Audience’s Shocking Reaction To NewJeans At “2023 Lollapalooza” Goes Viral In Korea

NewJeans‘ incredible reception at the 2023 Lollapalooza Festival is going viral in Korea.

NewJeans pictured with Billie Eilish (center) | @newjeans_official/Instagram

On August 3, K-Pop upstart NewJeans performed at the famed Lollapalooza Festival. The four-day music festival is widely regarded as one of the biggest in the United States, with marquee American acts such as Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, and the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers performing on this year’s stage.

Lana Del Rey | IMDB Kendrick Lamar | NewYorker

Despite only debuting in Korea a year ago, NewJeans took on the daunting task of performing on the legendary stage and showed up for their fans — and their fans for them!

Hype Boy#Lollapalooza #Lolla #뉴진스 #NewJeans pic.twitter.com/197pfmMUbe

— NewJeans Loops (@newjeans_loop) August 3, 2023

On August 4, a post in an online community went viral. In the post, the author uploaded a tweet of the Lollapalooza crowd’s reaction to the group. In the video, audiences can be heard singing loudly to every word of NewJeans’ “Super Shy.”

OH U ARE SO POPULAR NEWJEANS pic.twitter.com/EUW2x9iqB6

— (@NEWJE4NS) August 3, 2023

Korean netizens reacted in shock to the incredible reception.

• “Wow, this is incredible.”
• “NewJeans is killing it, Daebak!”
• “This album is really, LOL. I thought it would do well, but this is, ㅠㅠ. My babies are so incredible!!!”
• “Wow, this is incredible. I thought they were singing along since ‘Super Shy’ is mostly English, but they are singing the Korean lyrics too, LOL.”
• “The crowd singing along is wild.”
• “All of the songs on the album are great. Although I don’t have their light stick, I want to sing at their performance, too, LOL. They are just super likable.”
• “Wow.”
• “Isn’t NewJeans too big to be considered 4th gen?”
• “Wow.”
• “The best jeans!”
• “Wow, they are the best.”

What are your thoughts?