Amidst the excitement of Shawols for SHINee Taemin’s return, the solo artist was unexpectedly accused by ARMYs of copying BTS Jimin’s popular songs.
Taemin, known as the “Ace of K-pop,”delighted fans on August 16 by giving them a sneak peek into his highly anticipated solo comeback through a music video teaser for his title track, “Sexy In The Air.”
As stated by his agency BPM, this particular track is one of the two title songs featured on his upcoming fifth mini-album “ETERNAL,”scheduled to be released on August 19.
In the teaser, the audience can sense Taemin’s self-assured expression and admire his captivating appearance. Additionally, the icon showcases his refined dancing and gestures, further establishing himself as a solo artist.
The tracklist for “ETERNAL”was also made available, consisting of seven songs. The album includes two main tracks, “Sexy In The Air”and “Horizon,”as well as b-sides “G.O.A.T.,””The Unknown Sea,””Crush,””Deja Vu,”and “Say Less.”
This album is unique as it not only marks his first release after departing from SM Entertainment, but it also showcases his full involvement in every aspect of its creation, from the initial planning to filming the MV.
Despite receiving rave reviews from Shawols and Taemates (fandom), the idol also faced accusations of plagiarizing BTS Jimin in the comments section of the teaser video.
ARMYs claimed that Taemin’s “Sexy In The Air”MV teaser bore a striking resemblance to Jimin’s “Like Crazy”and “Set Me Free Pt.2,”sparking accusations of it being a knockoff. In support of their claim, they shared screenshots from Jimin’s previous MVs and pointed out similarities to Taemin’s latest teaser.
ARMYs were perplexed by the similarities between the shirts, choreographies, setups, moods, concepts, hairstyles, and backgrounds in the SHINee member’s teaser and Jimin’s past music videos, leading them to believe it was a “fan-edit”.
it’s funny how y’all saying jm get inspired from taemin when he didn’t even participate in his solo songs when he’s in this industry before bts? like jimin just debuted but participated prod & wrote in both albums so who got inspired from who here? https://t.co/jRAOt2XWgR pic.twitter.com/ZK1GIQ4KII
— harshu (@vminanjel) August 15, 2024
copied taehyung & jimin that’s why ppl call him taemin https://t.co/iUa0Waqweq
— gracè (@badguy4yew) August 15, 2024
Nevertheless, Taemin’s fans dismissed this accusation as absurd and quickly came to the idol’s defense. They clarified that the artist had simply referenced the “killing parts”from his solo music videos in his upcoming release.
In response, they argued that the BTS member’s works bore a resemblance to Taemin’s due to his admiration for the SHINee singer.
In a previous video, Jimin acknowledged that Taemin’s artistry had a strong impact on him. As a result, Shawols argued that his music videos had a distinct “Taemin-inspired”style.
Taemin’s fans, known as Shawols, highly value his honor and legacy as an “idol of idols”and “ace of aces.”
yall talking like this hasnt been his fucking brand style for the last ten years pic.twitter.com/S6tkx1ZyBT https://t.co/QfxjzaLZDS
— marianna (@byulkyunx) August 15, 2024
the quotes acting like taemin hasn’t been on the moodboard for every male kpop soloist since he released move at LEAST https://t.co/GkIiVeFghN
— ceo of furiosa (@fallenvenus) August 15, 2024
i’m gonna be honest if you recognize your fave in here and blindly accuse taemin of plagiarism it’s because ur fave continuously stole taemin persona and style, this is the most taemin song and mv and he’s obviously not new to his own brand https://t.co/vbqJ9jP8d4
— from 🧚♀️ (@minhoreaI) August 15, 2024
Set Me Free was obviously inspired by Taemin’s Advice which was released in 2021 on his third mini album of the same title before Jimin’s solo debut. Taemin has been an artist for 16 years, and a soloist for 10 there is not much he hasn’t done already when it comes to concepts.… https://t.co/znNcz8HCKE pic.twitter.com/Yo54zB0ydS
— Toya (@toya_eve) August 15, 2024
The only person Taemin copies is Taemin himself and that how it’s always been throughout his 10 solo career so piss tf off🫶 pic.twitter.com/s1QFTruIWS
— Pansy (@jjakoong05) August 15, 2024
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