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okay at first with the group name “4minute,” debut song “hot issue” and the whole song teaser thing, i was already pretty unimpressed with their lack of creativity. but now this comes out and i just have one comment… could they look any more like 2NE1 if they tried? seriously. i wanted to keep an open mind for these girls but it’s dwindling away.. the “original” song teaser, song title, and now these outfits. nice creativity there cube ent.

I’ll hold judgement until I see their MV and live performances.

And wow there *is* a very close “resemblance” to the iPod commercial….. hm.

yuck copy caters!

bitersssss.

ya I totally agree with this article, that’s unfortunate for these girls.. i dunno why their company didn’t realize that sooner and change their image or something. not that i mind if 2ne1 came out first, theyre bangin.

I feel a bit sorry for them. Netizens are going to be all over this.

they look cute… i hope they won’t be compared too much with 2ne1…

wow..
no originality.
cmon people!!

hmm.. i can’t judge this group yet, only after seeing a teaser and one picture
i’ll have to see their singing abilities first :p

seriously awesome

Their style looks way better than 2NE1 though. It doesn’t have all that “WTF did I just get visually smacked in the face with” kind of look. And yes, their teaser does look like the damn iPod commercial.. couldn’t come up with something better O_O!?

i dont know, i’ve been waiting for this group for a while now, ah i wish them all the best.

ew, i don’t like how they got the name ‘hot issue’ in the first place. and not that ive watched the teaser over, somehow , i thought i saw parkbom. eitherway, the teaser did look like the ipod commercial. i dont like copycaters. ;3
sorry 4minute. i just dont.

if only they debut earlier, then 2ne1 would be the copies….

They seem.. okay..

2NE1 FOR THE FREAKIN WIN!
4min aint original at all. they look more like After School to me… but still. i cant wait for YG ENT to own this lame group. not to mention a pretty lame group name.. 4minute? wtf??

i think i like them kkk

yeah i agree. theyre alright i dont see anything THAT special or outstanding about them yet.

how very 2NE1-esque…..

Agree with @6 Netizens will eat them alive.  Wished their company would have changed some things around.  But lets see what happens when their MV debuts.

so original hahah and then the album name too? hahah imma love this new group xD

dang. I didn’t see that one coming. I feel bad for them cause they will just be deemed “2NE1-copy-cats” even before they release anything.
but i’ll save judgement for what (is supposed to) matter the most. there music & vocal abilities. =)

...boring.

it’s not like 2ne1 was the first to have that style anyways, if 4minute debuted first 2ne1 would be the copy cats. Besides I think their style seems better because they didn’t have G-dragon Although, they could’ve tried to be a little more creative

we’ll see if they go far but i sort of doubt since 2ne1 was first but we’ll never really know.

Yo, they can copy all they want. This concept is hot XD Even if they do remind me of 2NE1 a bit, I don’t care. It more or less shows that the cute image from K-Pop is fading. Edgy seems to be “in” right now and as a result, more interesting music will be made. I’m all for this group.

meh stop hating….why should you care if they are similar to this iPod commercial??
it has nothing to do with their talent so let it gooooo.

as long as they make good music and can actually entertain with decent dance moves then im fine with that.

after school + 2NE1 = 4 minute?
i dunno, but their look does seem awful similar.

Wow, can anyone say 2NE1?
I feel bad for judging this girl group so early—but there have been so many girl groups that have been disappointing me. I want to hear the vocals and actual songs, and then decide whether I like them or not. *must hold back on criticism* I hope they have good talent. Good luck to 4minute though.

omg. it seriously seems like they’re copying 2NE1. and the teaser looks copied too. and the music for the song, from 0:16 and on, reminds me of With Love by Hillary Duff. Oh well, we’ll have to judge when they are fully revealed.

don’t want to judge them YET. only because i haven’t really seen anything. hoping for something different..

they are such a copycaters~ lol all of their costum’s and everything it’s just like 2ne1 i think they did it on purpose cuz the succession of 2ne1 but pppppllllease if a group is good enouph```who knows~ but i don’t know what’s up with 4minute it’s like they got issues with YGfamily dude i bet they can’t come up with more ideas on new group that’s why they are stealing YG’s like the album and everything~this whole thingy is like stupid u know how 2ne1’s dara has been in a group now they are trying to put the use - to- be wondergirls in there?????copy caters i am not hateing but i’ll see how good the song is cuz i love k-pop but u know this is a WTH kind of situaltion~ i guess 2ne1’s challange is on! fighting! 2ne1 and the new group even thou i don’t like them maybe i will idk~

I feel bad for them. It’s not their fault that their companies chose this for them. The song sounds catchy thus far, so I think people need to wait with their judgment.

They’re cute. Copycats like almost all Korean bands, but kinda cute.
And probably some horrible clothes too in their MV.

i think theyre the after school juniors…hehe
seriously really the “copycats”...
the music, style more like inspired by 2ne1…
aish!!! music companies are now into these kind of style…

don’t want to say anything until I know more about them

Actually their clothes look more like After School with little elements of 2ne1 thrown in. With the name of their song and the concept they’re going for, it really looks like they want to rival 2ne1 though, seeing how successful their debut was. That rip-off of the i-Pod commercial is too blatant. -.-

I agree with #37 - seems a lot more like After School’s style, with the exception of the girl on the far left, whose outfit resembles CL’s of 2NE1.

well its not like they have much of a chance to be original lol. new groups are sprouting out every day like hundreds of bunnies in a field with some alcohol.

hmmmm….im looking forward to them…cause i love Hyun Ah….their style O_o totally screaming 2NE1 lolz….

I agree with both of you too…. they just feel like copies of others to me = _=;

i am disgusted .

2ne1 just owns the show pls ~

love 2NE1 & all but to those who claim themselves to be fans of 2NE1
remember the video FIRE?!

so yeah. before your gonna say ‘copy caters’ or shit like that.
think before you type something which is like hypocritical.
don’t like hypocrites. 

i personally, love their style wayy better than 2NE1.
honestly, to us 2NE1 actual fans, 2NE1 is known to us as the
female version of BIG BANG. it’s a fact.  i would continue to suppport them both.

cool beans. i love their clothes so stylish

i said it once and i’ll say it again, these chicks are copying the shit out of 2ne1 (and i-pod commercials). they look like a serious mix of AS from the diva mv and 2ne1 from the fire mv, except they look like total fail shit.

2NE1 is obviously better than them?

the only thing netizens will be harsh on them is their style
well i dont care,the other groups do not own this concept or style

i already see haters hahahaahahaha lol

i think we should wait till we actually see everything.
but they dont look like 2NE1, so stop hatin.
they look more like after school when they were in their “DIVA” days.

4-minutes clothes looks more colorful, then 2NE1’s.
they look nice i wanna see the Whole thing first though
before i judge them

LOL. Always comparisons made.
2ne1 isn’t all that anyway.
i don’t see what’s all the hype. lame….
whatever. they’re not all that.

Their style it’s just like 2NE1 x_o I want to wait   ~_~ the teaser looks good.