aespa are in hot water after revealing a new set of concept photos for their upcoming studio album LEMONADE.
The images show the four members inside a futuristic, neon-green car, and fans were quick to notice the resemblance to LE SSERAFIM’s teasers for “Perfect Night.”
The HYBE girl group had a near-identical setup in their music video and concept photos, except their car was pink. The similarity was hard to ignore, and netizens did not hold back.
Some even claimed that this is supposedly not the first time aespa has been accused of borrowing from LE SSERAFIM’s visual concepts.
mind you this is their 2ND time trying to recreate the perfect night concept pics https://t.co/koPJcGKFDW
— ☀️ (@nadoobi) May 17, 2026
The backlash has been pretty significant, with fans of both groups weighing in and triggering a heated debate.
oh but if it was the other way around- https://t.co/JHnWw45BXY pic.twitter.com/2q4sgyLpTp
— tia! (@tiawhos) May 17, 2026
aespa gave us what happens if someone vomits on perfect night. oh flopsa, when will you be original pic.twitter.com/QqlsxDCR7d
— le sstaycwins (@poopymonstergrr) May 17, 2026
Not them copying LSF pic.twitter.com/kDOLOjgFvG
— linearis. (@LeeJieuuu) May 18, 2026
Whether the similarity is coincidental or not, the controversy is not great for aespa heading into what should be an exciting album rollout. Even more so following the scathing reactions their newly revealed snippet of “Lemonade” drew earlier today.
You can read all about it below.
aespa’s New Title Track “Lemonade” Hit With Scathing Backlash
