ANIMAL vs. No Comma: Did BOYNEXTDOOR Copy Slayyyter?

BOYNEXTDOOR is a six-member South Korean boy band under KOZ Entertainment. The boy band was formally introduced on April 16, 2023, via an animated teaser video. A month later, they finally debuted on May 30, 2023, with their album, WHO!. On September 28, 2026, BOYNEXTDOOR released their repackaged album, “HOME: DELUXE”. This album features 14 tracks with a listening time of about 38 minutes. One song from the album stood out to people the most, “ANIMAL”.

Fans rushed to social media quickly to express their love for the song. Other fans, however, thought that the bridge in, “ANIMAL”, sounded oddly similar to the bridge in, “No Comma” by Slayyyter, which was released on September 20, 2024. The bridge in both songs sounded almost identical to each other, causing people to run and criticize the group, along with their label. People online were quick to call HYBE, the owner company of KOZ Entertainment, evil and unoriginal. Some fans argued that BOYNEXTDOOR had credited Slayyyter on Genius, but others said that Genius, like Wikipedia, could be edited by anybody and wasn’t a reliable source. Fans of BOYNEXTDOOR also pointed out that one of the members in the group listens to Slayyyter, which is where they could’ve gotten the inspiration from.

Neither BOYNEXTDOOR or Slayyyter have said anything about the allegations so far. Loyal fans of the group expressed that they don’t care if BOYNEXTDOOR copied Slayyyter or not. Some of them even brought up past allegations of Slayyyter to justify the group copying her song; since she’s considered, 'problematic', copying her song would be okay. Slayyyter fans called out these fans of the boy band, arguing that she apologized for what she did and that the controversy happened long enough for her to have changed as a person by now. Regardless of if fans think they copied “No Comma” or not, many can agree that the bridge in, “ANIMAL”, does sound a lot like the bridge in "No Comma" and many people can think that the bridges sound nothing alike. I would advise everyone to listen to both “No Comma” and “ANIMAL” to decide on whether or not you think BOYNEXTDOOR copied Slayyyter.

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