SM Entertainment Incites Fury After Damning Accusations Of Plagiarizing BTS
SM Entertainment is accused of plagiarizing BTS after the new release of one of their artists.
As part of their ARIRANG album release, BTS had the song “2.0.”
NCT WISH has come under fire after being accused of plagiarizing BTS with their new song.
After the release of their new album, netizens noticed NCT WISH also had a song called “2.0.”
When the track was officially released, netizens quickly accused SM Entertainment of plagiarizing BTS’s song of the same title. While some pointed out that songs can have overlapping titles, they thought that combining them with the lyrics and timing seemed like too much of a coincidence.
They ain’t even trying to hide it anymore WTF⁉️😭 pic.twitter.com/wvn5Ho2JYG
— Naza⁷🧋 (@bangtanniesgguk) April 21, 2026
NCT WISH’s “2.0” shortly after #BTS’s isn’t a coincidence. Same title, same theme, same timing. Calculated move. BTS set the blueprint. NCT WISH stepped in right away with the same name & framing. That’s not homage. That’s copying the playbook while it’s still hot. pic.twitter.com/WKzwdi2PSC
— * Daysi * ⦿ ☰ ☲ (@DbyD_NL) April 20, 2026
nct celebrating arirang's one month anniversary 💜 pic.twitter.com/FDgzlHtMGf
— bah fya (@parqueer) April 21, 2026
Many also brought back past allegations of SM Entertainment groups “copying” BTS.
SM want BTS nachos so bad omg pic.twitter.com/cllbDnr2Ma
— 🦂 (@lovespeedv) April 20, 2026
SM’s weird obsession with bts honestly needs to be studied, it’s been going on for a whole decade now. https://t.co/n0TiUC0xHX pic.twitter.com/yvhjQ3fMaB
— isa (@solmerv) April 20, 2026
no like how do they keep getting away with this OMFKFJROEJWWPWIWPKWJ pic.twitter.com/5rcO6U77lG
— ar-irang listener (@taeprivs) April 20, 2026
SM want BTS nachos so bad omg pic.twitter.com/cllbDnr2Ma
— 🦂 (@lovespeedv) April 20, 2026
Some tried to defend the group, explaining that concepts are done in advance and the teaser was posted before ARIRANG was released.
armies saying wish copied them when 2.0 was first teased less than 2 weeks after arirang came out… lets use our brains pic.twitter.com/R99lDrlXhw
— acheron #127 (@rip_acheron) April 20, 2026
