ILLIT is facing plagiarism accusations again after their PRESS START concert in Seoul.
At the concert, they teased the name of their fourth mini-album on the screen.
However, many were confused as it reminded them of BLACKPINK‘s first album.
scrolled so fast i thought this was a post about blackpink’s first album oh copylit… https://t.co/KjqR7OrdG9 pic.twitter.com/KpBQlkzGzE
— 𓆩♛𓆪 (@asaccelerator) March 15, 2026
Do they even make anything original?? Lmao https://t.co/u7xxGB0oBi
— Kevs (@potstirrer1022) March 16, 2026
At this point I started to believe that they make similar album cover bcz they’re flopping and wants clouts from blinks 🫠 https://t.co/Et0wMOyQZU
— ยังไงนะ (@yaknon1_00) March 15, 2026
However, others defended the group, stating that lighting made it look pink when it was actually white.
white text on LED often appear pinkish due to the degradation of the internal phosphor coating caused by heat and aging which disrupts the balance of light allowing the blue chip to dominate while red wavelengths remain creating a pinkish + white mix 🤦🏻♀️ thats why it looks like… https://t.co/BVo3pYiPuR pic.twitter.com/hxCS4nTL6O
— ً (@heesvibe) March 15, 2026
They also posted a full video of the teaser as evidence.
full video ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/4pakzkbepd
— ً (@heesvibe) March 15, 2026
Meanwhile, ILLIT was recently accused for plagiarizing NewJeans for their new song.
ILLIT Accused Of Plagiarizing NewJeans’ Choreography For New Song