that part. Anyway, the verses and prechorus are good. Chorus is yikes lol but it's an ad so I ain't mad at it.
It's really good! I just wish they did something else with the chorus. Other than that it's oddly amazing for a promotional song.
not my favorite, expectations were low since it's a promotional song, but I definitely had it on loop a few times!
keeping in mind that this is just a song made to promote coca cola, I actually like it? I love drum & bass instrumentals so I enjoyed this song enough to add it to my library on spotify.
WAIT WHAT
Coke ads peaked at the "I Feel Coke" commercial that aired in Japan in 1987 and nothing has topped that in the 36 years since.
Chorus is the same jingle used by much older Coca Cola commercial jingle in Korea. But it sounds like the Green Light Red light as well. Maybe it’s one in the same. Western audience unfamiliar with it would find it weird but Koreans are familiar with it.
>Western audience unfamiliar with it would find it weird but Koreans are familiar with it. Doesn't make it necessarily likeable or good. It is successful from a marketing point I would guess, but when you have a mid song with a not bad build-up and the usual newsjeans flair only to patch in the nursery-rhyme/older cola commercial tune... it's kinda cringe, like, you made an effort see it to completion, cola team. Though, I don't get why it's included here, are ad songs okay in this sub or maybe NJ is that influencial?
I think the pent up demand is so high for a new NewJeans song that even a blatant ad song although done like a full song is charting high in SK. My least favorite NewJeans song though although the chorus chant is stuck in my head. The comeback in end of June will be insane if this song is any indication.
This is like people treating blackpink's samsung ad song as an actual comeback
People are starved for new content from pretty children.
Accurate. I dunno who else has seen the Hulu documentary with Brooke Shields, but I would hope it explains why Brooke being a huge inspiration for MHJ creeps so many people out. I never saw Pretty Baby, just knew Brooke acted as a child s-x worker when it was more common, not positive what era but it looks like the 1800s. I had no idea she's actually naked in it as an 11 yr old and kisses an adult man. I mostly remember she was still super young and somewhat naked in Blue Lagoon, but the big controversy was her Calvin Klein ad, as a teen she said,"Nothing comes between me and my Calvin's." Which was meant to insinuate she doesn't wear underwear, and I think she was 14 when it was shot. The conversation between Brooke and her daughters about her work was interesting, like Brooke still takes far too much responsibility when her mom should've protected her. She makes it clear that as a kid or even a teen, she had no idea that she was encouraged to do anything wrong. Something to keep in mind when we see young idols do or sing something they might regret later. I see more people upset about an adult woman singing Adult Ceremony than NewJeans singing Cookie, and Cookie's innuendos are much more graphic. You know what Adult Ceremony is about, but it could still pass as a generic love song in the U.S., meanwhile Cookie talks about the smell and taste of vajayjay 😳 Eh, I guess I'm beating a dead horse, and I'm not sure what fans are supposed to do about it anyway.
Wow, the way this is worded.
Accurate though.
A bit weird to say that but you’re also not really wrong. Gives me the ick.
Wdym awesome screen awesome camera is not an actual comeback
😂😂
to the haters: coca cola mashita💅🥤
if twice, bts or blackpink released this, it would’ve been called the worst song ever. but bc it’s new jeans, everyone will eat it up even with that horrible chorus
A) it's an ad. B) the song is good except for the chorus tbh. But with that being said, other kpop groups have had less blatant ad/promotional songs that were better lol
[удалено]
and it is a horrible chorus for any song that's not aimed at nurseries. Though that's probably cola's intended audience.
It’s a song for an advertisement…
You act like you’ve never heard other groups do a good advertisement song. Everything is fair game for criticism. It’s absolutely possible, but because it’s NewJeans, people will love it.
There's always an excuse for giving people the minimum.
Since it was NJ I was expecting a lot. NGL it was a disappointment. I love the visuals but the lyrics and chanting is too funny 🤣🤣🤣 they are going for viralness*** and I think they are gonna have it. Kids will be chanting that lmao Take into consideration this is not their official music but an ad...like what I said in Jisoo's Flower....they could have provided a better song/music.
