The group debuted under the independent music label ADOR in July 2022, and is composed of members Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein.

[1] The group's first release, their self-titled extended play (2022), topped the South Korean Circle Album Chart and became the best-selling debut album by a K-pop female act, with over one million copies sold.

The former topped the South Korean Circle Digital Chart, and the latter became the longest-running song on the Billboard Global 200 by a K-pop female act.

It sold over one million copies in South Korea and was supported by two singles that were both certified platinum for streaming in Japan: "Ditto" and "OMG".

[4] NewJeans' second EP, Get Up, sold over a million copies and reached the top 10 on charts in South Korea, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, and Switzerland among others.