What did Jungkook say about the plagiarism accusation?

Recently, management company BIGHIT MUSIC firmly denied accusations of plagiarism related to BTS Jungkook's newly released song "Seven".

On August 22, a Korean media outlet reported that Jungkook's "Seven" is said to have borrowed a major part from Fin.KL's song "Time of Mask" released in 2000.

Jungkook accused of plagiarism

In response to the allegations, BTS' management company BIGHIT MUSIC stated: "We affirm that the allegations of copyright infringement related to Jungkook's 'Seven' are not true."

BIGHIT MUSIC has spoken out about the accusations that BTS singer Jungkook plagiarized the song "Seven". Photo: IT.

They further shared, "Seven" is a song made through the collaboration of 5 foreign composers and the song is a new creation, completely unrelated to the song in the domestic album from 23 years ago as some people have claimed. These are one-sided statements that do not meet any criteria such as similarity and other principles in determining plagiarism."

Talking about the song "Seven", Jungkook once said: "The song is very good, right? I knew the audience's response would be good. I believe in my intuition."

Jungkook's song "Seven". Clip: HYBE LABELS.

Fin.KL's "Time of Mask" Clip: MBCkpop

Fin.KL's "Time of Mask" is a track from the girl group's special album "SPECIAL", which was composed by Yang Joon Young. Yang Joon Young has reportedly forwarded the plagiarism check request for the two songs to the producer at HYBE Labels and is currently awaiting a response.

HYBE Labels is said to have given a temporary written response, stating that the issue cannot be resolved at this time due to chairman Bang Si Hyuk being on a business trip to the US.

Since its release, Jungkook's "Seven" has made history by setting new records and topping multiple charts including those on Billboard, Spotify, and more.

Source: https://danviet.vn/jungkook-noi-gi-ve-cao-buoc-dao-nhac--20230822154825221.htm