NewJeans’ Bubble Gum gets accused of plagiarism by British band Shakatak; latter demands compensation in complaint letter

NewJeans launched Bubble Gum as a B-facet song for their 2nd single album How Candy. Even supposing the summery vibe within the song became as soon as smartly-cherished by the fans, the neighborhood is now coping with plagiarism accusations from a British band named Shakatak. The English band has sent a certification letter tense that the neighborhood could well unruffled pause the use of the tune and compensate for the damages.

British band accuses NewJeans of plagiarism in Bubble Gum

On July 18, Korean media outlet Muhhwa Ilbo reported that English band Shakatak had sent a certification letter to a Korean legislation firm regarding the alleged plagiarism in NewJeans’ Bubble Gum. The band has asked the neighborhood to pause the use of the tune and compensate for the damages performed so far.

Further information by Munhwa Ilbo printed that Wise Song Community, a British brand sent an legit letter declaring the claims in mid-June, addressing ADOR, its father or mother firm HYBE, the Korea Song Copyright Assoociation, and Sony Song Publishing Hong Kong Restricted (Korean division).

The legislation firm shared that they were turning within the letter of bid at the ask of the British Song brand. Within the doc, Wise Song Community acknowledged that NewJeans had allegedly plagiarized Shakatak’s 1981 tune Easier Mentioned Than Carried out in Bubble Gum.

For the reason that British brand holds the copyright to the band’s song, they claimed that the neighborhood is committing infringements. They demanded instantaneous measures in conjunction with that the neighborhood could well unruffled straight pause the use of the tune.

British band Shakatak says NewJeans’ Bubble Gum has an analogous contents as its 1981 tune

Shakatak’s facet extra acknowledged within the doc that NewJeans’ Bubble Gum incorporates the an analogous rhythm, notes, composition, and even the recurring melody hook as Easier Mentioned Than Carried out.

The band additionally claimed that the usage of instruments in Bubble Gum admire electric guitar and bass is the an analogous as of their 1981 tune. They extra acknowledged that the rhythm progresses in both songs are an analogous and the Okay-pop neighborhood chose very an analogous harmonies to Shakatak’s tune as the explanations for unauthorized use.

Within the letter of claims, they additionally talked about that the tempo in Easier Mentioned Than Carried out is 104 BPM, whereas Bubble Gum has 105 BPM, which in all fairness an analogous.

ADOR asks for reports proving plagiarism

Per these claims, NewJeans’ brand ADOR printed that Bubble Gum’s creator and publishing groups lawful team has already responded to Shakatak on June 21. They extra acknowledged that the neighborhood has never venerable the tune without permission, soliciting for a reputable prognosis characterize on this to be submitted. Per Munhwa Ilbo, an ADOR representative acknowledged that the characterize from Shakatak’s facet proving the plagiarism hasn’t arrived but.