“They should plagiarize their skills too”

HYBE and &TEAM are being mocked on the Internet for allegedly plagiarizing EXO in terms of slogans, choreography, and more.

Netizens created the forum, titled “HYBE is using the slogan another idol group has been using for 10 years.”

The author began the post by explaining, “EXO was divided into EXO-K and EXO-M for promotional purposes. Their slogan was ‘We are one’ to indicate that they were one group.”

OP added, “The EXO account name was also “We Are One.”

However, OP shared a screenshot of &TEAM’s latest Weverse live, where members were asked to “write their wishes using a designated hashtag.”

The hashtag in the photo showed “#We_are_ONETEAM”, which partially resembles EXO’s “We are one”

The author further explained that additional “copy” signals came into play when &TEAM’s Weverse page included the slogan “We Are One Team”.

The statement was followed by &TEAM’s similarities to EXO’s comeback outfits, choreography and use of silhouette formation.

Here’s how netizens reacted:

• “Do they want to become EXO?”
• “They have no creativity and no personality.”
• “What is this? It’s the same one, so how come no one talked about it?”
• “Then they should plagiarize EXO’s skills too.”
• “Can they leave SM alone? I’m getting really fed up.”

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Written by Israel Monte