In an online community, BABYMONSTER drew comparisons to aespa after unveiling their title poster for their pre-release, "Stuck In the Middle."  

After two months since they debuted in November 2023, BABYMONSTER is finally returning with a new album.

Ahead of their comeback, a pre-release single, "Stuck In the Middle," will be unveiled on February 1, while their 1st mini-album will officially be out on April 1.

BABYMONSTER Unveils Pre-Release Single 'Stuck In the Middle' Poster

On January 26, YG Entertainment raised fans' excitement by uploading BAEMON's title poster through various social media platforms.

The image gave a glimpse of the song's concept, flaunting an exquisite combination of the scenery that reminds people of a fairytale, on top of the dreamy and princess-like visuals of the members.

While Ahyeon was confirmed to be participating in the upcoming release, she was unfortunately not included in the poster.

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Seeing the photo, the members surely take away fans' breath with their heart-fluttering beauty wearing bright and neat white-tone gowns. Under the background of the starlight, planets and purple flowers embroidered in the sky, BABYMONSTER showed off a pure and elegant atmosphere.

With this, it raised the expectation of how this comeback would be different from their debut song, "BATTER UP," which left a strong impression due to their powerful and energetic performance.

Rather than their dance, YG hinted that through this song, BAEMON will introduce a new genre that highlights their outstanding and unique vocals.

BABYMONSTER's Poster Quality, Concept Disappoint Fans: 'They look like knock-off aespa...'

Following the poster's release, there is no doubt that the six members garnered admiration for their top-tier appearance, having comments such as:

• "They are so pretty."
• "They are like princesses."
• "Will the song have a dreamy style? Everyone is so pretty like a fairy."
• "Why do I think that the photo is really pretty? I'm so excited."

Despite these praises, there are numerous fans who tilted their heads after seeing the poster and sighed in disbelief due to its "poor quality" and "old-fashioned" look.

According to fans, YG's aesthetics hit rock bottom and they need to hire a new creative and art director. Looking at the poster, netizens can't help but compare the quintet to aespa and BLACKPINK.

According to fans, the poster reminded them of a low-quality imitation of aespa's "Forever" and "Dreams Come True" concepts. The font style also looks similar to Jennie's "You & Me" poster.

• "I guess they bought that font. It has a similar vibe to Jennie's solo song."
• "It's a style you haven't seen from YG before."

• "It feels like aespa's 'Forever."
• "Wow, what's going on with the quality? They have no sense of aesthetics at all."
• "It somehow reminds me of aespa's 'Dreams Come True' (Is it because of the flowers?) But they are pretty."
• "It looks like SM style? It's similar to aespa."
• "Why is YG's aesthetic so bad?"
• "This concept is so embarrassing."
• "It's so old-fashioned."
• "It feels like aespa, but it felt like they came from a small/mid-sized company because of the quality."

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Written by Eunice Dawson.