Recently, an online community board garnered attention after PLAVE posted the moving poster for their upcoming third mini album, Caligo Pt. 1.
PLAVE
3rd Mini Album
'Caligo Pt.1'Moving Poster B
2025.02.03 MON 6PM (KST)#PLAVE #플레이브#PLAVE_3rd_Mini_Album#Caligo_Pt1 pic.twitter.com/T8GcMEmPgB
— PLAVE(플레이브) OFFICIAL (@plave_official) January 19, 2025
The OP felt that it looked similar to SEVENTEEN‘s unit group JEONGHAN X WONWOO‘s teaser.
However, fans were divided on their thoughts on the concept as some felt it was similiar…
징짜 미안한데 딱 보자마자 어? 이거 디스맨이랑 비슷한데? 라고 생각이 드는순간 잘못 된거임 뭐 회사 욕 해라 하시는데 멤버들은 사전에 컨셉이나 시안 등등 안보나요? 멤버들도 동의 하고 앨범낸거 아닌가욤? 우리가 언제 컨셉이며 글씨체며 우리거 라고 한적이 있나 그냥 비슷해서 하는소리징..;; https://t.co/avuiPfjNfW
— J.₍˄⚯̫ฅ˄₎◞ ̑̑ (@J_Wwoooooo) January 20, 2025
I’m sorry, but if you think of ‘This Man’ as soon as you see this, it proves that something is wrong with it. People are saying to criticize the company, but don’t the members see the concept beforehand, too? Didn’t they agree to the album before releasing it? When did we say that the concept and font were ours? We are saying something because it looks similar…
Even the hairstyle is same as Jeonghan and Wonwoo WTF https://t.co/vOcITprtoP
— ika ☆ (@gimbap_bonon) January 20, 2025
…while others felt that it was too common of a concept to be seen as plagiarism.
okay I'm sick enough to turn into a bitch and argue let's go
1) scroll pls it's not that hard you'll find their other concept pictures do not look anything like jxw
2) look at the packaging (again scrolling) https://t.co/wETQQH46ni pic.twitter.com/pOCwfHCG1y
— 𝑵𝒊𝒎 (@CEOBoo) January 21, 2025
안 쪽팔려 🥕들아?
have you seen __ < 개흔한문구
수배지 <개흔함222
신문<개흔함333 https://t.co/xy6rvklOt0 pic.twitter.com/BnFx8rJpOu— 💩은화장실에 (@4RLCvtoiOS77403) January 21, 2025
Are you not embarrassed, CARATs? The ‘have you seen’ concept is super common. The ‘wanted’ concept is even more common and the newspaper concept is the most common.
Korean netizens felt that it was hard to see as plagiarism as it was a common concept.
- “You’re right! SEVENTEEN’s also looks similar to SHINee’s concept, and SHINee’s came way before.”
- “SEVENTEEN’s plagiarism issue is being brought up again d ue to stupid fans. Can’t they see from the comments that this is a super common concept?”
- “They should stop plagiarizing themselves.”
- “They’re calling this plagiarism? This type of concept is everywhere.”
What are your thoughts on this?
