“Hype Boy” (2022) was one of the songs NewJeans debuted with, and it made them stars almost overnight. It's a crush song: she likes a boy, she knows what he likes, and she's sure they'd be perfect together — he's her “hype boy”, the one who makes her excited.
Its light, Y2K-style pop and the four different music videos made it one of the most-streamed K-pop songs of its year, and its choreography became a dance challenge everywhere.
The chorus is English; the verses use simple Korean of first love — to like, first time, the fluttering feeling. A great way into Korean through a song you may already know.