A self-proclaimed Russian artist received anger of ReVeluvs after he was caught photoshopping Red Velvet Joy's "Hello" album jacket. Who is he?

On December 11, a ReVeluv took to X to call out an artist on Spotify with the name Yurii for allegedly plagiarizing Red Velvet Joy's special EP, "Hello," released in 2021.

Upon looking into it, the artist blatantly edited Joy's photos for his upcoming special album, "YURA:HELLO."

Who is Yurii? Russian Artist Caught Copying Red Velvet Joy's 'Hello' Concept Photos

When the X post circulated in K-pop, especially among ReVeluvs, it amassed over 637k views and 712 qrts. Netizens were weirded out by the fact that Yurii didn't even try to re-create Joy's look himself and shamelessly inserted his face into it. 

His upcoming special EP's title "YURA:HELLO" was also speculated to be a reference to Joy's "HELLO" special EP, adding to the fans' anger.

Looking at Yurii's Spotify profile, he's a verified artist with about 96 monthly listeners.

Based on his information, he is a guy because he uses "he" and "his" to describe himself. He also defines himself as a "multifaceted idol," also known as Amorall or Romantikov.

He entered the music scene at the age of 19 and has been pursuing music that defies the conventional pop boundaries. He debuted in May 2023 with his first EP, "The Yurii," and he is set to make a return with his special EP, "YURA: HELLO."

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He also linked his social media platforms but clicking on his Instagram, you will be redirected to an account name "vlada," which has another Spotify link that will bring you to the song, "A**l Queen," by Ayesha Erotica.

His Twitter also had the same name, "vlada," with pronouns "she/her."

Lastly, his Wikipedia link will take you to LOONA's page.

Seeing this, ReVeluvs are convinced that Yurii being a Russian artist is fake, and the Spotify account is most likely created by either a troll or sasaeng fan.

ReVeluvs Take Action Against Yurii, Criticize for Using Joy's Photos

When ReVeluvs saw this, fans expressed their desire to take actions against the so-called artist, and invite other fans to help them report the account as deceptive content.

Although there are people who said that it is not a big deal since Yurii's not even popular and will probably not affect Joy that much, fans emphasized that it is illegal and this is a way to protect Joy in the future.

• "Absolutely shameless."
• "Not the photoshop to Joy's face."
• "Photoshop failed."
• "I really hope her company does something about this because this is crazy."
• "This is so? She didn't even try to recreate but straight up edited her face on Joy."
• "This shxt isn't funny to be honest, just fxcking irritating."

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Written by Eunice Dawson.