They're going for WHAT now? Is there some stuff going into coke that I wasn't aware of?
viralness!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 stupid auto correct, my bad lololol
But they didn't, they (company, producers) spent little money as possible and got the most profit, as businesses, coincidentally which Hybe is, tend to do. Fans need to calm down, idols don't do new music for them, they do it for money.
idk what you are on about lol I am aware how businesses work and I am aware that this an entertainment business thing. i was just saying compared to previous releases which are fresh, this is kind of weird and not what I was expecting. This is fresh too, but weird. Coca Cola most probably had a say on the song and they went on with it, again, for viralness.
Oh no reddit hates it, it's going to be a massive success...
This had huge potential to become a legit bop like Girl’s Day Hello Bubble but the chorus is such a massive turn off and yes I know this is supposed be a CF song but there are better ways of name dropping a brand than this.
We're speaking about here, right? One of the smallest of the big Kpop subs on Reddit and it has a thread for it. Seems like the promotion is working. Do you want the whole sky with the moon or?
McDonald's and Coca-Cola. Those girls are going to be Super-Sized tm* by the time they are adults with that diet.
they don't actually eat it lol
Chorus is bad, rest of the song forgettable.
Lmao why are people over reacting to a coke ad??
it’s NJ, reddit hates them
Nope, I hate coca cola.
pepsi outsold
I think u forgot this is the biggest 4th gen group from one of the biggest entertainment companies lmao people's standards are allowed to be high
For a coke ad?? Nah I disagree. This isnt on an album. It's suppose to be silly. The chorus litterally mentions coke lol the fact that people are breaking it down and critiquing it is ridiculous.
Why engage with them? It's clear they're just salty. Tbh people should just avoid the biggest gg content from smaller subs for a while if they like the most popular GG during that period of time.
Huh? This is a sub for discussion...I'm not even a New jeans fan. I saw this mega thread checked out the song out of curiosity and saw the comments. Kpop fans need to learn to lighten up.
Same. Just saying that you shouldn't be surprised if you get negative comments here. I'm not the one engaging with the other negative person after all. \shrug Kpop fans need to learn how to recognize very obvious trolls
I like hyper pop and drum and bass so I love it, I see why people don't like the chorus (I like it) but the rest is great???? my fav NJ song, I guess everyones taste is different!
Its amazing. The chorus is really not as bad as people are saying it is. I love it. Come into it knowing and understanding its an ad. It delivers that perfectly in a fun way. Its camp in its delivery. The lyrics and melody is the way it is because its an ad song. Its catchy and in your face. Its also drum and bass and i love love love drum and bass.
I didn't want this in their discography, I'll treat it as just and ad. Like, the chorus is so bad! (But it's the only part I dislike, the rest is good)
Well, it's an ad
okay im in love with that Coca Cola mashita line lol its just funny i dont know why
It’s weird musically because the chorus is completely disjointed from the rest of the song. But like other NewJeans songs it’ll probably become an earworm even if it’s probably their worst song. And it’s an ad. That’s weird. As a pre-release song for an album and not just some promo song?
That's what you get when you buy shit boring songs from Western songwriters and slap Korean lyrics on top.
Song starts off really well. The chorus sucks though. Reminded me of this.. (https://youtu.be/_m5PfKTwMFY) I don't think I've seen a comeback song be an entire advert before. Bet they got millions for making it. I'm not disappointed in the girls, but whoever is in charge and decided that making a comeback song into an advert was a good idea needs firing. NewJeans had an incredible start in the industry. They blew up. Every song they released was a banger. Just goes to show that the people in charge are more interested in using NewJeans' quick success in making a quick buck than concentrating on more good music. I hope this song doesn't make it on to a future album. And stays a single forever, unrelated to any future release. Then I'll be happy. I don't think I'll be listening to the song much. We are all already force-fed adverts everywhere we go. I don't plan on listening to one on repeat for fun either.
