If you're a Woodkid fan, then Shakira's "La La La (Brazil 2014)" may look very familiar.

After Shakira released her latest video, Woodkid shared the Colombian's singer video on his Facebook page. That's when fans started accusing Shakira of plagiarizing Woodkid's "Iron."

One Facebook user called her "Woodkira," a combination both of the artists' names.

Another said, "Fortunately, the song is not comparable!!!"

Not every one thought Shakira;s was heavily inspired by Woodkid's video, however.

"I love woodkid to death, but seriously? Every time we see a slowmo in a video [it] will be a iron ripoff?" a Facebook user said.

Woodkid posted a series of pictures that show the similarities between the two videos, including close-ups of legs and people carrying giant flags. Even the same animals are used throughout. The biggest difference is that Woodkid's video is in black and white, and Shakira's is in color. There's no denying that there are similarities between the two videos, but it's hard to tell if it was completely blatantly copied.

Woodkid doesn't seem to have a problem with the fact that the video reminds him of his own, but he does have reservations about what the video stands represents.

"I would just smile and somehow feel flattered if this really was a Shakira video and not a commercial for a massive group like [Dannon]," he said.

Shakira's video is made in collaboration with Activia. Two seconds into the video, there's a message that says, "Shakira & Activia Together." Activia is part of the Dannon brand that was started in 1987 in France.

"La La La (Brazil 2014)" was received positively when it was first released. Many praised it for actually talking about soccer and feeling more like a song fit for the World Cup. A few soccer players and Shakira's son, Milan, made appearances in the video. Her video is nearing 17,000,000 views, and Woodkid's video, which was released in 2011, has 27,000,000.

Below are the two videos. What do you think of the similarities?


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