THE BLACK LABEL Acknowledges Plagiarism Allegations in Jeon Somi’s New MV, Issues Apology and Deletes the Scene
Jeon Somi’s agency has admitted to plagiarism suspicions in the animated scene in her new song “Fast Forward” MV and apologized.
On August 9th, Jeon Somi’s agency, The Black Label, released an official statement that reads, “After learning about the news that animated character appearing in the MV for Jeon Somi’s ‘Fast Forward’ resembled characters from other works, we immediately reviewed the situation and decided to delete and modify the scenes.”
They continued, “We plan to replace the scenes swiftly and take all necessary measures. We deeply apologize for causing concerns due to our lack of thorough examination of the work as an agency.”
Subsequently, suspicions of plagiarism arose as the character appearing in ‘Fast Forward’ MV closely resembled characters from the animation ‘Urusei Yatsura,’ a manga by the well-known Japanese artist Takahashi Rumiko.
Takahashi Rumiko is a famous artist in Korea, known for works like ‘Ranma 1/2’ and ‘Inuyasha’.
Below is the full official statement from Jeon Somi’s agency:
“Hello, this is The Black Label.
After the release of the MV for the title track ‘Fast Forward’ from Jeon Somi’s EP ALBUM, upon learning the news that animated character appearing in the video resembled characters from other works, we immediately reviewed the situation and decided to delete and modify the scenes.
We plan to replace the scenes swiftly and take all necessary measures.
We deeply apologize for causing concerns due to our lack of thorough examination of the work as an agency.
We will be more cautious to prevent such incidents from happening again in the future.
Thank you.”
Source: Daum.