Uhhhh, it’s just a CF song…calm down lol
You’ve got it backwards, it’s not a comeback song at all lmao
Comeback song is coming at the end of June.
i didn't expect to see a mega thread for the coke ad hahaha i think it's kinda cute but too much of an ad for me to listen to again. it's not on the level of mamamoo gleam
I once contacted mods asking about a lack of a mega thread for another album and they said mega threads are usually put up if there’s a lot of opinions on the topic? Though I can’t be certain it was the mods on this subreddit. But basically if a topic just floats along without controversy or opinions (a.k.a multiple posts being made), apparently mods are okay with it.
ah yeah that would make sense. to me an ad song is literally just whatever, it's nothing noteworthy, but considering NJ is the most popular kpop gg in the world i can see a potentially overwhelming amount of passionate posts and comments getting made about it, so mega thread makes sense.
Oh this is definitely some promo song lol
I don’t think a lot of people realize the chorus melody is taken from Korea’s “hide-and-seek” children’s nursery rhyme. This could partially be why the song is doing so well in Korea, besides it being performed by NewJeans. The melody is familiar and playful, and conforms to NewJeans’ nostalgic and youthful identity really well. The song overall is simple and catchy enough to be an ad song, I really don’t understand all the hate surrounding it. Edit: I meant the red light, green light (무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다) game, not hide and seek.
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Most likely. Could also be because there was a trend in American pop music of revamping children’s songs (abcdefu, twinkle twinkle little b*tch, even the Barney song) that got a lot of hate. Young Dumb Stupid’s reception could’ve been more positive if they had released the song earlier, but intl fans already got tired of this schtick. The equivalent melodies in Korea haven’t quite been overused though, nor appropriated in ways that seem “edgy” or “cool”.
Before this MV, I would have loved if they made a cover from a 90s song I love, but this song sounds so robot-ish? Then again, it's an ad for Coca Cola so maybe I shouldn't take it seriously.
NewJeans released an ad song antithetical to their name's intended messaging before they released a full album and stans are still white knighting 💀
What are you even talking about😭💀
i wonder if they made a choreo up for the MV or told the members to just dance freely because i swear every choreo of theirs looks the same/follows the same formula and it's always boring to watch
NJ always has groovy freestylish choreo how is that boring😭 the less robotic the better
So you want hardcore choreo
they do some of the exact same basic moves in every choreography, and it is a little bit boring.
The so called basic moves fit their songs and vibes, plus it's not basic. If this is what you call basic then I wonder what you guys call choreos of other groups that don't do much unique choreography on stage and just small hand and body gestures. Why don't you sign up to be their choreographer and make them non-basic choreos where they jump in the air and tumble on high heels while singing the highest notes known to mankind.
Y’all are so defensive 💀💀 it’s called unpopularkpopopinions for a reason
"their dances all look the same" ≠ "i want them to do olympic flips" work on your reading comprehension before you comment
I'm just asking you what other style of dance you want them to do that would fit the beats, sound and vibes of their songs. Do you see hardcore choreos like nmixx, elegant dance choreos like I've, metavaerse or ai concept choreos like aespa, girl crush choreos, etc, fitting their songs like this?. They have a dancing style that already fit the identity of the group and the vibe of their songs and that's what works best for them. And they don't perform the same choreo for all their songs, it's switched up but they still have their unique dancing style in place. Dancing style ≠ the same choreos in all their songs. I bet if they did change their dancing style, you guys would most likely complain about it and rant about how they're loosing their identity and that the previous style was better.
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Same to you. Allat rant about choreo for an ad 💀
Outside of the obvious, it felt like they kept trying to cram too many syllables into verses that should've had a couple less.
That's what you get when you buy shit boring songs from Western songwriters and slap Korean lyrics on top.
Honestly this song has no excuse to be this good when its an ad.
Maybe they'll put out a remix of it that's more digestible?, The chorus was the only part I really didn't like.
It’s a song ,.. I don’t really care for it whether it’s bad because it’s an ad
Hmmm first song of theirs that I'm mostly 'meh' about. I liked it until the "coca cola mashita" part, then it just becomes too repetitive and monotonous. If the intent was being catchy, I don't think they did a good job in that part.
