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BTS fans were taken aback when Jungkook's recent solo hit 'Seven' faced some serious accusations of plagiarism. The allegations revolve around a claim made by composer Yang Joon Young, who's pointing fingers at Jungkook for supposedly borrowing a bit too much from his composition 'Fin.K.L's Time of Mask' from way back in the year 2000.
Yang Joon Young is standing firm, asserting that the melody of 'Seven' is essentially swiped from his own composition. He's not just talking about vague similarities; he's pointing out specific parts of the primary melody that he believes are dead ringers for his composition. To top it off, he's highlighting how both songs share the same scale sequence. Yang Joon Young has even taken his concerns to the bigwigs at BIGHIT MUSIC, reaching out to CEO Bang Si Hyuk with a bundle of evidence. Now, while some fans might be scratching their heads wondering what the fuss is all about, music experts are chiming in, explaining that spotting these musical nuances isn't exactly a walk in the park if you're not musically inclined. Interestingly, there's even chatter from some folks that 'Time of Mask' might be closer in sound to the Spice Girls' 1996 hit 'Say You'll Be There' than to Jungkook's 'Seven'.
Now, let's talk about Seven. It's credited to the talents of Andrew Watt, Jon Bellion, Henry Walter, Theron Makiel Thomas, and Latto. The song's not just making waves; it's causing tidal waves. Just recently, it cruised past 400 million streams on Spotify. That's not all - it managed to snag the record for the fastest achievement of this feat by a male singer, hitting the mark in just 33 days. And on top of that, it's been sitting at the top of the US Billboard Global 200 and Global (excluding the US) charts for a whopping five weeks in a row.
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When the accusations first started flying, BIGHIT MUSIC had a bit of a hiccup responding because CEO Bang Si Hyuk was out of the country on business in the US. However, they've finally broken their silence and dropped an official statement. BIGHIT MUSIC is categorically denying all of Yang Joon Young's claims. They're calling them baseless, essentially saying that there's no truth to them whatsoever. In their statement, they made it crystal clear that 'Seven' is a product of collaboration among foreign composers and it has zilch in common with a Korean song from 24 years ago, as Yang Joon Young suggests. They're standing their ground, pointing out that these allegations are one-sided and that the song doesn't meet the criteria for being called plagiarism. To put it simply, they're shooting down these claims as pure fiction.
