In one scene, Yuyan is seen dancing in a room decorated with marble pillars, walls, and furniture with dancers in the background. Similar Scenes Seen In Tae Yeon's 'INVU' Video.
On Thursday (26/5), Chinese singer who is also a former member of the girl group THE9, Yuyan released the music video for her solo song, "WHO." His latest music video is accused of plagiarizing the "INVU" music video of Girls' Generation's Tae Yeon which was released last January.
Immediately after its release, Chinese internet users highlighted how similar the music video was to Tae Yeon's previous release, "INVU." In one scene, Yuyan is seen dancing in a room decorated with marble pillars, walls, and furniture with dancers in the background. A similar scene was seen in Tae Yeon's "INVU" video.
In another scene, Yuyan is seen in the desert. Meteors rained down from the sky, buildings burned in the background, and sand and rocks strewn across the ground. Yuyan is seen wearing brown clothes in this scene. Once again, a similar scene can be found in Tae Yeon's "INVU" music video.
In addition, both music videos feature scenes where explosions occur in outer space. In the "WHO" music video, Yuyan and her backup dancers dance in front of the moon, their feet submerged in water. Tae Yeon and his backup dancers were seen doing the same thing in "INVU."
Yuyan is also seen in the forest in her music video, with magic dust escaping from her hands. In the video, she is seen wearing a brown dress. In “INVU,” Tae Yeon is also seen in the wilderness, wearing a brown dress, with magic dust oozing out of his hands.
In another scene, Yuyan is seen leaning on her side on a platform. This is a bit similar to the scene in “INVU,” where Tae Yeon is seen resting on stage in a marble room.
Their style in the video is also similar. In "WHO," a close-up of Yuyan's makeup is seen, which shows the idol with rhinestones under her eyes. In "INVU," Tae Yeon is also seen with stones under his eyes.
While some initially tried to defend Yuyan by saying it was a common concept, many couldn't deny the similarities between the two music videos. Yuyan received strong reactions from internet users in both China and South Korea. People are claiming Yuyan's music video looks like a cheesy clone of Tae Yeon, with many noting the gap in visual and visual effects.
"Even as someone who doesn't know anything, I can tell that there are a lot of similarities," commented a netizen. "What's with the quality? If they want to plagiarize, at least do it properly. The level has dropped," said another netizen. "It looks really bad," said another.
"They have so many people living there, but no one has creativity," said a netizen. "Even if they keep licking, it still looks cheap," another commented. "Wow, there's a big gap in the visuals," added another. (wk/goddess)
