Photos of NewJeans‘ Minji and ILLIT‘s Yunah wearing the same outfit have sparked a heated debate amid the ongoing issues regarding plagiarism.
NewJeans’ Minji ILLIT’s Yunah | @ILLIT_official/X
ILLIT has once again been hit with plagiarism accusations.
ILLIT Hit With NewJeans Plagiarism Accusations… Again
Amid the issues with HYBE and the two groups, photos of Minju and Yunah wearing the same outfit and striking the same pose have sparked criticism towards the ILLIT member and BE:LIFT LAB.
this is just embarrassing 😭 pic.twitter.com/xrxxvKtZ5U
— amor⁵ 🐇 (@summertokki) July 28, 2026
this has to be top 10 most embarrassing moments of kpop pic.twitter.com/cOMAQZKEsl
— risa⁷ (@babymonjeanz) July 28, 2026
you just gotta admit that those copycat girls know how they’re being used by Belift pic.twitter.com/60kU3bJVRA
— ۟ (@cookycoded) July 28, 2026
Ok now they’re just playing in our faces pic.twitter.com/qdlznQ7apb
— sofi🐇 (@haerinlune) July 28, 2026
Yet, some defended the idol explaining that the post came from 2023 and that in the past, many idols wearing the same outfit would spark excitement not criticism.
you would NEVER had survived back then. https://t.co/DLA8iwvE2G pic.twitter.com/fQFPduxP7f
— :0 (@l3ubbls) July 29, 2026
It’s actually insane that NJ fans are digging up a 2023 photo of Yunah to scream “plagiarism” when ILLIT hadn’t even debuted yet 😭
No content from the faves, so now they’re archaeologists, digging through pre-debut photos just to manufacture another hit tweet. Get a job https://t.co/MQstqxGry7 pic.twitter.com/3H4ujuV4LY
— neo (@irohapopular) July 29, 2026