Fifth-generation girl group KISS OF LIFE has found itself embroiled in yet another controversy, and this time it involves their music.
On August 4, KST, the group released their latest single, “SWEAT,” along with an eye-catching music video that has since racked up over 14 million views on YouTube alone.
However, this explosive response eventually led to controversy, as many netizens claimed that the music video was eerily similar to the music video for “TUZAK,” a song by the Turkish girl group AURA.
Aside from the overall visual concept, fans pointed out there were some frame-by-frame similarities, including a few overlapping dance steps.
Kiss Of Life is currently being accused of copying turkish girl group ‘AURA’.
However, many fans came to KISS OF LIFE’s defense, pointing out that the timeline of their song’s production proved these accusations wrong. Firstly, the group’s member Belle had told a fan that the choreography of “SWEAT” was already finalized back in May, and AURA’s song wasn’t released until July 10. Additionally, there were more pieces of evidence suggesting KISS OF LIFE had already filmed the music video by June.
kiss of life did in fact NOT copy aura https://t.co/BwZndzm8iG pic.twitter.com/VoZ8ELBPEB
— bobsky☀️💦 (@XX1_MN) August 7, 2026
Some also pointed out that Mnet approved the “SWEAT” music video for broadcast just six days after AURA released “TUZAK,” making it nearly impossible for the similarities between the two productions to be intentional.
Oh my fucking hell why are we back at it. Aura dropped their MV 6 days before kiof’s MV was accepted by mnet it’s literally impossible for them to record and edit it in 6 days just to copy some turkish group!? https://t.co/5LLJfGTOp5
— enanan 💜 (@enanansed) August 6, 2026
I think yall are dumb as fuck to think you can copy an mv in a week https://t.co/8B8kDnwtMS
— Sonia*❤️🔥 ꫂ ၴႅၴ (@sheiskiof) August 7, 2026
While the opinions on this issue remain divided, KISS OF LIFE’s comeback seems to be enjoying a highly positive response from their global fans.
