Jeon Somi’s company will take away an animated character from the music video of certainly one of her newest songs after viewers accused it of plagiarism.
The video in query comes from the visible accompaniment for the South Korean singer’s single ‘Quick Ahead’ – the lead observe of her new EP ‘Recreation Plan’. The observe and music video each debuted on Monday (August 7).
Following its launch, some viewers have identified how the character within the unique video resembles the art work model of Japanese cartoonist, Rumiko Takahashi and her characters illustrated within the manga collection Urusei Yatsura (1978-87).
The artist can also be most generally recognised for her fantasy romance collection, InuYasha, which ran between 1996 and 2008.
Within the music video for ‘Quick Ahead’, it seems as if the character is supposed to resemble the 22-year-old singer, nonetheless, many highlighted the way it was almost equivalent to the art work on the duvet of the primary quantity for Urusei Yatsura – with the primary adjustments solely being to the route the character is dealing with and the coiffure (through Koreaboo).
Now, Somi’s company, THEBLACKLABEL, has issued a proper apology in gentle of the accusations of plagiarism, and insisted that they “deeply apologise” for the parallels between the characters.
“Now we have reviewed the difficulty as quickly as we had been made conscious of the criticisms that the animation inside ‘Quick Ahead’ reminds viewers of a personality from one other animation,” the company stated in a press launch yesterday (August 9, through Korea JoongAng Every day).
“Now we have determined to delete and alter the scenes at difficulty. We might be changing them as quickly as potential, and we’ll take all measures potential,” it continued. “We deeply apologise for not having taken extra care with the work and promise to work extra prudently in order to not make the identical mistake sooner or later.”
‘Recreation Plan’ is Jeon’s first launch in two years, following her debut studio album ‘XOXO’ in October 2021. That report options the viral hit single ‘Dumb Dumb’, in addition to her earlier singles ‘What You Ready For’ and breakout solo hit, ‘Birthday’.
Somi’s first look within the music trade had been on the 2015 survival programme Sixteen, the place she competed alongside 15 different JYP Leisure trainees to type what would later change into TWICE. She signed with THEBLACKLABEL and launched her solo profession in 2018.
