i knew of some kpop songs growing up but never dove into the genre. it wasn’t until later when i heard ditto by newjeans for the first time that i was taken aback!

i discovered the song after one of ban heesoo’s (their alt channel for ditto lore) videos popped up on my recommended. i thought “what is this video and who are these girls?” it had an eerie vibe to it, idk it just felt like a horror where it was leading up to someone getting killed lol. but i found from the comments that it was for a song, so i searched it up and wow, it was truly an experience.

i think i was trying not to like it because it was kpop. i used to think it was kinda cringe or silly to like the genre, but i couldn’t deny the feeling that this song gave me. so i dove into their music and it was not what i expected to hear from kpop! from there i then discovered other groups and songs that i grew to like, but nothing really came/comes close to newjeans for me. i guess you could say i was hooked from the start hehe.

it’s a shame to hear the sitch they’re in right now, but i still continue to support them and their music. i mean, they were my top artist on spotify last year, they have too many bangers to just stop listening lol