Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
Singer Baek Yerin has taken to Instagram and accused Ha Sung Woon of plagiarism. The song in question is his track for the Love Next Door OST called “What Are We“, released back in September, while her song is “0310” from Every Letter I Sent You back in 2019.
Her message on Instagram was clear (enough)…
…while she also reposted a fan asking, “Is it ok to sell a remake song (ㅋㅋ) without letting the original singer know?“
There hasn’t been a response yet as far as I’m aware.
Apparently it’s mostly about the loop with the guitar, which does indeed sound similar, but one could say the same thing about elements in a lot of tracks. I’m not sure if it’s actionable or not, but the call-out might be as far as it goes unless there’s more to it.
I dunno, my stance on these things is pretty consistent that unless it’s just the same song, I don’t really care much. Like I would bet my bottom dollar you can find a bunch of songs with similar guitar use that came before her song if you care enough.
Regardless, she certainly proved how vocals like hers can enhance an otherwise simple and uninteresting instrumental compared to him, so that’s a win.
Update
Big Planet Made has responded and basically just said Ha Sung Woon only sang what he was told and didn’t do shit!
Regarding the plagiarism allegations raised by Baek Yerin on SNS today (October 4) concerning the OST ‘What are we’ from the drama ‘Love Next Door’ sung by Ha Sung Woon, we would like to clarify that Ha Sung Woon has no involvement in this plagiarism matter.
Both Ha Sung Woon and Big Planet Made Entertainment participated solely as a vocalist for the OST at the request of the drama’s production company and had no involvement in the songwriting, composition, or arrangement of ‘What are we.’
