SM Entertainment Under Fire For WayV’s Alleged Plagiarism Of TXT’s Yeonjun
Netizens are accusing SM Entertainment of plagiarism after concept images for WayV‘s 6th Mini Album FREQUENCY dropped.
WayV The 6th Mini Album ‘FREQUENCY’ Mood Sampler
【FREQUENCY – The 6th Mini Album】
➫ 2024.11.25 (CST/KST)🖐️Pre-Release ‘HIGH FIVE’
➫ 2024.11.19 (CST/KST)💿Pre-orderhttps://t.co/FB5X6wmwl6#WayV #威神V #FREQUENCY#WayV_FREQUENCY pic.twitter.com/ZYEfB5X5CL
— WayV (@WayV_official) November 10, 2024
The most recent concept images serve dark and mysterious vibes. Yet, the previously revealed concept triggered controversy.
WayV The 6th Mini Album ‘FREQUENCY’ Image Teaser 2 #YANGYANG
【FREQUENCY – The 6th Mini Album】
➫ 2024.11.25 (CST/KST)
🖐️Pre-Release ‘HIGH FIVE’
➫ 2024.11.19 (CST/KST)
💿Pre-orderhttps://t.co/FB5X6wn4aE
#WayV #威神V #FREQUENCY#WayV_FREQUENCY pic.twitter.com/gNNYgQ84sX— WayV (@WayV_official) November 12, 2024
The previously released concept photos had a more fun and eccentric aesthetic, featuring each member with a different prop. It was YangYang‘s photos specifically that raised eyebrows, as they sparked plagiarism suspicions.
Naturally, many WayV fans loved the photoshoot. They praised YangYang in the comment section of the social media posts.
However, netizens found YangYang’s photoshoot a little too similar to TXT Yeonjun‘s concept for his solo album GGUM. They pointed out multiple similarities, such as the use of bright pink bubblegum, the teeth pose, the animated character, similar hairstyle, etc.
This is so shameless 😭 where the FCK is the originality??? pic.twitter.com/LXfYOuf7wS
— ᯓ✦ Maryam (@txtdom) November 11, 2024
THIS IS INSANE pic.twitter.com/QfWM0fxKVX
— ᯓ✦ (@soobaholic) November 11, 2024
why is no one talking about this blatant rip off ??? it's literally ggum in a diff font ! it's not the first time SM has shameless plagiarized concept ideas ! pic.twitter.com/Dz7JrULCLr
— 🐈⬛️ (@yawnburgerr) November 11, 2024
Some fans of WayV even admitted they couldn’t deny the similarities. Still, netizens emphasized it’s not the artist’s fault but the company’s.
Ngl they did copy that imo 🤣 it's too similar and I'm a WayV fan. Blame the creative team because most of the time the artists don't have a say in the visual concept unless they explicitly say so.
Anyway WayV cb soon!! (I'm curious and I'll listen Yeonjun song hehe) https://t.co/FgUKwDYQmk— ,, (@cloudynym) November 11, 2024
On the other hand, some WayV fans jumped to their defense, saying it’s generally SM Entertainment’s style. They argued that one could say that TXT had plagiarised the NCT members.
What the fuck are you guys talking about? It’s totally SM visual style and NCT DREAM comes even early. Oh I forgot your so-called solo was produced by SM too. SURPRISE!!! pic.twitter.com/Fg4IP7iGrz
— arka (@arrrrrka) November 12, 2024
Whoever this unknown txt guy copied Nct concepts pic.twitter.com/ZvabCtvNHU
— 1DFOREVER (@C_zennie127) November 12, 2024
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