NewJeans Debuts in Japan with "Supernatural" - MV Review

Today, NewJeans has officially made their Japanese debut with their newest song, "Supernatural."

Less than a month ago, on May 24, NewJeans made their first comeback of 2024 with the song "How Sweet" (Review).

"Supernatural"

Lately, NewJeans songs have been a hit or miss with me, so when "Right Now" -the b-side track of "Supernatural-" dropped first and I didn't like it very much, I tried not to get very disappointed and trust everything on the real lead single "Supernatural" actually being good and I'm that I did because the song is good (but not as good as "Ditto")

I have to say that "Supernatural" is my favorite summer release of NewJeans (I'm more of a Winter!NewJeans kind of girl).

I really like the retro city pop vibes of this song, especially the vocals. I'm not the biggest fan of the instrumental, as I find it too much at the start when Danielle starts to sing (I like the intro), but it's not annoying and thankfully doesn't overshadow the song's vocals -I think it's going to grow on me in the future-. 

The music video is very pretty; I love the color palette of the music video, I think that the purple/indigo lighting and the filter used in some scenes really enhances the retro vibes of the video. 

I think that the idea of using a "bunnie" during some of the dance parts of the music video to replace Hyein (who is injured) was really nice. I like that Hyein gets a "storyline" through the video. 

I found the part where Haerin is riding a zebra-corn (? a tad weird, and I don't think it fits with the video.

Style-wise, I like the group outfit (you can see it at 0:45); it really gives 90's vibes. My favorite outfits of the music video -aside from the group one- are the ones the girls wear at the airport and Minji's "I ❤ me" outfit, but with the white jacket.

Update! - "Supernatural" Part 2

The part 2 of "Supernatural" is more story-driven than the first part, and to be sincere, I liked it a lot more. 

In this music video, the NewJeans members show a bit more of the supernatural abilities that Danielle appears to have in the first part. 

In the previous music video, Hyein seems to have a crush on a guy, but in this one, Minji also appears to have feelings for him, making it a love triangle (I guess). 

Also, I barely noticed, but the lyrics on this version are fully in Korean.

I would love to watch a movie/series like this. They should make something like the Aespa episodes for SM Culture Universe(?. 

Rating

Song – 9/10

MV – 9/10 UPDATE! 10/10

Choreography – 10/10

Style – 10/10

Overall Rating – 9.5/10 UPDATE! 10/10

Song Credits

Release Date: June 21, 2024.

Length: 3 min 11 sec.

Lyrics by: Gigi, Minji, Pharrell Williams, and Yiva Dimberg 

Music by: 250, Pharrell Williams, and Yiva Dimberg.

Produced by: 250.

MV Directed by: Dongle Shin.

Photo source: Ador/HYBE