Dear X side recognizes similarity to the controversy over copying movie suspect X's commitment poster, and stops using it
Sep 09, 2025
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The official of 'Dear X' told Sports Chosun on the 9th that they recognized the similarity with a specific reference in the case of the launching poster of the 'Dear X' and decided not to use it in the futureWe sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by not being able to carefully examine the production process. Through a thorough inspection process, we will be careful not to repeat similar things" he said.
On the 8th, 'Dear X' released a poster containing the image of Kim Yoo-jung, the main character, but it has been pointed out that it is largely similar to the poster of the Chinese movie 'Suspect X's Commitment', focusing on various online communities and social media. The poster was pointed out to be similar in composition and font of letters.
'Dear X' tells the story of Baek Ah-jin (Kim Yoo-jung), a masked woman to climb to the highest point from hell, and Xs brutally trampled on her. It is a period of destruction of top Korean actor Baek A-jin, who hid his cruel true colors behind his beautiful face, and a work that foreshadows the birth of a doom melodrama suspense that captures the desperate love of Yoon Joon-seo (Kim Young-dae), who chose hell to protect him.
Among them, the launching poster, which was released, drew attention by adding Baek Ah-jin's cool eyes exposed through the cracks on the letters 'Dear X' written in bright red on white paper, but it was similar to the 'Suspect X's Hanshin', which raised controversy.
The original poster, which was suspected of plagiarism, is a poster for a film adaptation of 「Suspect X's Commitment" and is based on Keigo Higashino's novel of the same name. It is a famous movie starring Wang Kai, Zhang Rui and Lin Shin-ru.
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