K-Pop Crossover: T-ara's Hyomin Compared To Miley Cyrus In 'Nice Body' Music Video Teaser

With T-ara member Hyomin's solo debut looming closer, some believe her concept is strikingly similar to American pop star Miley Cyrus.

"Hyomin will be returning with a new concept never seen before in T-ara or T-ara N4," said a rep from Hyomin's record label, Core Contents Media. "It's a different charm from T-ara's Jiyeon, who made her solo debut first, and it will be a song that suits the summer time. Look forward to Hyomin's promotion."

From the music video teasers uploaded on YouTube, Hyomin will portray a dramatic weight loss transformation for her debut single, "Nice Body."

However, some observers are noting a similarity between Hyomin's concept and Miley Cyrus, particularly to the "Blurred Lines" music video.

"She reminds me of Miley Cyrus with that concept," wrote XValentine in the allkpop forum. "Don’t get me wrong, Hyomin is my favorite from T-ara, but this style…"

"I also don't like it," agreed MCarpes on June 26. "It seems a little bit vulgar."

"I want to see the video before writing it off," said TPOTOishere on YouTube. "I think because I immediately feel this 'Miley' vibe it completely turns me off because I love K-pop but I am definitely not a fan of Miley."

Hyomin also wears a fat suit to portray a weight loss transformation, which has accused of mocking those in a different body size.

"I don't like where this is going," commented Mayagold10 under the music video teaser. "They didn't have to make her be in a fat suit. I don’t' care for sexy concepts but this is mocking overweight people."

Hyomin's solo mini album is slated to drop on July 2, with productions by Brave Brothers and a collaboration with LOCO.

Check out Hyomin's music video teaser for "Nice Body" below.

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