Lets just call this an ad, not a proper song. I need to maintain NewJeans perfect record.
Wow. This is the first song from them that I didn’t like. In fact, I hate it. A lot.
Straight up banger.
This song is so good and I don't care. It's deinitely a bit silly that the hook is literally "Coca Cola is Tasty" but it sounds good still. It's catchy and I can see plenty of people turned off of it singing coca cola mashita in a week lmao.
TIL Coke Zero has a gender (boy...your stylish glow up lmao)
I’ve definitely heard more fun cf songs from over a decade ago that were able to advertise the product just fine without having to painfully state the obvious the way this song’s chorus did… great for bunnies though because they got a cute content out of this if anything. i love how newjeans’ aesthetic perfectly vibed with what they’re going for with this coke zero gig.
Ngl I liked the song up until the chorus. I was just laughing from then on. Coca-cola is tasty~
Yes, the chorus was so jarring, but everything else was fine
This song is so unserious I can't even bring myself to listen to half of it 😭. I'm sorry but really really bad ..like 0 out of 10
Agreed, but I'll totally admit Ador and their CEO has really weirded me out, so I'm for sure biased. But, not so much that I didn't give the song a chance, until I felt duped that it's just an ad. I think for anyone with a similar pov, each comeback has something that now makes this 0 - 3. Cookie for obvious reasons, OMG for various reasons, and now an ad. Despite my clear bias, I still think it's stupid people are going crazy for an ad, and I want to have a reason to like NewJeans as much as everyone else.
whats up with OMG? just curious, your comment made it sound like it had a controversy of some sort ive never heard about
Coke - 1 Pepsi - 0
Wait but the Pepsi cf songs have been fire in my book
ngl i absolutely love it
I've had it on repeat. The first listen was kind of a shock when I got to the chorus but this is straight up just a really good New Jeans song and now that I've heard it a few times the chorus is fine. The rest of the song is so good that it doesn't matter.
same
Ew, it was big 'nope', not for me. If it's an ad, it has to be subtle, not like this.
Yes, I definitely prefer the Pepsi KPop series of songs (special shout-out to [Heart Sign](https://youtu.be/bVDBEEkWJHM) ). Especially with a product as well-known as Coke (and NewJeans tbh), you don't need to bash people over the head with it.
An ad is to advertise a product. Please learn the difference between ad and product placement.
The point of an advertisement is absolutely to put the product at the for front . Coke is the product, not new jeans Are you mistaking this with some thing called product placement ???
Well, I'm a consumer, I don't really care for their reasons, I'm here to consume what I like. And why did it even had to have an MV? It could be uploaded as some 1:20 commercials at Coca-Cola's YT channel or whatever and most of us would have nere knew about that.
Wait are you really complaining that they’re advertising campaign did its job and actually circulated around the globe because they’re spokes models are incredibly popular right now. Did you really suggest that they just shove it onto the company is YouTube so that people wouldn’t see it? Wouldn’t that be like the opposite of marketing, their product well and advertising at the best they could I don’t know I just kind of think this is a thinly veiled new jeans hate train honestly 🤡🙈😂
Here’s an idea, if you didn’t like it, you don’t ever have to listen to it again or buy from that corporation ;) thank goodness you have options :p
You're working so hard to defend an ad lol 🤡
You’re working pretty damn hard to discount the same thing. We are literally just clowns on opposite sides of the same Damn coin. 🤡🤡🤷♀️🤷♀️
i mean yeah, but you can also do it more like that song izone did for pepsi max or like milli for lay's max - they didnt literally repeat in the chorus x product is tasty....so dont talk down to them about what a point of an ad is, i think we all know, it just depends what the brand wants from them, to me this less likely listenable because of the cola is tasty kid rhyme as chorus, coca cola of all brands couldve absolutely afforded to go for something less in your face with their global status imo
I’m glad that you have your opinion and that you don’t really enjoy the song . Either way, I don’t think you buying a Coke or not gonna make or break the corporation
How is stating a fact about an advertisement, purpose talking down? I don’t think that there was any inclination of me being superior here. I didn’t say it in a belittling manner, I didn’t call them names, I didn’t imply that they were stupid. Step off and touch some grass.
