NewJeans is the center of plagiarism scandals in 2024 - Photo: Naver
During a recent audit session of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, Congressman Shin Dong Wook said that plagiarism is becoming a problem that is hindering the development of K-pop.
Mr. Shin Dong Wook proves his argument by comparing the somewhat similar choreography of two hot groups, ILLIT and NewJeans.
In reality, the development of K-pop music in 2024 is slowing down due to the lack of its own color, from "little sister" BlackPink to the copy of virtual idol Plave.
Both Lisa (BlackPink) and NewJeans were also caught up in the noise of "borrowing" ideas from lyrics to scenes in the MV.
K-pop borrows from the inside out?
Congressman Shin Dong Wook is not the first person to point out the similarities between girl groups ILLIT and NewJeans.
On April 3, 2024, an internal fight broke out between HYBE Group and former CEO Min Hee Jin when she released evidence showing that HYBE had consulted NewJeans' plan to create the 5th generation girl group ILLIT.
Since its debut, ILLIT has received a lot of criticism for being too similar to NewJeans - Photo: Naver
At the trial held on October 11, the female CEO continued to affirm: "ILLIT's creative director requested NewJeans' plan right from the planning stage of creating ILLIT."
Despite the many evidences presented, Belif Lab (ILLIT's management company) continues to deny plagiarism suspicions, while the "big guy" HYBE ignores the matter.
In July 2024, British band Shakatak sent a complaint letter to HYBE and record label ADOR accusing girl group NewJeans of illegally using compositions and musical elements from Shakatak's song Easier said than done in the song Bubble gum .
The scene accused of plagiarism in Lisa's MV Rockstar - Photo: X
At the same time, Lisa (BlackPink) was also caught up in a similar scandal. Specifically, Gabriel Moses - the director of Travis Scott's MV FE!N accused Lisa's MV Rockstar of plagiarizing a scene from FE!N.
The director of the MV FE!N was indignant and strongly condemned on social media: "They contacted my editor to ask for permission to use FE!N as a reference. Even though they refused, Lisa still did it."
Even the virtual music group Plave has become the target of plagiarism. The virtual idol rookie group AFOTS had to apologize and cancel their schedules because of the plagiarism scandal involving Plave's MV The 6th Summer .
Protecting creativity in music
The problem of plagiarism is not new in the leading industry of the land of kimchi, but it has only recently been brought up for serious scrutiny.
Responding to Mr. Shin's suggestions, Jung Hyang Mi, director of the Copyright Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said, "There are many different issues that need to be considered, from the issue of identifying copyrights for choreography to the issue of management by companies."
“We will complete our research on general principles of choreography copyright around November. Based on that, we will issue a specific regulation this year to guide those in charge of choreography.”
There will soon be regulations on choreography due to the overlapping problem of ILLIT and NewJeans - Photo: Naver
Plagiarism in K-pop exists openly because there are no clear regulations, because of concerns about affecting the creativity of artists.
“It would be great if there were clear quantitative standards and metrics, but they are hard to find in music.
“Since such approaches can limit creativity, finding a legal agreement or standard is a difficult task,” pop music critic Hwang Sun Up told The Korea Herald .
JYP President Park Jin Young is also involved in a plagiarism scandal - Photo: Naver
Another reason why plagiarism is ignored in K-pop is because of the lengthy litigation process, but no clear verdict.
In 2015, the plagiarism scandal between JYP chairman Park Jin Young and composer Kim Shin Il ended with a court settlement recommendation, leaving the public extremely disappointed with Korean law.
Korean media commented that the development of K-pop is slowing down due to lack of creativity and the explosion of plagiarism.
In addition, the absence of big names like BTS or BlackPink is also part of the reason.
It is undeniable that the development of K-pop music in particular and the world in general is due to learning and exchanging with each other. However, learning needs to have limits, respecting the labor of others.
Pop music critic Kang Il Kwon commented: "No one denies the existence of sampling in music. There are always those who come before to create trends and those who come after are influenced, the problem is not to abuse it."
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/k-pop-dau-dau-vi-cao-buoc-dao-nhai-tu-blackpink-den-illit-va-newjeans-2024101313215055.htm
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