Claims That SHINee’s Taemin Plagiarized BTS’s Jimin Hit With Major Criticism
Netizens have hit back at claims that SHINee Taemin‘s upcoming video plagiarizes BTS‘s Jimin.
On August 16 (local time), Taemin posted the first teaser for his upcoming release called “Sexy In The Air.”
When the clip started circulating on social media, some ARMYs started calling out the similarities to Jimin’s past releases, including “Like Crazy” and “Set Me Free Pt.2.”
😭? https://t.co/TMOMEqPVIf pic.twitter.com/vRiOeOScHT
— 𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𓂀¹³ (@Acesjik00k) August 15, 2024
copied taehyung & jimin that's why ppl call him taemin https://t.co/iUa0Waqweq
— gracè (@badguy4yew) August 15, 2024
YOU KIDDING…. RIGHT?????? ITS LIKE LIKE CRAZY AMKWTF https://t.co/KRPT7qOUO2
— ey ey ey ey (@ipurplewho) August 15, 2024
Like crazy ve set me free pt 2 collab yaptı da bizim mi haberimiz olmadı bu ne https://t.co/IDxzMcKgdQ
— lost jam||💜🌌 (@army7ever) August 15, 2024
Hrmm i feel like i've seen this before https://t.co/I9O5oC4fN2
— bts⁷ (@agustdxthegang) August 15, 2024
When the tweets started to get shared, netizens and Taemin fans quickly came to the idol’s defense. They explained that if Taemin was plagiarizing anyone, it was actually himself because the vibes of the video seemed to combine concepts and images the idol has used in past releases.
Taemin getting accused of copying Taemin-inspired solos is my villain origin story https://t.co/5JJk8tkBwF pic.twitter.com/lY5DUy8pVe
— TaemATE⁶ᵛ⁶ (@taemacious) August 15, 2024
He's referencing his own past concepts. If you find it similar to your fav's stuff I have some news for you 😂😭 https://t.co/euoqK0agwj
— Poohzuru (@Poohzuru1) August 15, 2024
Imagine my surprise when I found out armys think taemin would copy this…pic.twitter.com/ZFWia6lDQY https://t.co/gFs2HvCopr
— ⋆ (@baecix) August 15, 2024
rats in the qrts stop embarrassing yourself this is so uniquely taemin’s style, nothing about it screams your guypic.twitter.com/sYx9flMwde https://t.co/EIKYPiSZBU
— Anna (@winternevrcame) August 15, 2024
Many netizens believe any desire to start fan wars regarding Taemin and Jimin is crazy, considering how close the two idols are.
putting taemin and jimin against each other… some of yall need to open your history books https://t.co/0R0uajRZce pic.twitter.com/LybDQ0eTTK
— unidad básica park sieun (@500daysofgyu) August 15, 2024
You can read more about Taemin and Jimin’s friendship below.
SHINee’s Taemin Showers Praises On Bestie BTS’s Jimin On Live Broadcast
