Rookie ILLIT - perfect copy of NewJeans, formidable opponent of BABYMONSTER

Even though they just debuted, HYBE's rookie group has been constantly entangled in controversy because the number of members, concept and music all reflect the colors of their sister company - New Jeans.

In the early afternoon of March 25, HYBE Group's rookie girl group ILLIT held a press conference to launch their first mini album "Super Real Me" in Seoul, Korea.

"Super Real Me" will include 4 songs: "My World", " Magnetic", Midnight Fiction" and "Lucky Girl Syference". At the press conference, the group introduced the main title song "Magnetic".

Previously, when HYBE released short preview segments for these 4 songs, "Magnetic" received the greatest attention. On the online community theqoo, audiences praised the song for its catchy melody, easy to listen to and bringing a sense of nostalgia.

At the press conference, the title song "Magnetic" was introduced as a song of the Dance genre combining Pluggnb and House. This will be a song that shows the sincere and confident attitude of a teenage girl running at full speed towards the person she likes, compared to a magnet.

ILLIT includes 5 members: Yunah (20 years old), Minju (20 years old), Wonhee (17) of Korean nationality; Moka (20 years old) and Iroha (16 years old) are Japanese. The group was formed through the idol selection program "RU NEXT?" of JTBC, broadcast last year.

ILLIT initially planned to debut with 6 members. But before the debut, trainee Youngseo withdrew from the lineup. ILLIT finalizes the lineup of 5 girls.

ILLIT is the 3rd girl group of HYBE group, after LE SSERAFIM and NewJeans, and is also the first girl group formed by Enhyphen group management company, Belif Lab - a subsidiary of HYBE.

After just over an hour of release, the MV received more than 300,000 views and 100,000 likes on YouTube. However, besides the positive opinions, support and love for ILLIT's debut song, there are still many comments comparing the group with their seniors from the same company, NewJeans.

However, the group's concept and music are quite reminiscent of NewJeans. Min Hee Jin's girls have made a name for themselves with their characteristic nostalgic yet extremely modern Y2K concept, being the voice of the generation of idols born in the early 2000s. ILLIT is also young, dynamic and dreamy. full of poetry. Netizens think that HYBE is applying the successful NewJeans formula to the new girl group. ILLIT looks no different from "NewJeans' little sister".

The music products and MVs of the two groups were also quickly put on the table for comparison. Many of ILIT's scenes and costumes are quite similar to their seniors' previous music products. The melody of the song Magnetic is said to be "similar" to Cool With You by NewJeans.

It is expected that the group will have promotional activities on weekly music shows starting this week and "compete" directly with BABYMONSTER, who is about to return on April 1. This will be a "fierce" competition between female rookies from two leading companies in the Korean entertainment industry.

As the first female rookie after NewJeans' successful debut in 2022, ILLIT has high expectations from the public. The members' singing and dancing skills were all evaluated well through their performances at previous survival shows.

In particular, member Minju's beauty is attracting attention from many audiences. She is predicted to be a "trump card" because of her Korean-style beauty and outstanding singing talent. Notably, Minju was also a former trainee under YG Entertainment.

In addition, ILIT's 5-member lineup also makes many people suspect that HYBE is creating a "copy" of NewJeans. ILLIT's concept photos have a style quite similar to their predecessors. The image of female idols in similar outfits reminds many people of the hit song Ditto by NewJeans.

ILLIT "crushed" BLACKPINK, surpassing NewJeans and setting a record that terrified a series of rookies Uyển Đình07:13:41 19/04/2024ILLIT is considered a dinosaur rookie of Kpop when it continuously achieves great achievements with the song Magnetic. HYBE's youngest girl's meteoric musical achievements have officially surpassed both BLACKPINK and NewJeans.