blah blah blah netizens trying to accuse 4Minute of plagarism blah blah blah

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

5-member newcomer group 4Minute (HyunA, Nam Ji Hyun, Heo Ga Yoon, Jeon Ji Yoon and Kwon So Hyun) teaser video had become the topic amongst netizens.

The silhouetter teaser revealed on the 11th on their official website. The teaser features a very catchy melody in the background while the silhouettes of the members dancing is shown.

But some netizens had pointed that the teaser video looks like a plagiarism of the iPod advertisement released in 2007. Netizens have also compared the 2 video by posting them together to point out the similar style in the video.

Meanwhile, the group will move on to release the full song to ‘Hot Issue’ the title song off their 1st project album. They will also be taking the concept of Candy Funky in terms of their performance and fashion.

Source: sookyeong

Okay so whatever. This "plagiarism" business has made me sit up and look at 4Minute. However whenever I think of "Hot Issue", all I will think of is G-Dragon saying "Hot Issue".

Comments

Re: PLAGIARISM ARE YOU CRAZY

[sukitego.livejournal.com]

me too D:

[katchi12.livejournal.com]

Its really identical -______-

[uglypricetag.livejournal.com]

omg because Big Bang totally invented the phrase 'Hot Issue'

pffft.

[uglypricetag.livejournal.com]

oh and it's not a shot at you, nat. i didn't bother to read the text before commenting.

[doraichan.livejournal.com]

When I first saw a picture of them, I thought they were 2NE1 and Hot Issue only makes me think of Big Bang too xD

Have they completely ran out of new ideas or something? xD

[jtyy239.livejournal.com]

Whoah, it really is identical.

[dapdaphae.livejournal.com]

god they sound like 2NE1.

i hope the member's personalities will make up for their resemblances to everyone else, though :\

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

how can they sound like 2ne1? we haven't even heard the song yet.

[kyujong.livejournal.com]

Their dancing in the video is rather lackluster. Lots of unnecessary stomping around and hip shaking.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

gurl they gotta show you dat swagger

lolz

[hongkish.livejournal.com]

this is so rediculous. seriously, can't they come up with their own ideas? Hot Issue is Big Bang's invention, why "steal" a title like that when they know (omg at least they gotta know) that it's gonna be complained about? and I agree with most of you, they do look llike 2ne1 and the commercial form the Ipod.. too alike. dun like.

Re: lolz

[czarny.livejournal.com]

lol I don't think that matters, there are lots of songs with the same name all the time. :P

For example I think of 5 songs called 'Happiness' none of which are covers of each other. ;)

[thepunkyparty.livejournal.com]

ppl always blame artists to steal from each other... but this time it's quite obvious.

the cm is like the preview yes, but I don't care because it looks cool.
and yeah some got the same hair as 2NE1 and maybe the way they dress is the same but I think they're more colorful.


WELL.
I look forward to the debut.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

ngl i thought they were covering big bangs hot issue at first.

[janri.livejournal.com]

Same. =/ As soon as I read it Big Bang's Hot Issue popped in my head.

[its-matteo.livejournal.com]

can people just get over it? these girls are the new superstars of Korea, and in a few months, these Netizens will be going crazy talking about how great they are.

[its-matteo.livejournal.com]

also, who told them "hot issue" is a good song title anyway? that's so Engrishy.

[uglypricetag.livejournal.com]

the fact that their name is '4 Minute' and not '4 Minutes' is Engrish-y enough. Keep the engrish coming. At least it's entertaining.

[pisling-tubi.livejournal.com]

Maybe they want to be talked about for plagiarizing. You know, the whole bad publicity is still publicity stuff. :P

[czarny.livejournal.com]

lol oh NETIZENS PRZ REAVE YO LOOM.

[sascha26.livejournal.com]

i like the beat. reminds me of 2PM^^
but their style is really obvious...2ne1-ish~
and the teaser oh wow~ o__O it's really obvious copying the cf. oh, and i just realized that their song title is the same as bigbang, did they want to be a YG family that much?LOL JK ;)

[ningenningen.livejournal.com]

oh my god no what were they thinking what a shame oh my god wat wat

[viviennnnne.livejournal.com]

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pre-debut pictures of them plz.

[tabi.livejournal.com]

I still wanna know wtf candy funky is.

[janri.livejournal.com]

MTE.

[deazaskia.livejournal.com]

i still wanna see them debut.

[chrismakkuh.livejournal.com]

Do koreans know the difference between plagarism(sp, i don't care) and inspiration.


Seriously. Most everything now is a homage or similar to something else. This is no different to me than P. Diddy (or what ever he's going by now) sampling every pre 90's song under the rainbow.

Seriously people. Get a fucking life.

[trugeminipnai.livejournal.com]

i get that it's similar but...

since when did ipod trademark silhouettes?

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

idk idk.. apparently the same day that big bang trademarked 'hot issue' and 2ne1 trademarked whatever it is that people say 4minute copied.

[woelvs.livejournal.com]

ugh it's all really annoying
but i will give them a chance

[des-akazim.livejournal.com]

i'll still listen but jeex girl groups always get some hate don't they?

[cookie-nut.livejournal.com]

Lulz. Netizens are so nosy and suspicious.

Whatever, just let the girls debut. :/

[oblivionly.livejournal.com]

Well the silhouette part is only cause it's a teaser right? o.o Ah well let's just wait until their debut~