Peak
82
Weeks
5
Score
207
Chart Year
2023
NewJeans is a South Korean girl group comprising Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein. They released "Ditto" as a pre-release single from their debut album, OMG, on December 19, 2022. "Ditto" mixes English and Korean lyrics about a romance that's several months old. The girls are deeply in love but don't know if their feelings are reciprocated. "Ditto" (from Italian detto meaning "said") refers to the same or similar thing that's been said before. NewJeans have told their romantic interest how strong their feelings are for him and want to know where they stand. A reply of "ditto" will suffice. The oldest NewJeans group member, Minji, helped write "Ditto" alongside Ylva Dimberg, Oohyo, The Black Skirts, and the song's producer, 250. Swedish songwriter and composer Ylva Dimberg has written for many K-Pop acts, including Girls Generation, Red Velvet, SHINEee and Loona; Oohyo is a South Korean synth-pop singer; The Black Skirts has a successful career in South Korea as an indie rock musician; 250 is a South Korean DJ and music producer who has composed hip-hop tracks, such as E SENS's "Everywhere" and "Flight," and K-Pop songs such as NCT 127's "Chain" and "Flight." NewJeans' name plays on the phrase "new genes," referring to the group ushering in a new generation of pop music. This song's laid-back, chopped-staccato beat nods to the Baltimore club style, marking a change of sound from their K-pop competitors. The Baltimore club dance genre fuses hip-hop, house, and breakbeat music. 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell, Frank Ski, Miss Tony Scottie B. and DJ Spen created the music style in the Maryland city in the early 1990s. The two "side A" and "side B" music videos for "Ditto" have a fuzzy camcorder aesthetic like a home video. Shot from the perspective of Heesoo (played by South Korean actress Park Ji-hu), they show her playing and dancing with the five NewJeans members in their younger school days.
[뉴진스 "Ditto" 가사] [Intro: Hyein] Hoo-ooh, ooh-ooh Hoo-ooh, hoo [Chorus: Hanni] Stay in the middle Like you a little, don't want no riddle 말해줘, say it back, oh, say it, ditto 아침은 너무 멀어, so say it, ditto [Verse 1: Haerin, Danielle] 훌쩍 커버렸어 함께한 기억처럼 널 보는 내 마음은 어느새 여름 지나 가을 기다렸지 all this time Do you want somebody? Like I want somebody? 날 보고 웃었지만 Do you think about me now, yeah? All the time, yeah, all the time [Pre-Chorus: Hyein, Hanni] I got no time to lose 내 길었던 하루, 난 보고 싶어 Ra-ta-ta-ta, 울린 심장 (Ra-ta-ta-ta) I got nothing to lose 널 좋아한다고, ooh-woah, ooh-woah, ooh-woah, ooh Ra-ta-ta-ta, 울린 심장 (Ra-ta-ta-ta) But I don't want to You might also like NewJeans - Ditto (Romanized) Genius Romanizations O Holy Night Christmas Songs NewJeans - Ditto (English Translation) Genius English Translations [Chorus: Haerin, Minji] Stay in the middle Like you a little, don't want no riddle 말해줘, say it back, oh, say it, ditto 아침은 너무 멀어, so say it, ditto I don't want to Walk in this 미로 다 아는 건 아니어도 바라던 대로 말해줘, say it back, oh, say it, ditto I want you so, want you, so say it, ditto [Verse 2: Danielle] Not just anybody 너를 상상했지 항상 닿아있던 처음 느낌 그대로 난 기다렸지 all this time [Pre-Chorus: Hyein, Haerin] I got nothing to lose 널 좋아한다고, ooh-woah, ooh-woah, ooh-woah, ooh Ra-ta-ta-ta, 울린 심장 (Ra-ta-ta-ta) But I don't want to [Chorus: Hanni, Minji] Stay in the middle Like you a little, don't want no riddle 말해줘, say it back, oh, say it, ditto 아침은 너무 멀어, so say it ditto I don't want to Walk in this 미로 다 아는 건 아니어도 바라던 대로 말해줘, say it back, oh, say it, ditto I want you so, want you, so say it, ditto [Outro: Hyein] Hoo-ooh, ooh-ooh Hoo-ooh, hoo
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 21, 2023 | 96 | 30 |
| 2 | Jan 28, 2023 | 85 | 41 |
| 3 | Feb 4, 2023 | 89 | 37 |
| 4 | Feb 11, 2023 | 90 | 36 |
| 5 | Feb 18, 2023 | 82 | 44 |