Netizens known as out the corporate, not the members.
Lately, Korean netizens criticized the digital photocards of THE BOYZ for his or her shut resemblance to BTS‘s idea pictures.
On November 14 (KST), a associated submit on the favored Korean group discussion board Instiz went viral. The OP (unique poster) included some pictures of THE BOYZ’s digital photocards, that are made by Zepeto. The photocards in query, nevertheless, didn’t embrace the faces of the particular members however their Zepeto avatars. Nonetheless, the digital copies have been signed by the respective artists.
The setting of those digital photocards instantly reminded netizens of BTS’s idea pictures for his or her 2022 anthology album, Proof.
The commonalities between the images have been fairly apparent. The tiled background, the blue-adjacent lighting, and the particularly cross-shaped mild projected onto the members’ faces have been onerous to overlook in each units of pictures.
Most netizens appeared to agree with the OP, alleging that the photocards have been blatant copies.
- “Whoa. I assumed those on the backside have been Bangtan…It appears to be like the identical??? They aren’t even from the identical firm, although?”
– It’s absurd how they copied it so shamelessly. - “What are they doing?”
- “No manner. What is that this?”
- “I considered getting one since these appear to be photocards, however I don’t even know what they’re. Is that this one thing made by Zepeto?”
- “That is too comparable. What’s occurring?”
- “Huh? What’s this? It appears to be like the identical?”
- “I assumed it was BTS fanart stuff.”
- “It was Zepeto that made these.”
- “The tile design, the thickness of the traces, the colour of the sunshine, and even the + formed mild mirrored on their faces are the identical as BTS.”
- “Is that this an homage they did out of respect? If it isn’t, then it doesn’t make sense, LOL.”
Whereas most netizens agree that these digital photocards have been too much like BTS’s idea pictures, they by no means expressed any criticism of the members of THE BOYZ, who virtually had no involvement within the designs. The wave of criticism was largely directed at Zepeto and the group’s company.