ILLIT vs. KiiiKiii: 5 Matching Details Fuel New Concept Photo Copying Claims

ILLIT's "You're Under Arrest" concept photos are being accused of borrowing from KiiiKiii's "Hey Hi" set, and a fan-made collage mixing the two has made the argument hard to ignore. Fans say it goes well beyond both groups having blonde hair.

The complaint on theqoo lists five overlaps: hair, makeup, outfits, facial expressions, locations and props. That's a lot of matching for coincidence, in the posters' view. KiiiKiii's photos came out through 404 New Era, which the original post notes was released this year.

Both groups sit under HYBE, which is part of why the thread reads the way it does. Commenters recall earlier plagiarism accusations against ILLIT and ask how many it has taken for the company to get more careful. No official response from either side appears in the source.

What theqoo users said

1. 1

   If I didn't know their faces, I'd swear they were the same group.

2. 2

   It's the discount Temu version.

3. 3

   Again? Really?

4. 4

   I thought they were one group. How can anyone just lift a concept like that?

5. 5

   Maybe it's because I only know the songs and not the members' faces, but I can't tell which group is which.

6. 6

   This isn't the first or even second time ILLIT has been caught copying.

7. 7

   Now people will show up and say it's forced hate against ILLIT again.

8. 8

   HYBE is really out of control.

9. 9

   With the mixed-up version, I honestly can't tell which is which. With a track record like this, the company should be careful. How many times have these allegations come up now?

10. 10

    KiiiKiii got praised for being creative, so they went and copied them, lol.

11. 11

    ILLIT always ends up in these controversies.

12. 12

    The mixed-up version makes them look like a single group.

13. 13

    They have zero shame. 404 came out this year too.

14. 14

    It's flat-out the same.

15. 15

    ILLIT is basically plagiarized from top to bottom.