NewJeans plagiarism controversy: Followers upend Min Hee Jin’s allegations, probe into similarities with Mexican lady group

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Amid the continuing turmoil at HYBE, NewJeans members are already charting via darkish waters. Nonetheless, the lady group’s troubles have severely inflated with new allegations of plagiarism subjecting the members and their administration staff to scrutiny greater than ever.

NewJeans is a five-member lady group fashioned by ADOR (presently underneath HYBE Company’s multi-label banner). Minji, Hanni, Danielle, Haerin, and Hyein debuted in 2022.

Lately, NewJeans was put underneath the lens of investigation as netizens probed into their ideas’ uncanny resemblances with that of a Mexican lady group from the ’90s.

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Though the lady behind the Okay-pop group’s inception – ADOR CEO, Min Hee Jin – beforehand accused different teams of allegedly plagiarising NewJeans’ model and extra, she’s now come underneath hearth herself as followers have seemingly taken the HYBE lady group’s “copied” inspirations into consideration as effectively.

NewJeans plagirism controversy unearthed

The Mexican newspaper El Siglo initially dealt out a report in 2023, connecting all doable similiarities shared between the Okay-pop band NewJeans and Mexican group Denims.

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Mapping out a community of similarities between the teams, the Mexican report sought to determine that NewJeans’ origin story was closely impressed by the Mexican pop group Denims (later rebranded as JNS). Whereas the latter rose to fame within the 1990s, NewJeans has merely been energetic since 2022, because it has considerably common out a visible and musical idea paying homage to the “lady subsequent door” model from the 90s and early 2000s.

Comparisons between CD/album art covers.(FMKorea)
Comparisons between CD/album artwork covers.(FMKorea)

The Mexican newspaper spotlighted that not solely was the Okay-pop group’s identify a spitting picture of the Mexican band, their subsequent promotional previews additionally bore plain similarities.

Netizens throughout social media have as soon as once more dove again into the dialog, citing main potentialities of ADOR “copying” JNS. These speculations have led followers to attract parallels between the teams’ choreographies and ideas whereas hitting again at Min Hee Jin, who’d beforehand fired hefty accusations in opposition to a number of teams, together with HYBE’s most lately debuted rookie lady group ILLIT.

Music video comparisons; NewJeans (Ditto side A) vs Jeans (Dime que me amas)
Music video comparisons; NewJeans (Ditto facet A) vs Denims (Dime que me amas)

Okay-pop NewJeans vs Mexican Denims tug-of-war goes viral

Though El Siglo posted the unique comparative report in January 2023, the convoluted discourse has been reeled again into current conversations, with even Korean web sites avidly discussing the case of alleged plagiarism. FMKorea.com posted the same story on Monday, Could 20, sharing a glimpse into each teams’ CD arts, comeback ideas, choreography segments and vogue inspirations.

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Different on-line Korean dialogue boards additionally witnessed a surge in related conversations targetting the Okay-pop lady group and Min Hee Jin, who has to date firmly boasted the ADOR group’s ostentatious “originality” being seemingly preyed upon by fellow Okay-pop teams of the brand new age.

Fashion comparisons.
Vogue comparisons.

The tremendous viral story had garnered 832345 views on the time of writing, with an limitless chain on X/Twitter customers additionally re-sharing it on the microblogging platform. Certainly one of these tweets, as printed by person @pastelxsakura, amassed 2.three million views (at current), with over thirty thousand likes whereas being retweeted about twelve thousand occasions, with 1000’s of netizens additionally bookmarking the receipts for future.

Fan reactions to the comparisons between NewJeans and Denims

The limitless path of feedback condemning the ADOR CEO and her methods solidified on X/Twitter. Concurrently, a military of followers additionally sought to query the blurring line between plagiarism and inspiration from others. Many additionally nervous about NewJeans members and the group’s future whereas being cautious of Min Hee Jin’s intentions.

Drawing parallels between NewJeans and Jeans' choreographies.
Drawing parallels between NewJeans and Denims’ choreographies.
  • “Discuss originality 🤨 she takes satisfaction in creating the “most unique and district gg of 4th gen” is nearly a joke now. Watch her provide you with repetitive statements, a couple of drops of tears and her, I can do no matter plagiarism I need however that grp nonetheless copied MY idea 😑”
  • “It is truthful, Min HeeJin and Ador’s workers have been unprofessional by harassing a youngster for plagiarism however in actuality she is the artistic director with much less originality within the story.”
  • “If it is min Heejin, it is artistic, if it is another person, it is plagiarism” she wants to choose a wrestle.”
  • “I imply the one motive she accused illit is to start out her complete smear marketing campaign to execute her plans.. Ofcourse it was by no means in regards to the unique situation.. nor caring for the ladies. It’s all for her profit however she obtained caught.”
  • “Min heejin did not have any creativity and he or she is questioning different’s creativity wow.”
  • “She did not lie when mentioned “new” denims. the unique denims already existed possibly.”
  • “I did not even should undergo the article in particulars, the pictures speaks quite a bit. My goodness she hasn’t left something, virtually every thing appears copied, each factor is “ditto” and that is not impressed that’s clear minimize copy.”
  • “I swear this would not have occurred should you and your followers did not accuse actually every thing, mhj. now it is backfiring.”
  • “Ngl, it appears to be like suspish. However the place is the road between inspiration and plagiarism?”
  • “So it is coincidence when its nwjns but it surely’s “plagiarism” with regards to different grps? 🤔”
  • “I will not say NJ plagiarized, I actually perceive there was no unique artwork on this🌍 MHJ is an artist ofc she will get inspiration from someplace. I hope bunnies get wiser if there are different teams that use 90s or y2k idea, it is not about ur fave honey trigger NJ itself is recycle😭”

 



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