Ahead of their debut, BADVILLAIN, VIVIZ's sister group, is facing controversy after being accused of copying BABYMONSTER.

On May 27, Big Planet Made Entertainment (BPM), home to VIVIZ and SHINee Taemin, announced that its new girl group called BADVILLAIN is finally making their debut on June 3 with their single album, "Overstep."

On the same day, a debut show, "NPOP LIMITED EDITION - BADVILLAIN DEBUT," will be broadcast through Naver NPOP.

It is expected that they will show not only unwavering live performances and unrivaled performances but also their special debut preparation process and the behind-the-scenes story behind their professional appearance.

Meanwhile, the group is comprised of 7 members and will be BPM's new girl group after 3 years since its establishment.

Ahead of its debut, the septet secured support from K-pop fans due to its popular members including Emma from "Street Woman Fighter," Chloe Young from the dance crew 1 Million as well as HU'E and YunSeo from "My Teenage Girl."

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Expectations are also high from new idols INA, Vin and Kelly who are said to have the best skills of all time among 5th-gen rookies.

Before their official release, BPM has been promoting them by releasing teaser photos and clips on its official social media sites.

While it received hot responses from its fans, BABYMONSTER fans were skeptical about its concept due to its similarities with the YG group's initial teasers.

“can i copy your homework?”
“sure but don’t make it too obvious” https://t.co/KHvTKlAgmA pic.twitter.com/Z7t7nddg0U

— sadie ✶| 誓い (@baemonzzn) May 26, 2024

You can copy my homework but don't make it obvious

This group: https://t.co/7UtOtmUrSX pic.twitter.com/R8trrHyPV4

— dee (@ahyconics) May 16, 2024

First, both groups released a teaser photo where the seven members flaunted their silhouettes on a red background.

Fans also noticed that they have a striking resemblance in terms of the theme, music and logo used, accusing them of plagiarizing BABYMONSTER since the YG group debuted first.

When this reached BADVILLAIN supporters, who were mostly VIVIZ fans as well, they explained that such a scheme and concept weren't unique to BABYMONSTER, as prior to them, BPM has been using the black-red background ever since VIVIZ debuted.

I'm sorry to y'all but whoever said bpm copying baemon... Bpm always used black and red to introduce the members... https://t.co/BTfMsw3Myy pic.twitter.com/EoQRXNtsor

— idah🌱ISHII RAN LOVER (@gfrienDyeonie) April 4, 2024

you can always trust this group’s fans will come up with some dumb shit to try dragging groups they see as a threat

anyway stream badvillain’s debut next week 😁😁pic.twitter.com/JzZCbaPNQG https://t.co/EPbxiPcA5a

— willa ~ semi ia (@kissofwilla) May 28, 2024

this is why kpop is not fun anymore. y’all are so annoying, it’s literally a white background and the members are wearing jeans. did baemon invent jeans or the color white? sit down and stop making everything a competition https://t.co/Hq9foSsLMI

— Mina 🫧| armageddon (@minasarmaggedon) May 28, 2024

Also, even other artists use this kind of teaser especially when debuting new artists.

Despite this accusation, fans are excited to see the debut of BADVILLAIN, a term used to describe the members who were awakened to a new identity.

The fact that all members have unprecedented skills is spreading through word of mouth, and the pre-released spoiler film and performance video are both predicted to be a sensation, recording over 1 million YouTube views.

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Written by Eunice Dela Cruz