Somi is controversial because her visual looks like BLACKPINK: Blonde hair looks like Rosé, outfit imitates Lisa?

Social media is abuzz with Somi's latest image.

Jeon Somi's appearance when performing at the 2022 Golden Disc Awards caused controversy on social media.

On the afternoon of January 8, the Golden Disc Awards 2022 was held at Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea. This year's event has the attendance of many singers and groups such as IU, Lim Youngwoong, Jeon Somi, Heize, Lee Mujin, Brave Girls, Oh My Girl, THE BOYZ, ENHYPEN, aespa, STAYC, TXT...

Jeon Somi is one of the most anticipated names at the Golden Disc Awards 2022. This is the first award event Somi has attended as a solo artist since IOI disbanded. At GDA 2022, Jeon Somi received the Best Performance award - a well-deserved achievement after 1 year of successful promotion with popular songs like DUMB DUMB, XOXO...

On Twitter, fans sobbed in praise of Somi's visuals when performing at this year's GDA. The female idol appeared gorgeous, with radiant hair and makeup like a "real life Barbie doll". Somi's performance spirit is also very "slay", there are many moments that captivate fans.

However, there are many controversial opinions surrounding Somi's image. The female idol is said to "follow" the BLACKPINK concept when choosing outfits similar to YG's seniors. Specifically, her hairstyle and visual look similar to Rosé, and the outfit is like a "fake version" of the outfit Lisa performed at Coachella in 2019.

While Somi's fans think that this is just a coincidence of ideas because The Black Label is a subsidiary of YG, many BLACKPINK fans have the opposite opinion.

This is not the first time Somi has "reminiscent" of BLACKPINK. In the MV ANYMORE released on December 25, Somi also caused controversy when she had the same image as Rosé. Many netizens think that The Black Label's "media-play" trick is getting "exaggerated", causing Somi to lose her own identity.

Specifically, fans pointed out the unbelievable similarities of Somi and Rosé. The first is the similarity of Somi's image with the senior in the poster. The same light hair color, the same styling, even coincident with the font design and poster layout. If someone doesn't look closely, they might mistake it for Rosé's solo poster!

In the MV Anymore, Somi also reminds her of BLACKPINK seniors with the scene of a "heartbroken girl" leaning against the wall. Many fans of Rosé criticized Somi for copying and learning too much, lacking personal color.

Previously, during the promotion of DUMB DUMB, Somi also created a fierce debate because of the confrontation with the main vocalist BLACKPINK. From the highteen concept, the hairstyle to Somi's outfit, is similar to Rosé's On The Ground concept. Netizens mocked Somi for being so determined to turn herself into a copy of Rosé, when she copied the style of BLACKPINK member 5 times 7 times like that.

However, fans also rejected the criticisms from Rosé's fans. They think that the scene of sitting alone in a room is a familiar concept in many other Kpop MVs. Therefore, it cannot be said that Somi is imitating Rosé. Regarding the similarity between the layout and design of the poster, the problem belongs to The Black Label. Fans believe that the company is responsible for these similarities and hope that in the next comeback, The Black Label's creative team will have more new ideas.

Some comments from the audience:

- Watch the entire MV and lyrics of Anymore, you will see nothing like Rosé. Two completely different styles.

- Look how every time Somi's comeback, Rosé's fans make a fuss.

- There is a very thin line between learning from inspiration and copying others.

- No matter what I say, it can't be denied that Somi is creating the image of a clone of Rosé.

- It's like Somi is obsessed with Rosé.

- Every time I look at Somi's picture, I wonder if this is Somi or Rosé because of the uncanny resemblance.

-Why is it that every time Somi has a copycat controversy, it's always Rosé?

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