As mentioned in last week’s review for Super Shy, NewJeans will be making their official comeback this week. The group has earmarked Friday as the official release of their second mini-album Get Up and a third lead single for said album. But earlier today, NewJeans have unveiled their second lead single from the mini-album, Cool With You. As part of the teasers leading up to the release, ADOR announced that two global stars would be featuring in the music video for Cool With You. Continue reading to find out who featured in this music video!

Just as simple as Cool With You is, my thoughts about the song is just as simple. This could either be a good or a bad thing, but I am not speechless over the song because I am amazed by it. Instead, I find that I more so lack words to describe Cool With You as I found to be an empty vessel and boring. There are some things to appreciate in Cool With You, such as the more mature sound profile that the group brings to the KPOP landscape (a complete change to Super Shy), the instrumental’s chill and atmospheric vibe to it, and the nicely soft and flowy vocals. But somehow when these elements come together, Cool With You doesn’t come off as memorable piece. It also didn’t help that the song was very quick to end, lasting less than 2.5 minutes. Instead, I find myself skipping through the song, particularly when I watching the music video as there isn’t much within Cool With You to focus on. The song does have one primary hook – the repetition of the title with the elongated “Cool“. But as we get to the end of the song, I felt like I heard the primary hook one too many times. Overall, I think Cool With You is a miss and a disappointment following the likes of Super Shy. Hopefully, tomorrow’s release of ETA is more promising.

As mentioned above, two global stars feature in the music video Cool With You. Furthermore, there are two versions of the music video! In the Side A version of the video, Jung Ho Yeon (who rose to fame in Squid Game) features as the main character. She plays the role of a ghost who becomes infatuated over a guy she sees in the art gallery. I am not entirely sure what happens exactly, but I think her character becomes tired of being unseen and her embracing the rain at the end of the video is her way of wanting to be seen and interact with the world around her. NewJeans, for some reason (maybe it is because they are angels), are the only people to notice her (which Jung Ho Yeon’s chraacter is aware of). In Side B of the music video, we are treated to choreography scenes with NewJeans (it looks artistic, but I don’t think I can say much else towards the choreography aspect of this comeback – hence no choreography section of this review) and Jung Ho Yeon is granted the chance to be seen and interact with the world (I assume NewJeans granted her wish, given they are angels). The first thing she does is become friends with the guy she was infatuated with. However, that opportunity is cut short when she disappears once again from the world (and her guy friend forgets about her) following the appearance of Tony Leung (who is the second global star to appear in the videos). Again, not entirely sure what his role is, but he has the ability to revert Jung Ho Yeon’s wish. At the end of Side B, we hear a bit of Get Up (the single) and Jung Ho Yeon sees NewJeans. But she smiles as she turns around, which might represent a subtle thank you to NewJeans for granting her wish. I personally would love to read alternative theories, as I am sure there are a few flying about at the moment.

Song – 6/10
Music Video – 9/10
Overall Rating – 7.2/10