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A senior K-Pop girl group idol recently stirred up controversy on social media after allegedly calling out HYBE’s global girl group KATSEYE.
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The issue at hand began with the teaser for KATSEYE’s upcoming song, “Animal.” When the group’s social media account posted a snippet of the five active members dancing to the song’s chorus, it quickly drew millions of views, sparking varied reactions from netizens.
KATSEYE danced to ‘ANIMAL’ in a newly shared video. pic.twitter.com/k4OgwOe8g7
— KATSEYE B✶SE (@KATSEYEBASE) July 24, 2026
One major response to the chorus was that many people found the tune similar to a previous K-Pop release—“Devil” by CLC.
this is literally just devil by clc likeeee that choreo too 😭😭😭 clc paved the way fr pic.twitter.com/jRQFRH6zNt https://t.co/Wk1Kp5ybiK
— L ♡ (@yujinyunjin) July 25, 2026
The comparison between the two songs soon flooded social media platforms, though KATSEYE fans insisted that any accusation of plagiarism was unfounded and unlikely, given that “Animal” was written by Ed Sheeran, an artist who probably isn’t as fluent in K-Pop releases.
Yall really think ed sheeran went and searched for whoever this grp is to copy from ???
I know yall hate hybe ggs but its getting to a point https://t.co/NDnwuiJaQf
— Rosalit🦔 (@yunjin_doll) July 25, 2026
the concept of ed sheeran plagiarizing clc to sell the song to hybe https://t.co/a0X2Jn8OzI
— j***e (@seonwoominovio) July 26, 2026
However, this debate took an unexpected turn when fans noticed that Sorn, a member of CLC, had reposted a video comparing the two songs side by side.
Sorn | @sssorn_chonnasorn/Instagram
Sorn liking and reposting a post comparing CLC’s Devil and Animal 😭 pic.twitter.com/DKo3WLDhVj
— ִ࣪𖤐 𝓖𝓮𝓶 ᗢ 🫧 (@cheshire_gem) July 25, 2026
Though Sorn didn’t specify her intention, many saw the repost as her direct support of the claims that the KATSEYE release was “copied” from her group’s song. This, in turn, brought her both backlash and support.
sorn wants the clc royalties pic.twitter.com/Yn91n1FHOw
— alixson (@clcskz) July 25, 2026
Jealousy is a disease https://t.co/kulcvmdU5n
— kii (@miyughki) July 25, 2026
her group is on an 11th anniversary tour that’s making no noise so she has to use katseye to gain some traction https://t.co/3hvHEYRGR1
— ᴍᴀʀɪᴇ – #Ԝ𝖨𝖫𝖣 (@mariemochii) July 25, 2026
sorn is so messy for this 😭😭 https://t.co/b1pXqBo0eG
— ash (@ash1re_) July 26, 2026
Meanwhile, KATSEYE’s “Animal” was released on July 24 and has received mixed reactions from netizens.
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