The New York Times' "Best Songs of 2022" includes only one K-pop song and it belongs to a 4th gen K-pop girl group. Continue reading to learn what track that is.

THIS Is the Only K-Pop Release to Land on The New York Times' 'Best Songs of 2022' List

On Dec. 9 local time, The New York Times published its year-end roundup of their picks for the best songs of the year, which spans various genres.

Among the 70 tracks chosen is NewJeans' "Cookie," which ranked No. 11 under "Jon Caramanica's Top 202" list.

Jon praised "Cookie" as the "best song from the debut EP" by the rookie girl group. He also commented that the "most striking" thing about this release is "its ease - no maximalism, no theater."

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Jon Caramanica further wrote, "Simply a cheerful extended metaphor over an updated take on the club-oriented R&B of a couple of decades ago, finished off with a tasteful Jersey club breakdown."

While NewJeans' "Cookie" didn't rank high on The NewYork Times' "Best Songs of 2022," it's still a remarkable entry since it is the only K-pop song included.

"Cookie" is one of the three title tracks off of the 4th gen K-pop girl group's debut album "New Jeans," which was released in August. It is a dance pop song with adorable lyrics. The rookie act commented on how a cookie can be used to persuade the person they like into approaching them first.

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Right after the album's release, "Cookie" debuted on various major Korean music charts. It entered at No. 3 on Bugs, No. 30 on MelOn's real-time chart, No. 50 on Genie, and No. 71 on MelOn's Top 100.

On Spotify, "Cookie" garnered 418,354 streams on its first day, and in its first week, it accumulated 3.07 million streams. As of Dec. 8, the song had already surpassed 50 million streams, and on the same day, it rose to No. 20 on Spotify's Daily Top Songs chart in South Korea.

Congratulations to NewJeans on making it to The New York Times' "Best Songs of 2022" with "Cookie"!

Check out NewJeans' "Cookie" music video below:

NewJeans to Make Winter Comeback With New Single Album

In other news, NewJeans will return to the music scene this winter season with a new single album titled "OMG." The album is set to drop on Jan. 2, 2023 and will contain the title track that was planned at the time of production for the rookie group's debut EP "New Jeans." A winter song that the girls prepared for their fan club Bunnies will also be included in the upcoming single album.

Prior to the release of "OMG," NewJeans will drop a pre-release single on Dec. 19. The title of the song is yet to be announced.

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ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin said, "If the debut album displayed NewJeans' summer, this single album will be one that shows NewJeans' winter."

"OMG" will mark the 4th gen K-pop girl group's first comeback since their debut in July.

In the past few months, NewJeans attended several major Korean music awards such as the 2022 Melon Music Awards and the 2022 MAMA Awards. At the 2022 MMA, the rookie group received two awards, particularly Top 10 Artists and New Artist of the Year.

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Written by Maria Scott