NewJeans was accused of plagiarism, from the concept to the logo being identical to the Japanese group

Phương ThảoApr 24, 2024 at 07:21

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In less than 2 days, a series of "breathtaking" tense developments between HYBE and Min Hee Jin made netizens "sniff" for the drama. Faced with the controversy, netizens have "digged up" about Newjeans plagiarizing the concept and logo from a Japanese music group.

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NewJeans' debut concept is called "Denim", inspired by the freedom and dynamism of youth. The band uses the image of denim as a symbol of strength, individuality and not being afraid to express oneself.

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Besides, NewJeans' debut logo also clearly shows the "Denim" concept with the image of 5 pairs of jeans stacked on top of each other, symbolizing the 5 members of the group and their bond.

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However, NewJeans was caught up in controversy over plagiarizing the concept and debut logo from a Japanese group. Specifically, the rabbit image in the Japanese album "Goods" is said to have many similarities with the rabbit image in NewJeans' debut concept. The logo of this Japanese group is also said to be inspired by denim images.

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It is worth noting that the Japanese group's product "Goods" was released in December 2022, while NewJeans was released in July 2022. How can NewJeans plagiarize a product released after them? Many netizens have mixed reactions when talking about Newjeans plagiarizing this band.

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After being accused of plagiarizing BTS's sister concept, Japanese band Chisasako officially apologized on their official personal page.

In their apology letter, Chisasako admitted that their design for the product "Chisasako Original Goods" had some similarities with NewJeans' debut concept. They said: "The design is inspired by the "Y2K" trend in fashion culture while also creating "gadgets" and other items for which we design, conceptualize and produce mass merchandise. focuses on Internet related motifs. It is true that this includes the artist's creative work that you pointed out and we used it as reference and they used the artist's work. others as reference materials without permission."

Faced with public outrage over the act of plagiarizing the Newjeans concept in the product "Chisasako Original Goods", this Japanese group has taken a series of actions to appease public opinion and correct mistakes.

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First, Chisasako has definitively stopped selling "Chisasako Original Goods" and pledged to fully refund all buyers. This is a practical action and shows Chisasako's seriousness in overcoming the consequences of mistakes. They issued a sincere apology and pledged to more thoroughly review future designs to avoid copyright infringement. This shows that Chisasako is aware of her mistake and wants to correct it.

In addition, Chisasako also affirmed that she will prevent the same thing from happening again by seriously considering the comments and opinions of fans and the public. At the same time, they also commit to strictly comply with copyright regulations.

These actions of Chisasako show that they have realized their mistakes and are making efforts to correct them. Hopefully they will fulfill their commitment to regain the trust of fans, the public and Newjeans fans.

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Currently, Korean media and social networks are exploding with information related to the CEO of ADOR company, Min Hee Jin, who is also the main producer of the group NewJeans.

On April 22, entertainment group HYBE suddenly conducted an audit of its subsidiary ADOR, suspecting that CEO Min Hee Jin and a close associate in the group were planning to take control of ADOR and separate from HYBE.

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NewJeans was also dragged into controversy, after CEO Min Hee Jin announced that BELIFT LAB's rookie girl group ILLIT - one of HYBE's subsidiaries - was "copying NewJeans". Min Hee Jin said that she had discussed with NewJeans members to make this announcement.

Recently, according to Korean media, in documents collected by HYBE from ADOR company computers, there were recorded some statements of CEO Min Hee Jin such as: "ILLIT, TWS, RIIZE all copied NewJeans" or "President Bang Si Hyuk copied me and created BTS."

The audience expressed concern for the future of NewJeans, especially when the group is scheduled to return with new music products in May and June.

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Since their debut, NewJeans has quickly risen to the position of one of the top Kpop groups thanks to their impressive musical style and diverse images. The group's products to date such as Attention, Hype Boy, Ditto, OMG have made fans satisfied with the quality of their music as well as surprised by their creative ideas.

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