KNetizens in heated debate over underground duo BlackOut ‘plagiarising’ GDragon’s ‘Heartbreaker’

[radiospy.livejournal.com]

Underground newcomer duo BlackOut has been the topic amongst netizens for accusations of ‘plagiarism’ of GDragon’s solo album ‘Heartbreaker’.


The duo’s new song ‘Black Out’ contains part of the melody which is similar to part of GDragon’s song ‘Heartbreaker’ which was under fire of criticisms for plagiarism when ‘Heartbreaker’ was first released. That aside, the duo’s new album jacket is also similar to that of GDragon’s solo album ‘Heartbreaker’. And this has caused heated discussion and debate amongst netizens online.

Song ‘Black Out’, from around 0:15

Comparing with the song ‘Heartbreaker’, from around 0:13

The leader Maslo to team BlackOut wrote on his minihompy, “This song is the preview song to BlackOut’s 1st full length album and it has been produced to allow more people to know our name. It is not a song which serves the reason of achieving profit, the full amount we received from this song will be donated to the less fortunate.”

Netizens meanwhile are in a heated discussion over the group and the song on various community sites and on Maslo’s minihompy. And netizens takes both extreme sides to the case:

* “Isn’t this using GDragon’s popularity and the plagiarism case on purpose?”
* “One man falling for his own trick.”
* “This is one satire on GDragon with ’sense’. “

Many are curious how this group Blackout, whose name has not been much known before, will go using the satire on GDragon.

Meanwhile, they will be doing a showcase performing this song at HongDae area on 8th November.

DOWNLOAD 'BLACKOUT' HERE
sookyeong, xkhaylee, urnobody919

Comments

[schizofragile.livejournal.com]

lol netizens are ~detectives~

[finchburg.livejournal.com]

Cool story bro.

You can haz appropriate macro

[xkuroxhimex.livejournal.com]

[joyjooong.livejournal.com]

lil wayne?! jk

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

That was someone on Youtube saying what Maslo could say if asked about it irrc.

[dalpaengi.livejournal.com]

Now that I understand how the ~*~underground~*~ and how ~*~rap disses~*~ work I think that g-dragon should come up with a response and the company shouldn't try to take legal action.

[finchburg.livejournal.com]

NGL I'd love to hear some GD mixtapes that aren't full of Teddy's production. He just needs to work with Choice37 and Kush.

[fuuism.livejournal.com]

The track is fun. That other thread on Omona about this brought Soul Connection to my attention and I'm glad about it.

[anaaga.livejournal.com]

that dude in ur icon got some nice ass 8D

[jia-zhang.livejournal.com]

...I guess Korea's never heard of the words "parody" and "satire"?

[wackypinkbunny.livejournal.com]

NO! Everything is plagiarism!!

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

I am as well. It's REALLY trippy having them together. XD

[magic-jungle.livejournal.com]

[always-lovin-u.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of why I have to finish watching Wild Bunny. <3

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

haha ironic

[rainysakura.livejournal.com]

korean netizens are really funny sometimes... lol

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Well as much as we are here then ^^. Omona's thread about it was pretty "netizen style" to me.

[teukattack.livejournal.com]

anyone have an audio rip of the maslo song yet?

[thenylonkid.livejournal.com]

check your lj inbox!

KNetizens in heated debate over underground duo BlackOut ‘plagiarising’ GDragon’s ‘Heartbrea

[orangeinsanity.livejournal.com]

Orly?

Re: KNetizens in heated debate over underground duo BlackOut ‘plagiarising’ GDragon’s ‘Heart

[tokidokilolita.livejournal.com]

Yeah rly

[chalakchalak.livejournal.com]

(http://tinypic.com)

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

lawl, i bet that guy went to hell

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Even the white face/ black neck album covers is nasty imo. You don't do music for the sake of laughing at someone else. I don't care about that guy and couldn't care less either about the fact that he sampled Heartbreaker who sampled Flo-Rida. It's just that the final purpose is ridiculous.

[onerainysunday.livejournal.com]

"You don't do music for the sake of laughing at someone else."

why not? isn't music a form of self-expression? what's wrong with maslo wanting to express his opinions about G Dragon through music?

[breathe-ai.livejournal.com]

Can we have a rap battle please~?

[cherrycoloured.livejournal.com]

I love GD, but I think this is really funny! I can't wait to see what else they do!

[riiche.livejournal.com]

oh, the drama

Plagiarizing a plagiarizer? I dont really care though.......

[miinolee.livejournal.com]

i like blackouts way more better any way. Their voice are way more smooth, less annoying....although, i find it quite odd for them to do that....

[rinn1e.livejournal.com]

It was sampled from Flo Rida's Right Round.

[prdarkstar.livejournal.com]

and it has been produced to allow more people to know our name

LOL well that much is obvious.

[finalfantasyo13.livejournal.com]

ikr?

[gdlovesbee.livejournal.com]

Oh, Maslo. How many more tracks are you going to have and title them BlackOut - BlackOut?

This situation is LULZ. I love both Maslo and GD, but I'm pretty sure half of Maslo's motivation to do this was fame/gain notoriety.

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

Well even if you make fun of a song like Weird Al, you have to get the rights to use it. I think suing them would give them exactly what they wanted. Their album sales will go crazy. The only way they wouldn't get in trouble is if they gave it away for free like a mix tape

[miyumiyuxxx.livejournal.com]

i thought he was like weird al too. people here don't take him very seriously, i don't see why knetizens would make such a big deal. it's kind of funny to me actually. but i agree with the suing. i don't know if malso did this in the first place to make yg seem like hypocrites or if he did this for the attention/money, but it's smart.

[shadowfax.livejournal.com]

At least they´re not profiting from *plagiarising* unlike... certain others...

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Not all profits are instant cash.

[psycho-razarud.livejournal.com]

ahahhahha can't stop laughing *stomach hurts*

well anyway, his intention accomplish isn't it?
it has been produced to allow more people to know our name
now many people know his name^^

and I kinda hearing TOP's voices like
and hearing this whole music, idk why i feel like hearing GD and TOP singing together hahahhahha

and may I know if the mp3 out yet???

[gdlovesbee.livejournal.com]

LOL. The Tempo voice you're hearing is Jepp Blackman's. Maslo is the whinier one.