F5 yourself with a whole different style is the way many Kpop idols do to impress fans
and the public.
However, not all of them receive positive response from netizens because there are some
cases where idols are said to try too hard to be the 2nd version of some popular colleagues
and thus becoming their copycats.
So, in this video, let’s stay tuned to discover some typical cases of idols being accused
of copying others’ style.
1.
Lily (NMIXX) considered a copycat of Lisa
As soon as JYP Entertainment announced its schedule to debut a new 7-member girl group,
NMIXX, member Lily caused a stir on social media due to her Western-like beauty and tomboy
aura extremely similar to Lisa of BLACKPINK.
Specifically, based on the behind-the-scenes image of Lily when covering “Finesse”
by Bruno Mars, many people pointed out that Lily's bob hairstyle with blunt bangs and
peekaboo dye as well as bold outfit were really similar to how Lisa styled herself for "How
You Like That”.
Many heated debates broke out on online forums with netizens claiming that Lily deliberately
imitated her senior by clashing with the same concept to grab attention because she knew
Lisa’s reputation was big.
They harshly criticized the female idol for not having an image of her own but trying
to be a clone of Lisa despite knowing that this would also bring her hatred from Blinks,
especially Lisa’s fans.
Some even straight-up questioned JYP why did they try to put Lisa look into their rookie
and demand the company stop the game.
From that, people started to notice Lily’s stage name as it’s quite related to Lisa’s.
It is known that Lisa has a nickname which is also Lily, called by her hardcore’s fans,
and her YouTube channel is LiLiFilm.
Thus, many suspected that the vocalist of NMIXX opted for the stage name Lily to have
something in common with Lisa.
However, in fact, Lily M is her freaking birth name and she has been in this industry since
12 and was known about way before Lisa.
Considering the style clash, many believe that this is just a coincidence and a misunderstanding.
First of all, there is no reason for Lily to imitate Lisa as Lily already made a splash
at "Kpop Star" in 2012 and she also possesses skilled, powerful vocals,which brought her
enough reputation to debut and become big, so she didn’t need to copy anyone to make
herself stand out more.
Moreover, if some still want to believe that Lily’s style is a copycat of Lisa’s, it
is not her intention but JYP Entertainment’s because as a rookie artist working under the
management of her company, Lily obviously has no right to orient her style since it’s
the stylists’ job.
Thus, the female idol is just the victim here and unfortunately becomes a reluctant bullet
shield for JYP since all the hatred and criticism were pointing at her.
One more thing, Lisa has never claimed the peekaboo bob hairstyle or the tomboy outfits
are her exclusive style, so there's no reason for people to ask Lily not to style herself
that way.
2.
Ningning was said to try to be Jennie
So, after the legendary photo series of Ningning dressing as the Black swan at SM’s Halloween
party last year, the female idol has caused a fever all over Twitter and other forums
thanks to her sharp and noble visual.
In particular, Ningning dressed up as a sassy black swan with a bling-bling crown, black
ballet skirt, striking smokey eye-makeup and vibrant red lipstick.
Her appearance soon reminded netizens of Jennie’s costume in the Lovesick girls’ promotion.
At that time, Jennie also wore a similar black puffy skirt and makeup look.
Though many fans were extremely excited when spotting the interesting similarity and gave
both the girls tons of flattering comments for their equally attractive aura.
However, Jennie’s solo-fans and akgaes didn’t feel the same as Ningning’s image soon got
on their nerves, triggering heated debate between them and Ningning’s fans.
On one hand, Jennie’s fans accused Ningning of deliberately copying the center of Blackpink
for her massive reputation in the hope that she would also get some attention from that.
They also pointed out that this was not the first time Ningning did such things but she
did that many times since debut until now because netizens have constantly been seeing
her wearing the same outfits, having the same poses as Jennie, and even imitating Jennie’s
sassy vibe.
Particularly, when Aespa attended the Givenchy Spring Summer 2023 show at Paris Fashion Week,
Ningning has gained loads of backlash due to her distant and disrespectful attitude
toward fans which is said to be a try-hard attempt to be like Jennie who often appears
with an unreachable and luxurious vibe due to her inherently resting bitch face.
However, Ningning was said to have failed miserably and instead of getting praised for
her cool appearance, she received harsh criticism from fans and netizens.
Some even asked her to stop being so obsessed with Jennie and imitating her to draw attention.
They also expressed their anger as well as annoy everytime they saw Ningning does something
that remind them of Jennie.
However, on the side of Ningning’s fans, they did see eye to eye with what some netizens
were saying about Ningning.
They said that first, their idol was also born with an RBF and second, her attitude
in Paris was not disrespectful since she was just too tired after a long day of working
thus having no energy left to interact with anyone.
Regarding the alleged style copycat, Ningning’s fans argued that it’s just mere coincidence
so netizens need to stop exaggerating everything to drag her down since there are many other
celebs as well as influencers who use the same items as Jennie yet no one ever complains
about that.
3.
We Dem Boyz’s VATA was said to copy Ateez’s choreography
Though the person accused this time is not an idol but a dancer but I still include him
in this list because this case is quite messed up.
So, recently, a controversy was sparked all over online forums about the choreography
of We Dem Boyz’s Vata which was said to have a striking resemblance to that of Ateez’s
Say My Name.
In particular, in the Street Man Fighter survival show, Vata’s challenged choreography for
the song New Thing was chosen as the best, so he became the main dancer of We Dem Boyz.
Vata’s dance moves soon went viral and became a famous challenge on social platforms, attracting
thousands of people to try.
Things were all fun and game until some netizens spotted that this choreography is so similar
to the “driving move” of Ateez’s Say My Name in 2019 by Anze Skrube, raising a
question whether Vata copied Say My Name’s choreography or not.
That suspicion of netizens became more grounded when during Ateez’s performance at 2022
KCON Saudi Arabia, people noticed that in the dancebreak for The Real, there was a short
part of Wooyoung making a “biting” sign, which stands for calling out a dancer for
copying or stealing another dancer's moves.
Though he didn’t directly mention the problem, netizens still believed that Woyoung was implicitly
referring to it.
What’s more, Anze Skrube, the choreographer of Say My Name also made a statement about
this allegation and directly tagged Vata on his Instagram story.
In a nutshell, he stated that if a dancer is inspired by others, then at least give
them credit.
Besides, he also pinned Say My Name’s choreography on his social account to emphasize his ownership
of it.
Upon this, netizens were divided into 2 ways of opinions.
On one hand, the leader of We Dem Boyz was strictly criticized for his alleged choreography
plagiarism as many believed that originality is the key to making an artist unique and
stand out from others so plagiarism is unacceptable.
Ateez’s fans also angrily asked Vata to stop keeping quiet and further explain about
this mess.
On the other hand, some said that there was no way Vata can copy anyone's moves as they
believed he has always had principles to follow in his life, so the whole incident was just
a coincidence and some people need to stop taking it personally.
So, do you think these idols were actually copying their colleagues despite the principles
as many netizens have accused them?
Or were these cases just misunderstandings that got blown out of proportion?