[Instiz] Red Velvet's 'Happiness' album cover plagiarized?

Jinn Identity Crisis

2014.02.27

Red Velvet Happiness

2014.08.04

Instiz: Red Velvet's album art plagiarism controversy

"But there are a lot of collages like this ㅠㅠ"

"They do actually look similar"

"Totally similar"

"But you can search 'collage' on sites like Pinterest and find artwork like this everywhere... Anyone who thinks they look similar have probably never seen a collage in their life."

"Hmm.. the lips... are pretty similar."

"The concept is similar with the lips and the color scheme."

"What is SM doing..."

"It's SM's fault if it does indeed end up being plagiarism but I don't think SM would be so lax on issues like this since they're known for even buying uniforms straight from Thailand for f(x)'s Rum Pum Pum Pum outfits. Whether they bought the concept or it's an homage or it's plagiarism, we'll never know until they come out with a statement."

"People that are commenting saying it's just a collage... I don't think they look similar just because they're both collages. Look at the concept, the lips, the animals, the placement of the images and how they're all towards the corners.. I think they definitely were inspired by this image."

"Even as a fan, I admit it looks similar ㅠ.ㅠ but I'm not sure if it's to the point of plagiarism..."

"The album title in the center, the lips on the bottom, the animal/plant focused theme, the color scheme are all similar."

"The overall scheme of them look similar..."

"It's not like OH WOW that's outright plagiarism but subtle things that look similar?"

"Why does SM keep getting into these controversies..."

"Without the lips, it wouldn't be as far as plagiarism... but because of the lips..."

"Feels like a plagiarized homage...?"

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