group (G) I-DLE leader Jean So-yeon bowed to plagiarism controversy However, viewers are disappointed with the controversy surrounding the situation of appearing as a mentor in 'after school' and the position of mentor.
MBC entertainment program "After School" broadcasted on the night of the 27th, mentor Jean So-yeon wrote and composed a contest song 'Sun' was released. However, "Sun" was released and some raised suspicions of plagiarism, saying it was similar to "Wave" by group Eighties.
'Wave' is a representative song of ATIZ, made by Tim Idnery, who has been producing them since debut. The chorus of 'Sun' released by Jean So-yeon resembled the song of 'Wave', and the netizens who responded to it responded that 'Wave' composer Idnary participated.
However, it was not stated that Idnery participated in the composition and lyrics of 'Sun' anywhere in the description of various music source sites, and eventually the song was found to be plagiarism. As the plagiarism controversy became loud, Jean So-yeon added Edenery to the music site composer's section without explanation.
However, KQ Entertainment, a subsidiary of Idnery, said, "We did not have any prior discussions with Idnery as well as our company. I hope that the wrong information will be corrected in the sense of respecting the creator who is doing unique work activities, and please refrain from indiscriminate speculation about it. " However, when it became controversial, it was interpreted that Jean So-yeon had put his name on the music site without apology and consultation to solve the situation.
As the controversy grew, Cube Entertainment said, "As soon as we recognize the similarity with the song, we decided that credit modification should be taken for granted. So-yeon consulted the composer and asked the production company to revise the credit. An hour before the release, the composer's agency gave the opposition to the addition of the credit, and the company requested the re-correction through the production company, but it was released without being reflected. "
He added, "I apologize once again for the credit correction being given priority to the situation where no specific consultation has been made with the composer's agency, and I will not make this happen in the future."
Jean So-yeon also apologized to the composer of the controversial song because he thought that the dream was worthy of some similarities to the similarity raised after the broadcast was over. I sincerely apologize to the composer, artist, and fans for the confusion. "
However, even in the apology, the netizens are disappointed with Jean So-yeon. Jeon So-yeon was the leader of (G)I-DLE and had a modifier of "genius idol" by writing and composing numerous hits such as debut songs "Ratata", "Oh My God", "Han", "Hwa" and "Dumdeddee".
The fact that he was surrounded by plagiarism controversy as Jean So-yeon, who had been charismatic as a leader and had a unique talent with tremendous stage control, gave a great disappointment. In addition, the controversy seems to have spread to the issue of morality due to the attitude of Jean So-yeon, who tried to cope with the situation without agreement with the opponent in the process of fixing the controversy.
Jeon So-yeon, who was running the success path as the youngest mentor after school, is struggling with his reputation as a mistake of choice.