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Singer Baek Ye-rin officially raised suspicions of plagiarism, claiming that her song and the OST of ‘Mom’s Friend’s Son’ were similar.
On the 5th, Baek Ye-rin’s agency, People Like People, posted on their official Instagram, “Our stance on the recently raised similarities between Baek Ye-rin’s ‘0310’ (2019) and the Mother’s Friend Son OST ‘What are we’ (2024). “First of all, before we begin writing, we would like to express our apologies for causing inconvenience to the fans of our artist and to Ha Sung-woon and his fans who may have felt uncomfortable by including the singer’s name.” announced its position.
He continued, “After encountering the sound source of ‘What Are We’ by chance, our artist recognized the similarity to the song and expressed his discomfort by mentioning the YouTube link where the composition and arrangement credits for the sound source were posted.” “It is impossible to say that it was created by chance, even excluding the melody line of the song, including the song form, chord progression, presence or absence of syncopation according to development, playing method in the chorus, timing of instruments entering and leaving, fill-in, bridge section, etc. He raised suspicions of plagiarism, saying, “The overall songs of ‘0310’ and ‘What Are We’ were similar in many parts.”
In addition, “However, there were many parts that were not understandable in the composer’s statement, which focused only on some parts such as the melody and chords and explained them together with the score,” and added, “The composer of the song in question cited songs that used the same chord progression as examples. “It is a range that can be fully recognized as a , but there are similar parts to other musical elements, so it was judged difficult to convince that it was just a borrowing of a general chord progression,” he explained.
“The standards and criteria for plagiarism may be different, but from our perspective, the two songs are very similar, so we are taking the time to closely analyze the two songs with experts,” he said. “This is an issue about creative works whose rights should be recognized.” Therefore, we will consider it carefully and seriously and handle it,” he added.
He also said, “We once again clearly convey that this issue is not a comment on the singer, but rather an opinion on the composition and arrangement of the song.” He added, “As high-level comments, messages, and comments are continuing to be made toward both artists, we can no longer comment.” “We ask fans on both sides to refrain from mentioning other artists so as not to lead to an emotional fight.”
The agency emphasized, “We want a dialogue with the composer and a subsequent acknowledgment and apology.”
Previously, Baek Ye-rin raised suspicions of plagiarism on her Instagram on the 4th, saying that Ha Sung-woon’s song ‘What Are We’ was similar to the song ‘0310’ she released in 2019.
In response, Ha Sung-woon’s agency explained, “Ha Sung-woon and Big Planet Made Entertainment only participated as singers at the request of the drama OST production company and were not involved in the lyrics, composition, or arrangement of ‘What Are We’.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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