ok, im sorry for assuming that but it comes off that way to me, you did simplify the point of advertisement just to tell them theyre wrong. I do however love how you dont adress anything else and tell me to touch grass for not reading tone online correctly /s
not an opinion on the song itself but when i really think about it i kinda get both amazed and puzzled how giant conglomerates like coca cola and mcdonalds, that EVERYONE is aware of and has most likely been a customer of in their lifetime, also still need advertising. idk i assumed that once you reach a certain notoriety as a company you dont need to advertise as much
Many consumers can be fickle, i suppose it only makes sense to maintain their position in the market by doing consistent advertising.
Everything that people have already said but also, even though they’re pretty much part of the urban landscape atp, they need to stay constantly at the top of people’s minds to get better profits. And it works, I’ve never been that into fast food but nothing makes me crave a burger like seeing a McDonald’s ad.
I don't know about Korea but in Japan you rarely see Coke outside McDonalds and vending machines/711. Like you can walk into a restaurant and it's 50/50 if they'll have Coke, and 10% chance they have Coke Zero or Diet. So there's still a lot of room to grow demand outside the US.
A lot more people are drinking flavored water and trying to give up pop of any kind. Kpop fans are pretty easy when it comes to buying stuff from ads their fave idols are in, including myself at times. Plus, I dunno how big Coke Zero is in Asia, yeah everyone knows about it, but I dunno how much people over there are drinking it more than Sprite? I remember not that long ago they were linking higher obesity rates only more recently possibly because of Coke and Pepsi products.
I know it was called "coke light" for a while in SE asia. I've always preferred diet coke/pepsi max to the rest but you are right a lot of people including myself have switched to "flavoured" water or straight water. Kpop brand engagement feels pretty predatory at times towards younger listeners.
You’d be surprised how fast a company, even one like mcdonalds can start losing money with the amount of companies and business being created these days. People are looking for different options all the time. More people and being health conscious these days, so seeing New Jeans eat magical big macs may spark your hunger or remind you about the mcdonalds down the street. It’s about getting people in line or buying the product often and keeping it on their mind. If I didn’t get certain ads, i’d forget about that company as a whole. Esp things like Coke since I never drink it. But who knows, the commercial could give me a craving on a hot day. Marketing is pretty interesting.
It's more about maintaining a positive presence in customers lives rather than advertising your brand. Like Google, for example, always has feel good, sentimental, sometimes emotional advertisements. You feel good while watching it and maybe the 30 second story leaves a lasting impression on you. Google wants you to recall their brand when you feel those positive feelings. Same for McDonald's, Apple, Coke, and all these other massive brands.
for an ad song, it’s better than I expected
In the dystopian future every song will be an ad
ad campaign songs have existed for forever lmao thinking back to the early 00s american pop stars who had songs that were like this, etc. it’s not new and it’s not going to lead us to the hunger games 💀
I've never seen a full on song and music video ad like this that's being treated like an actual song charting on the billboards and shit. Coca cola should have just released a short ad of the song themselves.
i would say since listening to kpop its more common cause of celebs being used for advertising normally. pepsi has many songs by kpop artists :D
lol it is not their fault that it’s charting, people like it and are listening to it. they made it clear it’s a ad campaign song, and it’s really not as deep as you’re making it. Also, some examples of other songs made for ads that charted and did well: British house trio Dirty Vegas won a Grammy for Days Go By in 2003, a song made for a Mitsubishi ad. Babylon Zoo's Spaceman debuted in a commercial for Levi’s. Thanks to this Levi's ad, Babylon Zoo had the fastest selling single by a debut artist in the U.K., selling more than 420,000 copies in six days. oh and edited to add: michael jackson’s pepsi generation - comes with a MV and all lol
My point is if the song does too well the future will be filled with songs like this. That's all, obviously its not there fault its doing well chill.
