The reason why SS501's comeback was delayed in August

[djclazzi.livejournal.com]

It has been a year and seven months since the five boys came together to record as a whole. From the Boys Over Flowers craze to their first world tour, SS501 is bigger, stronger and better than ever.

The group's new mini-album, Rebirth, was set for release in August. However, during the creative process of compiling the record, the title track ended up being an exact replica of another American song.

"We had a different title track, but it ended up being a plagiarism copy," says SS501, "If we ended up releasing it, we could have been in a lot of legal trouble."

SS501 received their ex-title song through an unknown agency. The group recorded the song, but by the end of their Japanese leg of the tour, they realized that there was another song very similar, and then it finally became official that the song was indeed a product of plagiarism.

"We're very sorry that it was delayed for such a long time," SS501 said to the fans, "It was a very hectic process, but we are satisfied with the results. We hope you like it as well. Please keep supporting us!"

The long awaited mini-album will be released on the 20th of October. The title song will be "Love Like This," first performed live in their Seoul concert back in August. Along with "Love Like This," there will be 4 brand new songs.

The boys recently wrapped up their Taipei concert with over 12,000 fans present.

allkpop

Comments

[legens-legentis.livejournal.com]

Artists usually don't write their own songs, but buy them off of song writers. The production team behind SS501 must've bought the song off of an agency they had never used before (either that or they wouldn't mention who wrote the song to avoid a scandal).

[kaiweasley.livejournal.com]

Better to avoid a plagiarism issue. Good job :)

[bellaprincess9.livejournal.com]

Who is that cutie in your icon?

[freezing-flames.livejournal.com]

Arron Yan, I'm 100% sure XD

[czarny.livejournal.com]

Very good foresight. :)

[missklutz16.livejournal.com]

i hope it wasn't that song that leaked in the summer, that track was awesome.

i kind of hope this tracks leaks out though, i'm curious to hear it.

[breathe-ai.livejournal.com]

mte

[freezing-flames.livejournal.com]

mte I love that song :(

[wad.livejournal.com]

It's not on the track list :( I loved that song too.

[breathe-ai.livejournal.com]

Nice catch. Though I'm curious to know what song Crazy For You was plagiarized off of...that's the song they're talking about right?

[jing-16.livejournal.com]

DSP is so FAIL.

[oystersauce87.livejournal.com]

phew. thank god they noticed

[rubi-rene.livejournal.com]

I don't think it was 'Crazy4You' since they have been singing that song in all their concerts. 'Crazy4You' is more likely track #4 'Obsess'.

Glad they didn't stick with the song though.

[jtyy239.livejournal.com]

Ooh smart. Excited now, just one more day before the album release!

[boojaena.livejournal.com]

Oh, interesting.

[tinyknots.livejournal.com]

i forgive you, ss501.

[volatilewind.livejournal.com]

When I read the title, I thought there'd be another clip from Strong Heart with one of the boys going "SO YEAH, WE HAD TO POSTPONE OUR ALBUM BECAUSE GD OVER THERE DECIDED TO RELEASE HIS IN THE SAME MONTH ;___;"

Excited!

[seidy.livejournal.com]

It's good that they know about it before release the song.

PS. I was actually waiting for their 2nd full album, anyway, new mini-album made up for that :)

[nightfrost75.livejournal.com]

I want to know what song and what song it copied.:P

[angelonair.livejournal.com]

plagiarism seems to be EVERYWHERE

[djclazzi.livejournal.com]

in the middle

[pretzel-knot.livejournal.com]

wow thank goodness. my fav kpop boys don't need anymore shit happening to them.

[distortedinpink.livejournal.com]

Thank God they figured it out before they released it. o_o

[dominique-franc.livejournal.com]

you are good job!
that was a good move no need to be sorry for being cautious

[heyahala.livejournal.com]

Now this is good

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

HAHAHa
We had a different title track, but it ended up being a plagiarism copy," says SS501, "If we ended up releasing it, we could have been in a lot of legal trouble HOW DOES THAT JUST HAPPEN, EXPLAIN?
I still wanna hear it...BTW stop buying ur fcuking songs off ebay. Hook up with those with correct rights!
OK as long thesetracks have Jung Min's HEAVENLY VOICE all over them, I'm good.

[fraash.livejournal.com]

8)

[quinnsan.livejournal.com]

Wow, I'm glad though, that they decided not to use the song, proud of them for that.

[dumortierite.livejournal.com]

I read the text on the photo as "return of semen". wow.

But nice catch kids!

[yukwol.livejournal.com]

ROFL ROFL ROFL

[elvia-e.livejournal.com]

I love them sfm, I'm glad that they caught this. So far since I'm new to kpop none of my favorite groups have had trouble; so I'd have had to cut a bitch if SS501 had any shit stirred up about them.

tl;dr Basically, yay. lol

I wonder what song it was though.

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

Is the album supposed to be released on the 20th or 22nd? When I went to the SS501 thread at Soompi, someone took a screenshot of it on an online shopping mall and it said it's supposed to be released on the 22nd but other sites say the 20th.

[rubi-rene.livejournal.com]

The Special Mini Album is released on the 20th. The regular Mini Album is going to be released on the 22th. Hope that clears thing up for you ^___^

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

oic, thanks. (:

[drama-ridden.livejournal.com]

dyou know where u can preorder it? th special album? :)

[xradiostatic.livejournal.com]

good thing they noticed! that would've been such a mess if the song had been released. D:

[fingeredheart.livejournal.com]

glad they noticed. we don't need another plagiarism accusation, of all things.

[blooberrie.livejournal.com]

Nice job bbs. But I fully expect to see some shirtless (or pantless, you decide) performances.

[cynicalsnark.livejournal.com]

Why decide? Nudity all the way.

[blooberrie.livejournal.com]

true this. I'm sure if they performed nude they could knock DBSK off the top spot fairly quickly.