Jeon Somi's New Single Stirs Controversy: Is It Copying BLACKPINK?

Soloist Jeon Somi has announced her comeback.

JEON SOMI Summer Special Single ‘Ice Cream’

2024.08.02 1PM (KST)
⠀#JEONSOMI #전소미 #IceCream #IceCream_JEONSOMI #THEBLACKLABEL #더블랙레이블 pic.twitter.com/EfmT1fcGD0

— JEON SOMI (전소미) (@somi_official_) July 29, 2024

She will release her summer special single, “Ice Cream,” on August 2. Yet, the reactions to the news are divided.

JEON SOMI Summer Special Single ‘Ice Cream’
2024.08.02 1PM (KST)

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⠀#JEONSOMI #전소미 #IceCream #IceCream_JEONSOMI #THEBLACKLABEL #더블랙레이블 pic.twitter.com/CyOQQkdwZG

— JEON SOMI (전소미) (@somi_official_) July 29, 2024

Loyal fans are eagerly awaiting Somi’s comeback. They also love the concept’s aesthetic, with some saying it gives Barbie vibes.

Yet others couldn’t help but feel that this single, along with the exact concept, had already been released.

Netizens pointed out the undeniable similarities to BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez‘s 2020 hit song “Ice Cream.” It has the same title and aesthetic. Fans just hope it won’t have the same sound.

the set, the vibes, the aesthetic, the poster, the font, it’s giving selena gomez and blackpink pic.twitter.com/6L6bOd3E6u

— GP (@GhoulPinks) July 29, 2024

While most fans couldn’t ignore the similarities, they still love Somi and are happy for the upcoming comeback.

Some also defended Somi, knowing it’s likely not her fault that it’s all so similar to BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez’s “Ice Cream.” BLACKPINK released “Ice Cream” while a group under YG Entertainment. Somi is under the company’s associate company, THE BLACK LABEL. She’s working with some of the same producers, such as Teddy. Many are blaming the company for “zero creativity.”