SM Entertainment Accused Of Plagiarizing SEVENTEEN Again

This is the third time SM has been accused.

RIIZE recently released original variety content on their official YouTube channel. The in-house content, called The RIIZE Court, features the group members acting as judges, lawyers, and clients in a courtroom to settle “issues.”

While this isn’t the first time RIIZE has had loosely planned content like this inside of an actual setting, this specific content stood out as familiar to fans of SEVENTEEN. Specifically, fans of the group recalled episodes of Going SEVENTEEN that were released in 2023.

This content also featured SEVENTEEN in a courtroom setting.

Fans pointed out that the layout of the two variety contents was too similar to ignore, along with the content structure.

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Going SEVENTEEN | SEVENTEEN/YouTube
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The RIIZE Court | RIIZE/YouTube

RIIZE fans defended the group, pointing out that courtroom content has been done multiple times by other groups. Some mentioned that the setting was used in dramas as well, and was probably a space available to be rented.

However, many SEVENTEEN fans expressed frustration with SM Entertainment’s alleged plagiarism, as the company has been accused of copying Going SEVENTEEN content two previous times. These other allegations have fueled beliefs that SM purposefully copied the content in this case.

You can read more about the previous allegations below.

NCT Dream’s Staff Accused Of Allegedly Plagiarizing SEVENTEEN’s “GOING SEVENTEEN” Content

 

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