Popular Group’s Comeback Tainted By Plagiarism Accusation From Another Artist
On October 24, 2025 (KST), K-Pop band FTISLAND revealed the title of their upcoming 4th digital single, alongside an album cover art featuring a small, sparkling pond surrounded by lush green grass and colorful wildflowers.
FTISLAND
FTestination 4th Digital Single【작은 나보다 커다란 세상이 문을 열어 줄 것 같아】
☁️RELEASE 2025.10.31 6PM (KST)#FTISLAND #FT아일랜드 #작은_나보다_커다란_세상이_문을_열어_줄_것_같아 #Cloud pic.twitter.com/pEi8cn0pP6
— FTISLAND (@FT_FANCLUB) October 24, 2025
While the news excited FTISLAND’s fans, another artist and their fans are now expressing frustration with the band and FNC Entertainment.
As of October 31, singer songwriter OoOo (also known as Ornette), has taken to their official social media platforms accusing FTISLAND of plagiarizing their 2022 album cover art.
OoOo noted that the two album cover arts “bear a striking resemblance” and hence problematic, but that they didn’t know how to deal with the situation at hand.
안녕하세요 싱어송라이터 오넷 입니다 오늘자 12월 31일 FNC 엔터의 FT 아일랜드의 앨범 커버가 제 Beautiful 앨범 커버와 유사한 형태로 발매되었습니다 #FNC엔터테인먼트 #FTISLAND #FT아일랜드 pic.twitter.com/bxIPBZGZcU
— OoOo(오넷) (@oooo_ornette) October 31, 2025
“Hello, this is singer-songwriter OoOo.
Today, on October 31, FNC Entertainment’s FT Island released an album cover that bears a striking resemblance to the cover of my album, Beautiful.
I understand that some might dismiss it as a common design. But among the countless 3D artworks and designs out there, it’s extremely rare to find one featuring a pond at the center surrounded by grass.
Even the images on Pinterest were either edited from or created based on my original work.
The similar distribution of flowers, the composition of grass leading into a pond reflecting the sky, and the overall layout centered around the pond all suggest that my image was clearly seen or used as a reference.
I honestly don’t know how to respond or what to do about this situation.”
— OoOo
The singer songwriter even reached out to designer Nam Seung Hyun (@nsh.jpg) on Instagram, the designer who worked on the album cover for FTISLAND.
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I’m contacting you as the designer who directly worked on the album cover art that looks similar to mine. Please check your DMs.
— OoOo
FTISLAND, FNC Entertainment, and Nam Seung Hyun are all yet to respond.
Stay tuned for updates.
