How Young is Too Young to Sing About ‘Cookies’?

New Jeans is the first K-pop girl group to debut from Hybe Entertainment’s new sub-label, Ador. However, its wunder-producer, Min Hee Jin, has come under fire for her portrayal of young artists, especially when she served as creative director for SM Entertainment. Does the new song by New Jeans called ‘Cookie’ really talk about just cookies? Nevertheless, the five-member girl group has supposedly broken debut pre-sale orders and has attracted much *attention*.

Also in this episode of The Shade Report, find out why forcing kids to start first grade one year earlier is sending President Yoon Seok-yeol’s approval rating to its lowest ever. And does American classic Clinique have a place in the K-beauty regimen?


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