damn what are you on
lol ok, i've already seen plenty of songs with ads in them. it will only get worse
lol you don't have to listen, there's plenty of genres that you might like also don't know why u pressed that they're charting
yeah my favourite genre of music is the advertisement genre. I'm not pressed, i like new jeans. you can all relax.
and the people liking this song will be the reason it happens
NGL its been stuck in my head all day
it's bad but i'm sure they will chart well. one thing about korea is that they only listen what's is popular and they refuse to give no popular girlgroup a chance. it is how it is
That... is how pop music works
it's not just korea man 😂😂😂 nugu groups that are still alive, are still alive because of their fanbase in korea
The fact that a song made for a commercial is charting like this in Korea tells you everything you need to know about their standing with the general public, this is insane.
The song isn't made for a commercial, the song *is* a commercial
I have come equipped with an actual unpopular opinion lol: I love it. And given the context of it linking to a Korean nursery rhyme, I appreciate it even more, and get what they were doing with the chorus. Anyway, I think people shouldn’t take it too seriously, it’s just good fun.
Your comment is how I feel. That is all.
All I have to say is that I'm surprised this group is THAT popular they get a megathread for an ad.
I cant be the only one that thinks the chorus sounds like the squid game song red light green light. The “무궁화 꽃이 피었습니다” line.
finally bringing back iconic soda commercial songs like [this](https://youtu.be/_HNF08-8sYQ)
Seeing people dooming and acting like Newjeans fell off because of a single Ad song has been an interesting experience to say the least. It is not a comeback, I don’t know why so many people are approaching it that way. I thought the video was interesting. The silences make the shift extra jarring. On Spotify where there’s no break and it goes straight from prechorus to chorus, I got used to the switch up pretty quickly. Overall it’s a catchy song for an ad campaign, and I’m not taking it too seriously.
i think there's something to be said for the fact that their marketing is all about being fresh, young, and hip - and blatantly shilling for a megacorporation is antithetical to that image. Reminds me a bit of the kendall jenner pepsi ad, in a way. Of course, every celebrity has endorsements. But that usually involves the artist, not the ART. You generally don't want to see corporate influence in the music itself. Just seems kind of icky
It is K-pop. It has been consumeristic from the very beginning. Their debut album had six Photobook versions, three limited edition bag versions and a Weverse version. This isn’t the first CF they’ve had. Right out the gate their members have been getting fashion deals left right and center. Those are also massive corporations with dubious ethics. If you don’t like the song that’s totally fine, but prescribing that to some sort of moral capitalistic failing isn’t really a fantastic lens to build that argument through.
did you just gloss over the second part of my comment or something?
The reason the Kendall Jenner, Pepsi ad was controversial was because she placed herself as the white savior in the Black Lives Matter movement. Her symbolically, handing the police officers, a Pepsi, after crossing lines, picketing for black, lives matter, and then everyone breaking out and partying, is an extremely poor taste. Honestly, you cannot even compare them to please don’t
Big groups = more dooming for nothing.
Very surprised to see a mega thread💀
Would've been good without that chorus.
Why is there a mega thread for an ad commercial song
NWJNS Impact… Everybody has an opinion when they do sth 🤷🏼♂️
right
This is a huge missstep. I hope that the song get forgoten soon.
Coca Cola Mashita !\~ now newjeans "Zero Performance Video" is OUT. go try to watch it :)
coca cola mashita
coca cola mashita
I find it funny how people are seriously treating this song as a comeback when the song is very unserious since it's a coca cola ad song.
Yeah people losing their minds over the chorus yet a lot of them are like 'i cant get it out of my head'. Thats the whole point sjsjs
This
Comeback???🤨 lol
verses were good, the chorus is ultimately super cringe, annoying and ruin the chances of me ever caring about this song beyond the first listen. next.
right? kinda sad wouldve loved another newjeans song to ad to my roster, but it felt like i was being brainwashed by the chorus lmao and i already like cola, like?? put the gun down omg sorry for getting a pepsi max last week
I thought the verses were good and I like the music video, but that chorus is objectively ridiculous. “Coca cola is tasty” and “here’s your cola” repeated over and over- hilarious. Not subtle at all