JYP Amusement accused of plagiarizing Ateez for new woman group’s songs video clip
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On Tuesday, the company’s new girl group NMIXX entered the K-pop fray with the one “Ad Mare.” But just a day given that the debut, the septet is generating headlines for accusations of plagiarism: The band’s titular “O.O” has arrive beneath fireplace for copying boy band Ateez’s music online video and its universe.
The audio video clip for “O.O” starts with pirate-similar items laid on the ground and swerves to zoom into a massive galleon in a nondescript area. And in line with the rationalization, Atinies, the official fandom title for Ateez, has pointed out that the clip shares numerous similarities to the boy band’s tunes video, stressing it is an concern that “cannot be ignored.”
Admirers took to social media, with one commenter creating, “It’s extra than a few of scenes that remind of Ateez’s tunes online video. Also, if you search intently at how the album is launched, not only did the team plagiarize the idea, but also copied Ateez’s universe.”
“It’s not a frequent strategy (in the K-pop scene), and lots of features, which includes the pirate picture and the setting, overlap,” the commenter extra.
Admirers have specified in distinct scenes where each of the bandmates show up by on the lookout at the sky with a town qualifications, sky sailors going in a pink cloud and burning ships that surface in NMIXX’s songs video as primarily similar to the pirate concepts employed by Ateez for the songs movie of “Illusion.”
As soon as the songs online video was introduced, hashtags like “JYP should really make clear plagiarism” and “JYP really should apologize for plagiarism” began trending on Twitter. JYP Enjoyment has not still introduced an formal assertion about the concern, as of press time.
A “universe” in K-pop describes the full package deal of a band’s musical features, kinds, creativity and visuals. And for Ateez, pirate-themed tales have been at heart stage of their universe principle due to the fact the group’s debut in 2018 with “Pirate King.” The team has because described themselves as K-pop corsairs with ships, swords and sea monsters.
The band’s 5-portion “Treasure” album collection, released from 2018 to 2020, utilizes the sea and sailing as a motif. The team also has utilised props like the wreckage of a ship and chief Hong-joong dressing up as pirate king, vividly exhibiting their notion revolves all over pirates.
Not only is NMIXX’s tunes video for “O.O.” facing allegations of plagiarism, but the band’s principle video clip titled “New Frontier: Declaration” is accused of copying Ateez’s “Declaration” from the band’s to start with EP, “Treasure EP. Map to Solution,” produced in 2020.
Digipedi, the studio that produced the new music movie for “O.O,” has collaborated with Ateez right before, but supporters found out that the studio did not make the songs video clip for “Illusion.”
In the meantime, NMIXX introduced a four-tune package deal Tuesday, and the septet is anticipated to go on its promotions.
By Park Jun-hee ([email protected])
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