BTS’s Jungkook Accused Of Plagiarism With ‘SEVEN’, Big Hit Music Issues Intense Statement

Jungkook of BTS has been the subject of criticism from various fandoms on social networks, since a producer of Kpop from the first generation accuses him of plagiarism with his most recent solo album ‘Seven‘, the controversy that this has caused has already gone viral on large South Korean entertainment pages, becoming so relevant that even the guideline of the BTS male musical group, ‘Big Hit Music‘ has issued an intense statement.

Yang Joon Younga renowned producer of the genre, claimed that Jungkook’s ‘Seven’ plagiarized his project’Time of Mask‘ that he made together with End.KLthe subject began to be harshly harassed by hundreds of thousands of idol fans, including the ARMY defended Jungkook’s solo work, the controversy was taken to another level, so Big Hit Music was forced to issue a statement.

On August 22, the organization in charge of BTS responded to Mr. Joon Young’s accusations of plagiarism, where they stipulated in their statement in front of the middle’Star News‘, the following: «We would like to reveal that the accusations that Jungkook’s Seven was plagiarized are false. Seven was made thanks to the collaboration of five international producers and has no relation to the song that is part of a national album from 24 years ago. The accusations are one-sided and the song does not meet any criteria that are used to judge plagiarism.”

The record company’s response somewhat calmed the commotion that was happening in the social networkshowever, there were multiple fandoms and pages discrediting that they continued to spread the accusations and give them as true fact.