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Posted by Sophie-Ha Tuesday, August 2, 2022

"Come and take a lookie," Netizens debate if the lyrics to NewJeans' new track "Cookie" are too childish or inappropriate

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With the release of their latest track, "Cookie,NewJeans has unveiled all the tracks to their debut album, making an official debut.

The new girl group from HYDE's ADOR has been getting a lot of attention since making their debut with "Attention" last month. What makes this even more unique is that they've released music videos for all the tracks included in their debut mini-album.

NewJeans has been getting rave reviews for their catchy tunes and addictive music. They rank high on the Melon chart, with all their releases being praised by listeners. However, not everything has been smooth sailing. The creative director Min Hee Jin was under controversy for glamorizing pedophilia, and now there is another issue that popped up. There has been a discussion that sparked after the latest song, "Cookie," was revealed for inappropriateness in the lyrics.

Netizens gathered in a popular online community to discuss whether the lyrics are just childish or have an underlying inappropriate meaning with sexual innuendo hidden in them. This is because the members of the group are so young, with the youngest member, Hyein being only 14 years old.

The lyrics were shared on the community site, where many joined in the debate.



[Intro]
Yeah

[Verse 1: Hyein, Hanni]
Made a little cookie
Baked it just for you
But you know that it ain't for free, yeah
Made a little cookie
It’s too soft
Can't stop thinking about it


[Pre-Chorus: Danielle, Minji]
With chocolate chips, you know
I wanna sprinkle all over
I want to make you lose your appetite
I'm hiding it, but I want to see you more
If you want it, you can get it, if you want it
Let me hear your voice again, boy


[Chorus: Haerin, Hyein, Minji, Hanni, *Danielle*]
No dinner, dinner, you’re hungry though
No water, water, you're thirsty though
Only sweet flavors, only desserts
That's how you like it, ain't that right?
No dinner, dinner, you're hungry though
No water, water, you're thirsty though

*Only sweet flavors, only desserts*
That's how you like it, ain't that right?

[Verse 2: Haerin, Danielle]
Made a little cookie
Your poison
I’ll melt your heart away
So good, yeah
Looking at my cookie
Do you ever smell it different? (Taste it)
What’s with a bite isn't enough?


[Pre-Chorus: Hanni, Minji]
With chocolate chips, you know
I wanna sprinkle all over
I want to make you lose your mind
I’m hiding it, but I want to see you more
If you want it, you can get it, if you want it
Let me hear your voice again, boy


[Chorus: Haerin, Hyein, Minji, Hanni, *Danielle*]
No dinner, dinner, you're hungry though
No water, water, you're thirsty though
Only sweet flavors, only desserts
That's how you like it, ain’t that right?
No dinner, dinner, you're hungry though
No water, water, you're thirsty though

*Only sweet flavors, only desserts*
That's how you like it, ain't that right?

[Bridge: Haerin, Danielle, Hanni, Minji]
(Yeah, yo)
Bet you know, bet you know, bet you know I
Make recipes that you won't see anywhere else, boy
Take it, don't break it, I wanna see you taste it
Sugar, got sugar
Spare nothing when I bake it

(Yeah, yo)
Bet you know, bet you know, bet you know I
I want to mess up your diet

Take it, don't break it, I wanna see you taste it
Sugar, got sugar
Bet you want some



*English lyrics from Genius.com

Netizens debated and commented, "The lyrics are actually cute," "The part about the cavity is so cute," "All I can see is 'cookie' when I look at the lyrics lol," "I think there is a bit of sensual underlying vibe but I think they stopped just right," "Isn't this too inappropriate for young girls to sing?" "There's clearly sexual lyrics," "I think the lyrics is adorable actually," "Lol, says they'll ruin your diet," "People overseas usually use terms like 'cookie' and desserts as sexual references so to the people that are saying you can't see an issue, you're in the minority," "I think it's cute because they're singing it," "I heard cookie is their CD," "I think the lyrics are very unique," and "I think the lyrics are cute but doesn't match the beat. lol"

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neozen127
neozen127119 pts Tuesday, August 2, 2022 1
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

There are a plethora of innuendos in the song and anyone internationally can see the word “cookie” in a song to this kind of rhythm and safely assume that it’s in reference to genitalia..especially with the way Min Heejin has a past of glamorizing maturity on adolescent individuals and the song being written by an international songwriter and chosen two years ago not even toning it down the the extent that they probably did helps this case 😬

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Pisces9710,482 pts Tuesday, August 2, 2022 8
Tuesday, August 2, 2022

The lyrics are weird cuz if you bake cookies you don't just bake one just saying. So obviously it has a double meaning.

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