KISS OF LIFE borrows the name "BLACKPINK 2.0", blatantly copying makes fans frustrated

In the midst of a flower garden full of beauties, KISS OF LIFE emerged as a phenomenon, conquering the music-loving audience thanks to the attractive girl crush concept and the charming physique of the members.

The Korean music industry has officially entered gen 5, welcoming a generation of idols full of potential and prospects. ALTHOUGH KISS OF LIFE comes from a small company, not very famous, the group's recognition is well known to the public through catchy music products and investment in image.

The 4-member lineup has uniform visuals, diverse and beautiful concepts of KISS OF LIFE are highly appreciated. At one point, the group was even compared to BLACKPINK's seniors. KISS OF LIFE is favored by Koreans as the "version 2.0" of the global girl group.

However, recently, netizens paid attention to a post on the online community Pann Nate that attracted 86,000 views with the title: "KISS OF LIFE is clinging to Blackpink" which received hundreds of debates.

The poster listed the times when the members of the group KISS OF LIFE covered BLACKPINK's songs and the solo songs of the 4 sisters, such as "Whistle", "Shut Down", Jennie's "Solo", Rosé's "Gone" and Lisa's "Money"... There are also articles mentioning that KISS OF LIFE member Natty will be the next Lisa.

In addition to this post, he expressed his frustration that KISS OF LIFE is not an artist of YG Entertainment, but has sung BLACKPINK's song, 2NE1 many times. This person thinks that KISS OF LIFE is like a group of street dancers covering idols' music to attract attention.

However, Korean audiences have had different debates on this issue. Some viewers expressed their agreement with the opinion that KISS OF LIFE is looking to follow BLACKPINK's style and YG's style.

"KISS OF LIFE is a little too real. Baby Monster has only covered a total of 5 songs by YG artists: 2NE1 1 song, BLACKPINK 3 songs, AKMU 1 song."

"I want them to stop. They kept covering all of YG's songs, and some fans felt uncomfortable about that. The member lineup is also similar to BLACKPINK, so this is a bit troublesome," some viewers commented.

One comment also criticized the fact that many K-pop groups such as KISS OF LIFE are becoming street dance groups, because they do not perform their own songs but cover other groups' songs at the award ceremony.

Another viewer commented, "They don't seem to have an identity, and their Instagram videos mainly consist of song covers by foreign artists and dance covers.

For some reason, they don't focus on their music, but only focus on covering dances or songs of famous artists. Don't imitate Lisa, BLACKPINK and foreign artists anymore, but find your own identity."

However, many viewers also thought that the post was too strict with one group covering a little too many songs of other groups.

At the end of June, KISS OF LIFE joined the music track with the MV Sticky. Responding to the summer trend, Sticky is a vibrant, charming song with a festive feel. KISS OF LIFE "plays big" with a 100-degree hot MV with choreography and extremely hot physique shows. However, because it was too bold, the comeback of KISS OF LIFE encountered many mixed opinions. Many people think that KISS OF LIFE creates an offensive shape, an "adult" dance.

Sticky is noisy, but Sticky is a successful song of the group. After the Waterbomb stage, KISS OF LIFE caused a strong resonance. The song Sticky also continuously rose in the rankings on the digital music charts, reaching the top 10 MelOn. The song that created a trend in Asia KISS OF LIFE had the first music show trophy in her career thanks to Sticky.

KISS OF LIFE, also known as KIOF, is a South Korean girl group founded and managed by S2 Entertainment. The group officially debuted in July 2023 with their debut mini album Kiss of Life. The group consists of 4 talented and extremely personality members: Julie, Natty, Belle, Haneul. KISS OF LIFE attracted media attention when it was introduced as a combination of former trainees from BIG4 Kpop HYBE, SM, YG and JYP.

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