Into the NewJeans-verse: “You and Me” in a Digital World
Image by Amber Lee. Incorporates elements from NewJeans promotional image by SBS Radio, 2022 (YouTube; via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); and music video for “New Jeans” by NewJeans, 2023.
This piece appears in print in MENT Issue 003; full digital publication is forthcoming. In the meantime, references associated with the piece are listed below.
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