After the controversy of plagiarizing NewJeans' album cover design, Izna was criticized again for copying Aespa's concept.
Izna is a female rookie that many audiences expect in K-pop - Photo: Allkpop
Izna is a girl group formed through Mnet's survival show I-LAND 2 .
The group received a lot of attention when it was produced by Teddy Park - a familiar name when mentioning YG Entertainment, who contributed significantly to BlackPink's success.
Izna is managed by WAKEONE Entertainment, consisting of 7 members. Of which, 5 members were voted by the audience: Jungeun, Jeemin, Jiyoon, Koko, Sarang and 2 members were chosen by the producer: Mai, Saebi.
Izna plagiarized from NewJeans to Aespa
Although not officially released, from the demo, the audience has recognized many similarities in the design of Izna's N/a album with the OMG album released by NewJeans in 2023.
From the book model to the makeup and dressing style of Izna members, everything is exactly like their seniors, raising controversy that the group is trying to ride on the success of NewJeans.
Izna's album cover is identical to NewJeans, causing a lot of controversy - Photo: Allkpop
Facing fierce criticism from the public, management company WAKEONE Entertainment has officially issued an apology.
“In light of the issues involved, the company has been notified and has decided to change the entire design. We will be more cautious to avoid such a situation from happening again.”
But when Izna's new album design was revised and released, audiences thought it was too bland and had nothing special.
When the noise of plagiarizing NewJeans had just calmed down, Izna made the public bored again when she continued to copy the concept of the top group of generation 4 - Aespa.
According to Allkpop , a preview of Izna's new products, which will be sold at the group's first pop-up store at Lotte World Tower Mall, copied the idea from Aespa.
Notably, Izna's upcoming photocard is identical to the image of two Aespa members, Karina and Giselle, from the Better Things photocard series.
Many people think that if they look alike once, it can be considered a coincidence, but constantly being caught up in plagiarism scandals of top girl groups is intentional in the group's promotional strategy.
“I'm really starting to think they're doing this on purpose to get attention around NewJeans and Aespa"; "So if I go to Izna's pop-up store I can buy Karina's photocard right?"; "This is so embarrassing, they think they can become Aespa" - comments from viewers on Allkpop .
After NewJeans, Izna continues to disappoint by copying Aespa's image - Photo: Naver
Teddy couldn't save Izna's new album either.
On November 25, Izna officially debuted with the theme song IZNA , produced and composed by "music wizard" Teddy.
The song attracted attention with its distinctive hip hop style, catchy melody and carefully invested MV images. However, it was still the old formula with clichéd lyrics, constantly repeating the lyrics "That's me, That's me, That's me" or "Who dat girl is".
MV IZNA was just released on November 25
The poor performance of IZNA reflects the public's disappointment with the group's debut song. IZNA stopped at #97 on Bugs and #98 on Genie, not even entering the Melon top 100.
“The music just repeats the whole song, na na na, it's really annoying to listen to, there's no climax at all, like Meovv's case, when it comes to the chorus it's just nonsense”;
“Verse 1 flows smoothly, verse 2 is better, overall the MV is beautiful, your visuals pull it together but still don't leave any impression. And now Teddy makes music that's insanely short, both Meovv and Izna's debut songs are less than 3 minutes long” - audience comments below the MV.
Meovv also did not explode despite being produced by Teddy - Photo: Allkpop
It seems that every rookie produced by Teddy uses a familiar musical formula, which made BlackPink successful. But K-pop has entered its 5th generation, the old path no longer brings success to girl groups.
In addition, the promotional strategy of riding on the popularity of the two most successful girl groups of the 4th generation, NewJeans and Aespa, has damaged the group's image in the eyes of the public. It is difficult for Izna to break through without her own musical color.
Izna seems to be "in trouble" when having to compete with big names like G-Dragon (Big Bang) or Rosé (BalckPink) on music charts.
On the morning of November 26, G-Dragon's new song Home sweet home featuring Big Bang members Taeyang and Daesung officially surpassed Rosé and Bruno Mars' APT. , earning a Perfect all kill certification on all Korean music charts.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/izna-vua-ra-mat-da-on-ao-dao-nhai-that-dang-xau-ho-ho-nghi-co-the-tro-thanh-aespa-sao-20241126140301291.htm
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