RIIZE Lightstick Faces 2 Controversies Over Plagiarism & Insulting Different International locations — Here is Why TERMAN WEBSITE

RIIZE’s followers had been initially thrilled, however they ended up feeling upset after SM Leisure lastly revealed the design of the boy group’s official lightstick.

On March 5, RIIZE’s official SNS posted a brand new photograph whereby a pointing finger’s silhouette with the message, “RIIZE OFFICIAL FANLIGHT might be launched in April,” has been revealed.

The teaser picture, believed to be the lightstick’s design, instantly grew to become a sizzling subject among the many fandom BRIIZE.

Some had been happy by the distinctive design that is apparently totally different amongst SM Leisure artists, but it surely additionally brought about a flood of complaints from followers for THESE 2 causes.

RIIZE Lightstick Plagiarized? Declare Arises On account of Similarities With Epik Excessive’s Fanlight

First, not solely Epik Excessive’s followers however BRIIZEs themselves raised brows after seeing that the design of the lightstick is just like the long-lasting senior group.

“Park Kyu-bong” (a play to the curse “f**okay you”) is a fist-shaped mild persist with a raised center finger. Seeing RIIZE’s lightstick, its design that raised the proper hand spreading out its thumb and index finger whereas pointing upward confirmed an uncanny resemblance to this.

Though RIIZE is usually seen with poses like that, each fandoms shooked their head and expressed that the overlapping design would possibly trigger undesirable discord between the 2 fandoms, particularly since a “fanlight” is a crucial merchandise to followers which signifies its id and symbolism to the fandom and is exclusive to others.

Worldwide BRIIZEs Fear That RIIZE’s Lightstick Might Insult Different International locations

The second controversy that arose following RIIZE’s lightstick design was that in some nations, the form of the hand is used to insult others.

In Japan, the nation whereby they’re actively selling, the form of the thumb and index finger prolonged means a “curse” and is taken into account one of many world’s finger etiquette that needs to be avoided.

What made it worse was that additionally they had Shotaro within the group, a Japanese member.

In response, it has been confirmed that followers are continuously elevating points with “KWANGYA 119,” which is designed to guard the rights and pursuits of artists below SM Leisure and to gather fandom opinions.

Along with this, BRIIZEs took to X to criticize the “lame” and “ugly” design, with web customers leaving feedback resembling:

• “Did you need to do that when there’s a Japanese within the group?”
• “Is not it plagiarism?”

With the growing name to vary the design, followers hope that they are going to be heard as soon as once more, as this isn’t the primary time a battle like this occurred.

Of their early debut days, RIIZE tried to make use of the fandom identify SUNZ (hereinafter BRIIZE) however modified it attributable to potential backlash from different overseas followers. Koreans tilted their heads because it reminded them of Japan’s rising solar flag, which is related to the Imperial Japan wartime atrocities.

In China, the phrase additionally feels like a sexual time period within the nation, thus, after dealing with opposition from followers, it was afterward revised.

In the meantime, RIIZE will launch a single and mini album within the second quarter of this 12 months adopted by a fan live performance tour beginning in Could.

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Written by Eunice Dawson.