ILLIT’s New Album Teaser Faces Accusations of Copying BLACKPINK
ILLIT is facing plagiarism accusations again after their PRESS START concert in Seoul.
At the concert, they teased the name of their fourth mini-album on screen. Fans immediately noticed it looked a lot like BLACKPINK’s first album cover.
The controversy began as fans pointed out the similar look and color scheme.
scrolled so fast i thought this was a post about blackpink’s first album oh copylit…
— 𓆩♛𓆪 (@asaccelerator)
Do they even make anything original?? Lmao
— Kevs (@potstirrer1022)
At this point I started to believe that they make similar album cover bcz they’re flopping and wants clouts from blinks
— ยังไงนะ (@yaknon1_00)
As the situation unfolded, some defended ILLIT saying the lighting made the white text look pink on the LED screen.
white text on LED often appear pinkish due to the degradation of the internal phosphor coating caused by heat and aging which disrupts the balance of light allowing the blue chip to dominate while red wavelengths remain creating a pinkish + white mix thats why it looks like…
— ً (@heesvibe)
They also shared a full video of the teaser as proof.
Meanwhile, ILLIT was recently accused of plagiarizing NewJeans with their new song. This is not the first time ILLIT is caught up in plagiarism drama. Fans are closely watching how the group will respond.