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Riot Games, on 26th September, announced that the Worlds 2023 anthem titled "Gods" will be performed by Korean-Pop (K-Pop) group NewJeans. Ever since the announcement went live, the League of Legends community has poured in immense support for the girl group and Riot Games. The Worlds 2023 anthem's music video will be centered around the story of Korean pro player and Worlds 2022 champion Kim “Deft” Hyuk-kyu and also around DRX, the underdog team that won Worlds 2022.
While the song is performed by NewJeans, it is written by Riot Games principal composer Sebastien Najand and Alex Seaver of Mako.
Having said all that, here's all you need to know about NewJeans, if you are new to the K-Pop fandom.
Meet Worlds 2023 Anthem Performer NewJeans
Even if you have never heard of the K-Pop group's name, you must have come across thousands of edits on Instagram or TikTok featuring one of NewJeans' songs. NewJeans took the K-Pop world by storm since making their debut in July 2022 with their hit song Attention.
Notably, NewJeans is the latest K-pop girl group to reportedly break the Guinness World Record for "Fastest K-pop act to reach 1 Billion streams on Spotify." The group pulled it off in just 219 days, unseating BTS' Jungkook, who pulled off the same record in 409 days.
Talking about the Worlds 2023 anthem's collaboration, NewJeans reportedly said, “It was a new experience for all of us. It was fun to try a new genre and sound. Through this collaboration, we are happy to present a song that incorporates both NewJeans’ and League of Legends’ unique colors."
Who Are the Members of NewJeans?
NewJeans is a five-member girl group under ADOR and HYBE Labels. The members are as follows:
Minji
Hanni
Danielle
Haerin
Hyein
They have released the following songs so far:
Attention
Hype Boy
Cookie
Hurt
Ditto
OMG
Tell Me
Zero
New Jeans
Super Shy
ETA
Cool With You
Get Up
ASAP
NewJeans' fandom is called "BUNNIES."
Fans both League of Legends and NewJeans are eagerly awaiting Gods' release on 4th October.
Worlds 2023 anthem GODS will be released by Riot Games on 4th October at 12am CT or 2 PM KST. If you are based in Europe, you will be able to watch the video release at 7 AM CEST.
Notably, Worlds 2023 is all set to kick off on 10th October (Tuesday) and will conclude with the grand finals on 19th November (Sunday).
Notably, this is not the first time Riot Games is joining hands with a K-Pop act. In 2022, Jackson Wang, formerly of GOT7, partnered with the publisher to release 'Fire to the Fuse, which was the official anthem of the Empyrean skin line in League of Legends.
