In the past hours, fans have faced many controversial information regarding Jungkook and Seven. The plagiarism controversy of the hít "Seven" and a song released 24 years ago has become a hot potato in the media.
Even after HYBE issued a response to the allegations to end this controversy, the current case is still not considered to be over. According to some industry sources, Jungkook and Seven may still face plagiarism lawsuits related to this issue in the near future.
Here is the situation that is being raised that interests many fans:
On the morning of August 22, кσяєαn media reported that Jungkook's song "Seven" is being accused of plagiarizing another song released in 2000. Specifically, Jungkook's first solo single - Seven is suspected of borrowing the main part of Fin.K.L's 'Time of Mask' composed by musician Yang Joon Young.
Seven is said to have a similar scale sequence to Time of Mask's melody. Even an official in the entertainment industry said: "The main scale sequence of Jungkook's Seven and Fin.K.L's 'Time of Mask' are too similar". In the articles, some famous кσяєαn musicians have also expressed the opinion that the two songs have similar harmonies.
The author of the song "Time of Mask" is musician Yang Joon Young sent a digital recording document to a producer at HYBE Labels asking to compare the scale sequence of the two songs and clarify the problem in the process. compose Seven's tunes, thereby drawing conclusions either admitting or opposing allegations of plagiarism.
Seven is the song that marks Jungkook's solo debut after 10 years of working with BTS. The song that swept the world music scene with many "unprecedented" achievements, was composed and produced by an orchestra of musicians including Andrew Watt, Cirkut, Jon Bellion, Latto and Theron Makiel Thomas.
After the news broke, most of the online community chose to believe and defend Seven because they thought that the two songs did not have the same melody. Meanwhile, some people also pointed out that the composers who composed the song were all international names, so the ability to choose "reference" to a кσяєαn domestic song with a time gap and no trend as Time of Mask is very low.
Soon after, HYBE also made an official statement about the accusation of plagiarism. HYBE's representative gave the stance: "We would like to announce that the suspicion of copyright infringement (plagiarism) related to Jungkook's song "SEVEN" is not true. This is a combined music product of 5 foreign musicians, which has nothing to do with the song on the ̾k̾o̾r̾e̾an album released 24 years ago, as the accusations suggest. This is just a one-sided controversy/suspicion, which does not meet any criteria to evaluate plagiarism, such as similarity and essentially overlap".
Meanwhile, a few hours ago, Ten Asia reported more on the developments of the incident. Initially, Yang Joon Young did not want this matter to be publicized in the media. In fact, the producer forwarded a file comparing the musical scores of "Seven" and "Time of Mask" to a producer at HYBE Labels in early August, hoping to deal with it through a discussion.
However, after receiving a temporary response that "there is a delay in addressing the matter due to chairman Bang Si Hyuk's overseas business trip", Yang Joon Young did not receive further updates from HYBE Labels for over 2 weeks. Ten Asia also revealed an image that is believed to be part of the profile Yang Joon Young transferred to HYBE Labels. To compare the note sequences of the two tunes used in "Seven" and "Time of Mask", the tempos and tones of both songs were adjusted.
However, as soon as the plagiarism issue surfaced in the news headlines on August 22 KST, the risk management department at HYBE Labels quickly took action. It was not until today, according to Ten Asia, that producer Yang Joon Young's profile was opened and evaluated by HYBE's lєgαl team. On the afternoon of August 22 KST, after the news broke, HYBE released an official press release to deny the plagiarism allegations against "Seven".
Regarding this statement, a law firm pointed out: Rather than delivering a political decision on the issue, the statement utilized language that seems favorable in the events of a lawsuit". The law firm added: "The possibility that HYBE Labels missed its golden opportunity to arrive at a resolution which would have prioritized the image of the entertainer, in this case, cannot be ruled out at this time". Some branches in the industry think that the opportunity for producer Yang Joon Young to pursue the lawsuit is still open.
This makes many fans worry that the matter will become troublesome, affecting Jungkook's reputation. However, at the moment, HYBE has not yet commented on whether or not there are lawsuits related to Jungkook and Seven. So we can only wait for more news!
