CORTIS Plagiarised Songs Of Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky? HYBE's New Group Faces Strong Allegations Leaving Internet Divided

HYBE's

new group CORTIS has just launched its debut EP Color Outside The Lines. While the five-member K-pop boy group under BigHit Music impressed with its high energy, quirky and youthful vibe, it has now falled prey to a plagiarism allegation. CORTIS made up of Martin, James, Juhoon, Seonghyeon, and Keonho, dropped their debut EP with the song What You Want, and has so far unveiled FaSHioN, JoyRide, and Lullaby.

CORTIS accused of copying other artists

A post is however going viral on social media where three songs released by CORTIS are compared in melody and production to past songs. As per the post, the three comparisons are:

• FaSHioN - Praise the Lord by A$AP Rocky
• GO! - FE!N by Travis Scott
• JoyRide - Circles by Post Malone

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Internet reacts to plagiarism accusation

Netizens were quick to call out HYBE and CORTIS alleging plagiarism. Mentioning HYBE's past "copy" attempts, a user wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "And what's new? HYBE has been doing this for a long time." Another user took a jibe, "CORTIS would not issue statement and why would they? their company will not address plagiarism issue cause they think their “creative” team makes their own signature things. those idols are their puppets."One post read, "Self-producing marketing seems risky because if a plagiarism issue comes up, the member has to take responsibility." A second one stated, "They [CORTIS] promoted themselves as “self-produced,” but even if it’s not outright plagiarism, how long can they last when they’re getting suspicions of copying someone else without their own color?"

CORTIS fans come to their rescue

CORTIS fans however came to their rescue. A fan wrote, "When these artists make their claims, then we'll have something to discuss. In the meantime, these are just stupid attempts to ruin our mood." Another one added, "It’s just the nature of the genre lol. Songs like that are everywhere in underground hip-hop, and K-pop idols have already used them as reference LOL." A comment read, "I get that it sounds similar, but honestly, K-pop always borrows from trending pop songs overseas in a similar way. That’s why people call K-pop derivative. And looking at the trending posts lately, it’s obvious people are really trying to hold Cortis back LOL." One more said, "It seems like just a reference, and trying out a new genre like this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I feel like the sudden surge of criticism in the past few days shows people are trying to block Cortis from doing well.But marketing them as a “17-year-old genius producer” feels a bit off."Upon its launch, CORTIS was placed for their creative concept, producing their own music, choreography, and videos. Its members were self-confessed inspired by their label seniors BTS and TXT.