JYP Entertainment officially apologized for copying BlackpinkŌĆÖs ŌĆ£How You Like ThatŌĆØ modern hanbok costumes in Dahyun & ChaeyoungŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Switch To Me.ŌĆØ After Kim Balko, designer and visual director known for her participation in BlackpinkŌĆÖs ŌĆ£How You Like ThatŌĆØ hanbok outfits, expressed her shock over DahyunŌĆÖs outfits worn in the ŌĆ£Switch To MeŌĆØ music video, JYPE stepped up to apologize. ŌĆ£Hello, this is JYP Entertainment. Regarding the costumes for Dahyun and ChaeyoungŌĆÖs Melody Project, the hanbok in question was purchased from a hanbok company, but we failed to recognize the similarities. We are truly sorry about this. We have explained the situation to the stylist and delivered our sincere apology. We will be more careful in the future so that something like this wonŌĆÖt happen again.ŌĆØ Earlier on the 10th, JYP Entertainment released the music video of TWICE Dahyun & ChaeyoungŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Switch To Me.ŌĆØ But soon after it was released, some pointed out that the hanbok costume worn by Dahyun is similar to that worn by Jisoo for ŌĆ£How You Like That.ŌĆØ The problem grew even more when Kim Balko personally brought up the issue.
ŌĆö TWICE (@JYPETWICE) February 11, 2021 ┬Ā Original Article: A stylist who customized BlackpinkŌĆÖs hanbok outfits in ŌĆ£How You Like ThatŌĆØ music video pointed out the similarities in DahyunŌĆÖs hanbok outfits in Dahyun & ChaeyoungŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Switch To Me.ŌĆØ On Feb 11, Blackpink stylist A posted a short clip of TWICEŌĆÖs Dahyun from ŌĆ£Switch To MeŌĆØ MV and wrote, ŌĆ£Ehhng??!! My custom design work is in a video that I didnŌĆÖt participate in??!!ŌĆØ More specifically, A is referring to the hanbok jacket worn by Dahyun in the video, which seems like a direct copy of her custom-made modernized hanbok worn by Jisoo in ŌĆ£How You Like ThatŌĆØ music video. A recently won the stylist award with BlackpinkŌĆÖs tyle director Park Min Hee at the Gaon Chart Awards in recognition of their innovative work in Korean fashion. Netzied agreed to AŌĆÖs criticisms and left comments like ŌĆ£Wow, it looks like the exact copy,ŌĆØ ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a direct copy with poorer quality,ŌĆØ or ŌĆ£CanŌĆÖt believe they did this in the same industry.ŌĆØ ┬Ā Source (1, 2)
