Netizens Hit Back At Allegations Of SEVENTEEN Jeonghan And Wonwoo’s Teaser Plagiarizing aespa
Netizens have defended SEVENTEEN’s Jeonghan and Wonwoo after claims their album teaser “plagiarized” aespa.
On May 19 (KST), SEVENTEEN announced that Jeonghan and Wonwoo would be releasing their first single album called This Man. A few hours later, they released a visual teaser.
JEONGHAN X WONWOO
1ST SINGLE ALBUM ‘THIS MAN’𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
2024.06.17 6PM (KST) / 5AM (ET)#JxW #정한X원우#THISMAN pic.twitter.com/HcU9iYv1IM
— 세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) (@pledis_17) May 19, 2024
The video perfectly teased what netizens could expect with an air of mystery but also excitement.
When the clip was shared, netizens accused Pledis Entertainment of plagiarizing, claiming that the concept had copied aespa’s previous teasers.
Netizens shared their thoughts and believed it was “plagiarism.”
atleast have some shame? https://t.co/3qtDKYNoQP pic.twitter.com/pUg3xDfrzJ
— َ (@inthefIat) May 19, 2024
girl I thought this was an aespa teaser pic.twitter.com/827s6OOOQ6
— melody ୨୧ (@minjiskiss) May 19, 2024
aint this the second time seventeen has stolen a concept from aespa 😭 https://t.co/mrm9UDK37n
— 🇵🇸 (@fireinthebussy) May 19, 2024
Yet, netizens quickly hit back at claims after believing they found the artist who created the concept. The @ohso0hwan posted the clip on his Instagram stories…
Netizens noticed the same account also posted the aespa concept video that SEVENTEEN allegedly plagiarized, with many pointing out that the same person must have worked on both.
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Also, by looking at the designer’s website, there seemed to be many similar projects done that all match the same aesthetic, and it isn’t odd for artists to do that to create a special identity with their work.
When CARATs found the designer, they hit back at the “plagiarism” claims, saying that aespa didn’t own the concept, but it was an aesthetic that the creator had been using for many years and for many projects, including for brands like Gentle Monster, Samsung, and many more.
Y’all did that the last time too, only for the people in charge to be the exact same as for aespa. It’s not THEIR aesthetic but the persons that designs these. So unless one of the members made their teasers themselves sit down & don’t claim someone else’s work https://t.co/LHLPgzxQkq
— MingyusBoo¹⁷ ᴵˢ ᴿᴵᴳᴴᵀ ᴴᴱᴿᴱ (@lelemosvfm) May 19, 2024
And if Samsung tells you they were first?
Lotte would definitely object, and say they were first.
Luckily, they're not brainless.
🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️ https://t.co/L59BHyDYSn pic.twitter.com/7LuIAcjKNC— 💎AyEs¹⁷ ᴵˢ ᴿᴵᴳᴴᵀ ᴴᴱᴿᴱ 🐥H.E.R. (@SeventeenIU_) May 20, 2024
mind you this kind of concept for teasers/ads were made even before a£spa. now is it safe to say your favs copied gentlemonster's concept? pic.twitter.com/K9YodwZyVZ
— les (@noncheolants) May 20, 2024
To the Aespa stans in the quotes. Have you ever thought that they might have the same creative directors? Everytime I come to this app, I feel like I lose fucking braincells. https://t.co/QMICjP13Vh
— Jane😺¹⁷ ᴵˢ ᴿᴵᴳᴴᵀ ᴴᴱᴿᴱ🪄 (@JaneDd22) May 19, 2024
“Find the authentic”
FOUND HIM☝️ ugh so many copy of buildings and led screens and balloons like so unoriginal! pic.twitter.com/QMRMFyTtuR
— Tori🍂 (@hrtcoups) May 20, 2024
Anyway, same digital creator again. https://t.co/jAkIx0QJbG pic.twitter.com/1MP6f0p67E
— pledis_boo’s boo ᥫ᭡ inactive due to exams (@boosadandelion) May 19, 2024
gatekeeping an intelectual property of a creator is the most craziest thing i have seen in this app.. and this is from the same director.. like?
— 🪄🐯W✺✺Z𝇓 H✺≾H𝇓 V≋RN✺N ¹⁷ ᴵˢ ᴿᴵᴳᴴᵀ ᴴᴱᴿᴱ (@uji_hochi) May 20, 2024
While the issue of plagiarism, especially recently, has become a hot topic, netizens think it’s impossible to claim this was the case when both teasers were seemingly created by the same person.
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