They are accused of copying a viral TikTok hit and more.
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LE SSERAFIM‘s latest album PUREFLOW is already under fire, and it hasn’t even had time to settle.
| Source Music
The girl group’s title track “BOOMPALA” drew mixed reactions and online mockery over its charting performance, and now the B-sides are catching heat too.
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Two tracks are at the center of a viral plagiarism controversy.
“Trust Exercise” is being compared to Benson Boone‘s “Mystical Magical,” with some fans saying the similarities are too close to ignore.
oh le plagiarism.. https://t.co/eDtvb2t2Dr pic.twitter.com/yQxKHhneY5
— ْ (@synkbluu) May 22, 2026
However, others have pushed back on that take. Both songs interpolate Olivia Newton-John’s classic “Physical,” which likely explains why they sound familiar to each other. It seems to be a case of two songs drawing from the same well, not necessarily one copying the other.
The second accusation involves “Sonder,” which fans are comparing to Madison Beer’s 2018 track “Dear Society.” That one has sparked more debate, with some arguing the similarities are surface-level at best and others insisting the resemblance is too big to be a simple coincidence.
🚨GENTE? Fãs notaram uma GRANDE semelhança na nova música ‘Sonder’ lançada pelo grupo LE SSERAFIM com a música ‘Dear Society’ de Madison Beer, lançada em 2018. pic.twitter.com/tYgd92MEV3
— acervo madison cerveja (@acervocerveja) May 22, 2026
Fan reactions on X have been all over the place. Some are convinced the album is outright plagiarism. Others think people are reaching, pointing out that airy vocals and similar vibes don’t equal copying.
they BLATANTLY copied it though its crazy 😭😭😭 you copypaste the vibe i never chase the vibe………….. https://t.co/TvmP6YkTDH
— ໊ ꕤ (@dieforyous) May 22, 2026
they straight up copied it im crying 😭😭😭 https://t.co/xrNf6fd6Ai
— kia (@eternalkhia) May 22, 2026
they’re not doing the same notes n they don’t even have the same structure y’all just heard airy vocals n ran with it https://t.co/IRzF73ZFX6
— jay (@grlzgng) May 22, 2026
So dumb pic.twitter.com/zcsxx8k7d0
— doplo PUREFLOW #FreePalestine🇵🇸 (@nrlsytra) May 23, 2026
Whether the similarities cross any real line remains to be seen. But the noise around PUREFLOW is getting louder, and not in the way Source Music would have hoped.