Beyoncé a Copycat? Fans Accused Singer's Mute Challenge of Copying BLACKPINK Lisa's Famous 'Everyone Silent'

Beyoncé a Copycat? Fans Accused Singer's Mute Challenge of Copying BLACKPINK Lisa's Famous 'Everyone Silent' Line
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Beyoncé's Mute Challenge is taking over the internet amid her Renaissance Tour.

The Renaissance Tour finally arrived in Europe after Beyoncé started the leg on May 10. But amid the success of her shows, Queen Bey ran the world with her Mute Challenge.

What Is Beyoncé's Mute Challenge?

Beyoncé started the trend in one of her latest stops in the continent, particularly her stop in Sweden.

She asks everyone to stay silent during her "Energy" performance, especially once she sings the line "Look around, everybody on mute."

Her crowd then stops, goes silent and stays still for around five seconds before Beyoncé resumes singing the song again.

More celebrities joined the challenge, including Adele, Lupita Nyong'o, Zandaya and Tom Holland. So far, Beyoncé named Washington D.C. the mute war winner, but she changed it and declared Atlanta the new winner on Aug. 11.

Did Beyoncé Copy BLACKPINK Lisa?

Amid the trend, some fans reminded others that BLACKPINK Lisa's version is reportedly the most notable one. For what it's worth, the K-pop superstar also makes everyone stay still and go silent when she sings the "MONEY" lyric "Everyone silent."

Fans said Lisa perfectly does it, while some supported both versions.

One wrote, "everyone doing the silence challenge, do I need to remind them the most sucessfull one is #LISA s?! sorry Beyonce, Adele and RBD, but #LALISA already ACED IT!"

"lisa's everyone silent? OR beyonce's mute challenge ??" one said, while another added "Beyonce's 'look around everybody on mute" (handshake emoji) Lisa's 'everyone silent.'"

"Did Beyoncé 'everybody on mute' copy Lisa's 'everyone silent'," another tweet read.

BLACKPINK Lisa released her track "MONEY" in 2021 as part of her debut single album, "Lalisa." The song notably appeared on the Billboard Global 200 and other music charts.

She started performing it as part of her solo stage in BLACKPINK's Born Pink World Tour and released a new explicit version when the K-pop supergroup headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April.

"MONEY" also earned accolades after its release, including Mnet Asian Music Awards' Best Choreographer of the Year in 2021 and Joox Thailand Music Awards' Korean Song of the Year in 2022.

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