The agency of a contestant on an online talent show has apologized after its client was accused of plagiarizing another artist’s dance routine.

In a statement Sunday night, the agency of Lin Xiaozhai, a contestant on the second season of video-streaming site iQIYI’s talent show “Youth With You,” said it regrets its mistake of failing to attribute the choreography to its innovator, Chengdu-based street dancer Rabbit Lan, who is known for a dance style called waacking that originated in Los Angeles’ LGBT disco clubs during the 1970s.

In an episode of the show that aired Saturday, Lin gave a short dance performance to the theme song from the Japanese animated series “Sailor Moon.” However, street dance circles were quick to point out that Lin’s performance was highly similar to the choreography of Rabbit Lan.

In a statement Sunday afternoon, Rabbit Lan’s company, Sinostage, said it had not received a request for permission to use the choreography. Sinostage demanded that the relevant companies and individuals publicly apologize.

According to China’s copyright law, any individual or company that uses an artist’s original work for commercial purposes must seek permission and pay a fee. Over the weekend, a hashtag about the dispute trended on microblogging platform Weibo, receiving more than 280 million views by Monday morning, with many commenters advocating for more copyright awareness among the public. (Image: From @NeedAYeah on Weibo)