“Hype Boy” is a track that blends Moombahton and Electro Pop, featuring a distinctive pre-chorus and standout vocals from each NewJeans member across different parts.

Song Credits

  • Artist: NewJeans
  • Album: NewJeans
  • Released: August 1, 2022
  • Length: 2:58
  • Label: ADOR
  • Writer: Gigi, Ylva Dimberg, HANNI
  • Composer: 250, Ylva Dimberg

NewJeans “Hype Boy” Official MV

NewJeans “Hype Boy” Lyrics

Hangul

(1,2,3,4)

Baby, got me looking so crazy
빠져버리는 daydream
Got me feeling you
너도 말해줄래

누가 내게 뭐라든
남들과는 달라 넌
Maybe you could be the one
날 믿어봐 한 번
I’m not looking for just fun
Maybe I could be the one

Oh baby
예민하대 나 lately
너 없이는 매일 매일이 yeah
재미없어 어쩌지

I just want you
Call my phone right now
I just wanna hear you’re mine

‘Cause I know what you like boy
You’re my chemical hype boy
내 지난 날들은
눈 뜨면 잊는 꿈
Hype boy 너만 원해
Hype boy 내가 전해

And we can go high
말해봐 yeah 느껴봐 mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy
눈을 감아
말해봐 yeah 느껴봐 mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy

잠에 들려고 잠에 들려 해도
네 생각에 또 새벽 세 시 uh-oh
알려줄 거야
They can’t have you no more
봐봐 여기
내 이름 써있다고 (Yeah)

누가 내게 뭐라든
남들과는 달라 넌
Maybe you could be the one
날 믿어봐 한 번
I’m not looking for just fun
Maybe I could be the one

Oh baby
예민하대 나 lately
너 없이는 매일 매일이 yeah
재미없어 어쩌지

I just want you
Call my phone right now
I just wanna hear you’re mine

‘Cause I know what you like boy
You’re my chemical hype boy
내 지난날들은
눈 뜨면 잊는 꿈
Hype boy 너만 원해
Hype boy 내가 전해

And we can go high
말해봐 yeah
느껴봐 mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy
눈을 감아
말해봐 yeah
느껴봐 mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy

Romanized

(1,2,3,4)

Baby, got me looking so crazy
Ppajyeobeorineun daydream
Got me feeling you
Neodo malhaejullae

Nuga naege mweoradeun
Namdeulgwaneun dalla neon
Maybe you could be the one
Nal mideobwa han beon
I’m not looking for just fun
Maybe I could be the one

Oh baby
Euiminhadae na lately
Neo eopshineun maeil maeiri yeah
Jaemieopseo eojjeoji

I just want you
Call my phone right now
I just wanna hear you’re mine

‘Cause I know what you like boy
You’re my chemical hype boy
Nae jinan naldeureun
Nun tteumyeon itneun kkum
Hype boy neoman weonhae
Hype boy naega jeonhae

And we can go high
Malhaebwa yeah neukkyeobwa mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy
Nuneul gama
Malhaebwa yeah neukkyeobwa mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy

Jame deullyeogo jame deullyeo haedo
Ne saenggage tto saebyeok se shi uh-oh
Allyeojul geoya
They can’t have you no more
Bwabwa yeogi
Nae ireum sseoittago (Yeah)

Nuga naege mweoradeun
Namdeulgwaneun dalla neon
Maybe you could be the one
Nal mideobwa han beon
I’m not looking for just fun
Maybe I could be the one

Oh baby
Euiminhadae na lately
Neo eopshineun maeil maeili yeah
Jaemieopseo eojjeoji

I just want you
Call my phone right now
I just wanna hear you’re mine

‘Cause I know what you like boy
You’re my chemical hype boy
Nae jinannaldeureun
Nun tteumyeon itneun kkum
Hype boy neoman weonhae
Hype boy naega jeonhae

And we can go high
Malhaebwa yeah
Neukkyeobwa mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy
Nuneul gama
Malhaebwa yeah
Neukkyeobwa mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy

Translation

(1,2,3,4)

Baby, got me looking so crazy
Got me chasing a daydream
Got me feeling you
You got something to say?

I won’t listen to no one
There’s no one else like you, none
Maybe you could be the one
You can ask anyone
I’m not looking for just fun
Maybe I could be the one

Oh baby
Heard I’m sensitive lately
Every day without you baby, yeah
Is hopeless, I’m going crazy

I just want you
Call my phone right now
I just wanna hear you’re mine

‘Cause I know what you like boy
You’re my chemical hype boy
Open my eyes to see
Old days gone like a dream
Hype boy, all I wanna
Hype boy, gonna tell ya

And we can go high
Say it now, yeah. Feelin’ how, mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy
Close your eyes.
Say it now, yeah. Feelin’ how, mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy

Try and try to sleep, no way I can sleep, no
It’s already three, so attached to you, uh-oh
Gotta let them know,
They can’t have you no more
Wrote my name right here,
So everyone knows I’m yours

I won’t listen to no one
Nothing same about you, none
Maybe you could be the one
You can ask anyone
I’m not looking for just fun
Maybe I could be the one

Oh baby
Heard I’m sensitive lately
Every day without you baby, yeah
Is hopeless, I’m going crazy

I just want you
Call my phone right now
I just wanna hear you’re mine

‘Cause I know what you like boy
You’re my chemical hype boy
Open my eyes to see
Old days gone like a dream
Hype boy, all I wanna
Hype boy, gonna tell ya

And we can go high
Say it now, yeah
Feelin’ how, mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy
Close your eyes
Say it now, yeah
Feelin’ how, mm mm
Take him to the sky
You know I hype you boy

NewJeans “Hype Boy” Meaning

NewJeans’ “Hype Boy” explores the excitement and anxiety of a teenage crush, focusing on the rush of being drawn to someone who feels ideal at first. The song reflects how infatuation can become all-consuming, with the members constantly thinking about their “hype boy” while also questioning whether their feelings are returned. It also highlights the tendency to idealize a crush, only to slowly realize that reality may not match the image created in one’s imagination.

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The music video expands this idea through four storylines, each showing a different outcome of young love—from disappointment and heartbreak to friendship and self-awareness. Across all versions, the core message is that teenage “hype” is often an illusion, and while the feelings feel intense and real, the members ultimately realize they are the true main characters of their own stories.