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.

The members of BTS

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.

NCT WISH | SM Entertainment

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