Re-visiting comparison of D.O's Empathy and RM's Entirety concept similarities

Do Kyungsoo (D.O.) Empathy (Album) released on 21.07.26

RM Entirety (Photobook) released on 22.09.05

Teaser & Behind the Scenes

Teaser Images & Pictorial

Some of the comparison images above can be seen directly in the video:

1. D.O's MV, Behind-the-Scenes of Teaser 

2. RM's 'Entirety' Teaser & Photoshoot Sketch

Although there was talk among international Kpop fans about the similarities at the time of release, it didn't become an issue and was buried. On 11/01, as HYBE's internal report regarding D.O leaked online, people are revisiting and questioning whether plagiarism may have occurred.

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-The concept and vibe are similar, but somehow, there’s a huge difference in quality and many other aspectsㅋㅋ

-Seriously, though... What would they do without SM Ent.?

-Hmm... It's so similar... Didn't EXO fans notice this? I'm sure if they did, this could've become an issue right away. Or maybe BTS fans defended him well?

-I mean... Using something as a reference is one thing, but why do they just copy it without making any improvements? If this isn't a straight-up copy-paste, what is it? It’s not just “inspired by”; it’s a direct copy.

-I knew D.O was handsome, but he looks even more handsome now.

-How long are they going to keep copying SM Ent.?

-Doesn't HYBE... have a lot of... money...?....

-The videos don't look that similar, but when you compile all the pictures together like this, they do look similar.

-D.O doesn't seem to age... Wow...

-D.O is really handsomeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The original's quality is untouchable.

-This isn’t the first time they did this... And it's always SM Ent....

-Kyungsoo-ya, I love you...

-At this point, they just copy-paste it.

-Why is that company like that? They have no shame.

-I'm a D.O fan and I just found out about this today. I didn't even know he released that photobook.

-They even copied the frecklesㅋㅋ