BLACKPINK's Jennie has finally unveiled the music video for her pre-release single, "Love Hangover," on January 31. This track serves as a b-side on her first full-length solo album, Ruby, slated for release on March 7.
Upon its release, the MV sparked a buzz online, especially for featuring Dominic Fike and Riverdale star Charles Melton.
With 6 million views and counting on YouTube, Jennie and Melton navigate the "emotional confusion of trying and failing to let go of someone who feels like both poison and cure," as noted by News1.
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Unfortunately, despite garnering rave reviews from Jennie's fans, known as BLINKs and Jensetters, the BLACKPINK member's music video raised eyebrows among Jungkook's fans.
Apparently, according to ARMYs, "Love Hangover" bears a striking resemblance with "Seven" in terms of its concept.
Upon comparing the videos, ARMYs pointed out the overlapping scenes, such as the coffin scene, the chaotic dates, and the emotional walks through the streets at night.
After diving into the details, fans discovered that both music videos were directed by Brad & Pablo under the production company Prettybird, alongside producer Candice Dragonas.
This prompted ARMYs to call out Jennie on X (formerly Twitter) for purportedly copying Jungkook.
"You can copy his work but you can't copy his achievement," a fan alleged.
"She really said copy and paste. I mean I guess you have to copy what actually succeeds," said another ARMY.
You can copy his work but you can't copy his achievements <3 https://t.co/7DAGvENhbh
— Vogue_Angel (@VogueAngel76385) January 31, 2025
She really said copy and paste.
— WHO ββ¬β· (@cheypjm) January 31, 2025
I mean I guess you have to copy what actually succeeds π https://t.co/LWAH1wIthG
Her fandom said jungkook was clearly not her inspo after the coffin coincidence only for it to get revealed later that she seeked out the Seven mv directors to work on her mv. Imma just say that we already knew golden's gonna be the blueprint in k-pop for a long time π€·ββοΈ pic.twitter.com/mdMVsQBwva
— π¨ππβΛ.ΰΌ (@prettytigerlily) January 31, 2025
Amid the mounting negativity directed at Jennie, BLINKs and Jensetters swiftly jumped to the "Mantra" singer's defense.
"Maybe he (Jungkook) should copy the fact that she (Jennie) wrote, produced, composed, arranged, and participated in the entire creative direction of her solo album instead of relying on scooter oppa," a Jennie stan counterattacked.
maybe he should copy the fact that she wrote, produced, composed, arranged, and participated in the entire creative direction of her solo album instead of relying on scooter oppa https://t.co/gLDJ56eSWs
— pinksviral πͺ (@pinksviral) January 31, 2025
it literally looks nothing alike because there are many other videos even before your fave of artists being in coffins, restaurants or simply walking LIKE BE SERIOUS https://t.co/qjaBdbWwIT
— π (@jisooswar) January 31, 2025
those directors are well known in the industry and have directed mvs for A listers, but one thing to note Jungkook got to work with them because of Scooter Braunβs connection and Jennie through her own https://t.co/3fxfLDBvMq
— π§ (@pinkscreation) January 31, 2025
Jennie's fans also explained that the directors and producing company behind the two projects have an illustrious reputation for working with top global stars.
As such, the accusations that Jennie plagiarized Jungkook's concept are groundless and lack any credible basis.
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