Blackpink member Lisa accused of plagiarism

Choreographer Cierra Nichols has accused K-Pop band Blackpink member Lisa for copying her choreography and putting it up on social media, though the latter hasn't responded to the accusation yet.

Seoul: Popular K-Pop band Blackpink member Lisa has been accused of plagiarising choreography of a black choreographer named Cierra Nichols.

Lisa posted a video of her performing a dance style to the number Mushroom Chocolate before Nichols accused her of stealing her choreography, according to news reports.

In the K-pop star's video, Lisa could be seen performing while lying on the floor, she later got back up and continued her routine, reported a news portal.

In Cierra's video, which was uploaded a month before Lisa's, she mostly danced laying on the floor.

When Cierra got to know about Lisa's choreography, she took to Instagram to call her out saying: "In today's episode of Let's Steal from Black People a Korean singer gets 7.8 million views in a day using most of your choreography. Love that for us."

Cierra then took to Twitter and wrote: "Convinced people can't read. I know to credit someone if I clearly pulled from it. I have seen the inspiration, the girl looks great."

"It's okay, though doesn't look s*** like when I did it anyway," she added.

Cierra even responded to a social media user who watched her video after looking at Lisa's: "Because of Lisa and her choreographer using my moves."

In another post, she insisted: "It's not about the drama girl I could care less but it's clear where the beginning got its inspiration. It's clear they're not doing anything like mine. That's why I'm fine."

Lisa has not replied to the accusations yet.

With inputs from IANS.