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Are you a fan of Kpop girl group APink? I like the group too. The 6 members are lovely, pretty, and attractive. But the group was recently embroiled in plagiarism controversy surrounding the concept image for its upcoming new album. As you can see above, the image looked really similar to a photograph taken by fashion photographer Michal Pudelka, while the group's agency explained, "We never knew such photos existed, and we never designed the concept based on the originals. It seems like something similar just happened as we were seeking out a desired concept for the girl group’s comeback."
Well, what do you think? Do you think APink plagiarized the photograph?(Actually, that's the group's agency's problem, not APink's.)
The problem is that it's not the first time that APink was embroiled in plagiarism controversy. Since its debut in 2011, APink has continuously been caught up in controversy. Check out the photos below and please compare the costumes of APink and those of Girls' Generation and f(x).
Besides its costumes, APink was also embroiled in plagiarism controversy because of its choreography and music.
Last June, the group appeared on KBS' 'Yoo Heeyeol's Sketchbook' and showed an impressive dance performance of Beyonce's 'Partition'. However, Kyle Hanagami, the original choreographer of the dance pointed out that APink used his choreography without his consent, stating, "I'm flattered but credit really needs to be given where it's due."
And there has been much debate over the originality of APink's 'NoNoNo' that was released in July 2013. The song sounds like legendary Kpop girl group SES's song 'Just in love'. Unfortunately, Shinsadong Tiger, the composer of 'NoNoNo', didn't deny that he plagiarized SES's song.
He said, "I do not deny that I plagiarized SES's song. Of course, I can't say that it's plagiarism, but it's true that I was heavily influenced by the song. When the song was released, I was a middle school student and at that time, I experienced my first love. I wanted to express those kinds of feelings through the song. I think I was immature when I composed 'NoNoNo'."
Check out the videos below to compare 'NoNoNo' and 'Just in love'.
Kpop girl group AOA transformed into sexy cheer leaders. The group recently took part in MBC's 'World Cup Cheer Show', and revealed a photo of itself through official Facebook page. At the program, the members sang 'Spread your wings of victory', wishing for the Korean team's victory at 2014 World Cup in Brazil. AOA will release its new mini album in June. Check out the video of AOA singing 'Spread your wings of victory'.
On October 28 2016, DSP Media officially announced that the 7th-year girl group Rainbow will be disbanded and each member will go their separate ways. Actually, so many people in the k-pop world feel sorry for Rainbow because the girl group members have been working very sincerely and they've never caused any trouble. And they've always been treating people around them very kindly too. In addition, they've been getting along very well with each other for a long time. Well, however, the problem comes down to the girl group's popularity. Rainbow has released many albums since its debut in 2009 but couldn't become one of the most popular k-pop idol groups, unfortunately. One of the reasons for Rainbow's failure was DSP Media's lack of producing ability, but the girl group was also very unlucky because there were so many competitive rival girl groups who debuted in 2009 along with Rainbow such as 2NE1, After School, 4minute, f(x), T-ara and Secret. Anyway...
It was shocking and sad news. SHINee's Jonghyun died on December 18, 2017. He has suffered from severe depression, and before committing suicide, he sent his sister a text message that read "It has been hard. Please let me go. This is my last goodbye". Countless people are expressing their sorrow at the idol star's death, and many celebrities including Girls' Generation, Super Junior, EXO, Red Velvet, BTS, IU and ZICO have visited his mortuary to express their condolences. 4 SHINee members, Onew, Minho, Key and Taemin played the role of chief mourner. Some of you might wonder why such a famous star committed suicide, but it's true that some Korean stars are suffering from severe depression. They're always controlled by their agencies, and they feel rushed due to anxiety of the future. In the Korean entertainment industry, they fiercely compete to survive, and it's never easy to overcome the severe mental pressure. That's why some celebrities...
There are many beautiful Korean female celebrities, but it's true that many of them got plastic surgeries. And some of their faces look so unnatural and emotionless, which draw unwelcome attention from the public. But, unlike the artificial plastic beauties, Seolhyun succeeded in catching eyes of people by showing off her innocent and natural appearance. After appearing in a commercial for SK Telecom, AOA's Seolhyun became the hottest female idol star in Korea. She's been active as a model for various brands, while she was also appointed as PR ambassador for Korea's general selection. She's now one of the highest-paid female kpop idols. Yeah, it seems like nothing can stop her. The notable thing about Seolhyun’s real personality is that she is very mild and meek. The natural beauty behaves in natural ways as if she is an ordinary young girl, and this is why she finds favor in everyone's sight. She is a little bit shy, and she usually says softly and quietl...
Big Bang is back with its new songs 'LOSER' and 'BAE BAE'. On May 4, I met the 5 members and interviewed them. As it has been too long since the 5 members all together were interviewed by Korean journalists, it seemed that they had much to say. Let's see what they talked about their music, love, and life. Big Bang's Music Q. You guys said you will release new singles on the first day of every month. It sounds like an uncommon project. Taeyang: Just a month before, we worked really hard to decide if we will release singles or a full album. Actually, we have highly satisfactory new songs and we wanted to release a full album which contains all of them. However, we also wanted to film music videos for all of the songs and that’s why we decided to release singles every month. Q. What kind of songs will you release from next month? Drop me a hint. Taeyang: What I want to say is that all of the songs are different. We will show you something very different e...
