Hype Boy

"Hype Boy" is a Korean-language song and the second single recorded by South Korean girl group NewJeans from their debut extended play (EP), New Jeans. It was released by ADOR on July 23, 2022, as one of the EP's lead singles.

"Hype Boy"
Single by NewJeans
from the EP New Jeans
LanguageKorean
ReleasedJuly 23, 2022 (2022-07-23)
Length2:59
Label
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • 250
  • Ylva Dimberg
NewJeans singles chronology
"Attention"
(2022)		 "Hype Boy"
(2022)		 "Cookie"
(2022)
Music video
"Hype Boy" on YouTube

Background and release

A day after the release of their debut single "Attention", it was announced that NewJeans would be releasing debut self-titled extended play (EP) on August 1, 2022. The EP was confirmed to contain four tracks, including two additional singles.[1][2] On July 23, NewJeans released their second single, "Hype Boy", accompanied by a 50-second introductory clip revealing the members and four additional music videos specific to each member.[3]

Composition and lyrics

Gigi, Ylva Dimberg, and NewJeans member Hanni contributed to the lyrics of "Hype Boy", while Dimberg and 250 served as producers. The song, written in Korean and English, has a running time of 2 minutes and 56 seconds and is composed in the key of E minor, with a tempo of 100 beats per minute.[4][5]

Critical reception

Carmen Chin of NME wrote in a review for the group's EP New Jeans that "Hype Boy" eschews the "slow-jam nostalgia" of the preceding single "Attention" and "instead invokes contemporary reimaginations of 2000s sounds with its tropical touches and future bass," although "the way these elements are arranged make for a dreamy, almost hazy atmosphere."[6] In December 2022, Rolling Stone placed "Hype Boy" at number 24 on their list of the top 100 best songs of 2022, highlighting it as a "standout" from the group's EP with "its addictive choreography and catchy chorus".[7] Time named it one of the best K-pop songs of the year.[8]

"Hype Boy" on select critic lists
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Insider The 10 Best K-pop Songs of 2022 2 [9]
NME The 50 best songs of 2022 26 [10]
The 25 best K-pop songs of 2022 1 [11]
NPR The 100 Best Songs of 2022 85 [12]
Nylon The 20 Best K-pop Releases of 2022 No order [13]
Rolling Stone The 100 Best Songs of 2022 24 [14]
South China Morning Post 15 Best K-pop Songs of 2022 7 [15]
Teen Vogue The 79 Best K-Pop Songs of 2022 No order [16]
The Korea Herald 2022 Highlights of K-Pop 4 [17]
Time The Best K-pop Songs and Albums of 2022 No order [18]

Promotion

On August 4, NewJeans held their debut stage on Mnet's M Countdown, where they performed all three lead singles from their self-titled EP, including "Hype Boy".[19]

Charts

Release history
Release history for "Hype Boy"
Region Date Format Label
Various July 23, 2022

References
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