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BTS member Jungkook’s solo single ‘Seven’ has been accused of plagiarism by K-Pop producer and composer Yang Joon-young. On Tuesday, a South Korean media outlet reported that the composer has alleged that ‘Seven’ has used the same scale sequence from Yang Joon-young’s own composition Fin.K.L’s ‘Time of Mask’.
For the unversed, Yang Joon-young is a well-known composer in the K-pop industry and has composed the entire album of Fin.K.L’s special album called ‘SPECIAL’ and ‘Time of Mask,’ which is one of the songs from the album. Yang Joon-young has also provided a number of pieces of evidence to HYBE and has asked for a proper investigation into the matter. However, HYBE has not released an official statement as their CEO, Bang Si-hyuk, is currently on a business trip in the United States.
Responding to the plagiarism allegations, Big Hit Music, the agency that handles BTS, has issued a statement of firm denial. A representative of Big Hit Music commented, “The claims of copyright infringement against Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ are not true. ‘Seven’ was created through a collaboration of five overseas composers. It is a creative product entirely unrelated to a song released 24 years ago in South Korea, as was the claim. The label would like to emphasize that the one-sided claims do not correspond with any standards of determining copyright infringement, such as substantial similarities or originality.”
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