NewJeans is the first K-pop group to sing the theme song for the ‘LoL World Championship.’
On the 27th, the agency ADOR announced, "Riot Games' '2023 LoL World Championship' theme song 'GODS' sung by Newjins (Minzy, Hani, Daniel, Haerin, Hyein) will be released at 2 PM on October 4th. “He said. The 'LoL World Championship' is the most prestigious e-sports competition, and New Jeans is the first and only K-pop group to sing the theme song of this competition.
'GODS' is composed by Riot Games chief composer Sebastien Najand and Alex Seaver of the group Mako, who participated in the OST of 'Legends Never Die', 'RISE', and the long-running animation series 'ARCANE'. ) is a song that was completed by working together. The music video captures the past competition challenges of professional gamer ‘Deft’ Hyuk-gyu, who garnered attention with ‘The important thing is an unbreakable heart.’
New Jeans' singing of the '2023 LoL World Championship' theme song is even more meaningful. This is because it is the first tournament held in Korea in 5 years and the 10th anniversary of the 'LoL World Championship' theme song being released. Top global artists such as Imagine Dragons and Lil Nas X have participated in the 'LoL World Championship' theme song. New Jeans joined the world-class lineup just one year after its debut, once again proving its global status and influence in various fields.
New Genes said, “Collaborating with Riot Games was a refreshing experience. It was fun to try new genres and sounds, and we are happy to present a song with New Genes and LoL’s unique colors through this collaboration.” He expressed his feelings.
The teaser video for the '2023 LoL World Championship' theme song 'GODS' sung by Newjins can be viewed on the LoL official YouTube channel, and the music video and sound source will be released on October 4th at 2 PM through the LoL official YouTube channel and major domestic and international music sites. do.
Meanwhile, New Jeans ranked first on the US Billboard main album chart 'Billboard 200' just one year after their debut with their 2nd mini album 'Get Up', and became the first K-pop girl group to release three title songs ('Super Shy', 'Super Shy', 'ETA', 'Cool With You') entered the main song chart 'Hot 100'. Among them, 'Super Shy' caused a sensation in global popularity, ranking 9th and 12th in the world's largest music platform Spotify's Global/US Weekly Top Songs. In addition, they received an explosive response on stage at large music festivals such as 'Lollapalooza' in the US and 'Summer Sonic' in Japan, confirming the 'New Genes Syndrome' that has expanded worldwide.