[news] Wonder Girls '2DT' accused for plagiarizing Wham!'s "Bad Boy"
2010.05.19
Wonder Girls new song "2 Different Tears" which is composed by Park Jin Young is being accused for Plagiarism allegations. Netizens on a community site, compared side by side the similarities between "2 Different Tears" and "Bad Boy" by Wham! who is a British super duo, after comparing it the plagiarism controversy arises.
As part of the problem the verse "Im trying to" which starts at eight bars, for outsiders who hear the music they will feel it is similar enough to it's bpm (beat per minute" and similarity claims has been raised.
Wham! debut album was released in 1983 where "Fantastic" is their first track. The following year, they made a big hit in South Korea after releasing "Make it big", "Wake me up before you go go" and "Careless Whisper" which were major hits in Korea as well as worldwide.
Most of the duo's songs were composed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley which are the duo that is why they were so popular in the 1980's and has attracted attention worldwide.
Plagiarism when committed is obviously a serious crime, even nowadays it does a lot of damage on the image and on top of that breaking the law, but along with this accusation comes a long process of investigation and deliberation before final judgement are made.
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cr: wakemeupb4ug0g0 @ youtube
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thanks to Jazz for the tip
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Source: Today Korea + nate
translation by: chrizzycrazy @ Dailykpopnews(eKorea)
*note: This is a rough translation and may be subjected to errors
As part of the problem the verse "Im trying to" which starts at eight bars, for outsiders who hear the music they will feel it is similar enough to it's bpm (beat per minute" and similarity claims has been raised.
Wham! debut album was released in 1983 where "Fantastic" is their first track. The following year, they made a big hit in South Korea after releasing "Make it big", "Wake me up before you go go" and "Careless Whisper" which were major hits in Korea as well as worldwide.
Most of the duo's songs were composed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley which are the duo that is why they were so popular in the 1980's and has attracted attention worldwide.
Plagiarism when committed is obviously a serious crime, even nowadays it does a lot of damage on the image and on top of that breaking the law, but along with this accusation comes a long process of investigation and deliberation before final judgement are made.
------omitted parts about the history of plagiarism in Korea----------------
cr: wakemeupb4ug0g0 @ youtube
cr: LuvBiRain5
thanks to Jazz for the tip
TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS
Source: Today Korea + nate
translation by: chrizzycrazy @ Dailykpopnews(eKorea)
*note: This is a rough translation and may be subjected to errors
