Kejayaan “Boys Over Flowers” yang mencipta fenomena di kebanyakan negara Asia secara tak langsung telah menyeret SS501 ke muka glamor.
Kaitan
Ramai sebenarnya yang dah tahu apakah kaitannya antara drama tersebut dengan band kegemaran ramai tu. Selain menampilkan ahli grup band tersebut sebagai salah seorang pelakon yang menjayakan jalan ceritanya, drama tersebut turut menggunakan lagunya sebagai pengisian pada album soundtrack. Sumber menjelaskan, sebaik je “Boys Over Flowers” mencipta nama, “because i'm stupid” yang menjadi lagu temanya, ikut menjadi popular. Dalam masa yang singkat, jumlah muat turunnya meningkat menjadi berganda dari sebelumnya.
Perhatian
Fenomena tersebut berjaya mengangkat nama SS501 menjadi popular secara tiba². Ahlinya, Kim Hyun Joong yang ikut berlakon dalam drama “BOF” versi Korea tu, turut menjadi perhatian ramai & mencipta nama sebagai selebriti yang popular di kalangan peminat² Kpop. Fenomena tersebut secara tak langsung menyebabkan ramai yang mula mengenali SS501. Band yang ditubuhkan pada tahun 2005 ni perlahan² mencipta populariti yang membanggakan & mula menjadi perhatian ramai peminat² Kpop, khususnya yang berada jauh di luar Korea.
Bersetuju
Memetik kata² jurucakap DSP Entertainment dalam sebuah temu ramah yang dikeluarkan oleh sebuah majalah hiburan di Korea, beliau bersetuju, sejak “Boys Over Flowers” dikeluarkan, drama tersebut banyak membantu melonjakkan nama grup naungan syarikatnya tu. Semakin hari semakin ramai yang mengenali SS501. Tak kiralah sama ada di Korea @ negara² Asia yang lain. “Populariti Kim Hyun Joong juga secara tak sengaja meningkat naik. Terima kasih untuk wataknya dalam “Boys Over Flowers”,” tambah jurucakap tersebut yang cukup gembira dengan populariti yang dikecap oleh SS501.
Karier
SS501 dianggotai oleh lima orang remaja awal 20-an yang terdiri daripada Kim Hyun Joong, Heo Young Saeng, Kim Kyu
Jong, Park Jung Min & Kim Hyung Joon. Grup ni bukan lagi baru sebenarnya. SS501 telah ditubuhkan oleh Daesung
(DSP) Entertainment pada tahun 2005. Sepanjang menjalani karier sebagai grup, SS501 telah berjaya melahirkan tiga
buah EP, sebuah album, dua buah album mini & sebuah album koleksi. Diskografi tersebut juga dilengkapi dengan beberapa kelahiran album soundtrack yang terdiri daripada “Boys Over Flowers”, “Bad Girl Diary” & “Friend, Our Legend”.
Monday, 8 February 2010
CNBLUE’s composer Kim Do Hoon speaks on plagiarism allegations
Composer Kim Do Hoon, who has recently been suffering from various plagiarism accusations, for songs such as CNBLUE’s “I’m a loner” and Kim Jong Kook’s, “Can’t forget,” has finally released an official statement.
On the 8th Kim Do Hoon stated:
“I want to say to all of the music fans and industry professionals that I’m very regretful and sorry to cause everyone such an inconvenience. I was trying to hold back my words, but I couldn’t resist with this crisis. I want everyone to know that the reason I didn’t speak out on these allegations are not because I had nothing to say, or because I was agreeing to the allegations.”
He added:
“I debuted in 1995 and in 1998 through Jang Hye Jin’s song “To Eternity (영원으로),” I was able to obtain my first title. Since that for over 10 years I have composed about 300 songs. And out of those songs, about 90 of them were either title songs or follow up songs. Recently, when I read the articles about me, the majority of them are claiming that I made it this far as a plagiarizer. Throughout these 10 plus years, my stance on music has never changed. I have many tracks where there have been no plagiarism allegations. The point I want to make first, is that I didn’t make it this far as a plagiarizer.”
Kim Do Hoon added:
“The plagiarism controversies right now all started from netizen made videos. Right now it’s a trend for people to find similar songs and point it out. Even if it’s not my songs, there are so many videos being created that songs are similar, and out of those videos, there are songs that may be real issues as well as ones that are just the opinions of an individual. But out of those songs, the ones that become a successful song are the only ones that become news articles. It’s the opinion of one person and their video that starts an issue and it becomes a news article, which turns into a plagiarism controversy. Furthermore, the reports make it seem as if the song was deemed plagiarized and that the composer is guilty.”
In addition:
“The song that has been in the news lately, ‘I’m a loner (외톨이야),’ has only one word that is similar. And the news reports that claimed the chords were the same were inaccurate, nor was the intro the same. Even the chorus melody where it goes, ‘Wae Tol Ee Ya Wae Tol Ee Ya (외톨이야 외톨이야),’ is not similar at all. Only the part where it goes, ‘Dari Diri Daram Do’ is similar, but that melody is also in Country Kko Kko’s ‘Oh Gani’ and Park Sang Min’s ‘Mediterranean Sea (지중해)’. In addition, that melody is also in a song I composed for Ha Dong Kyoon, called ‘Far Far (멀리멀리)’.”
Kim Do Hoon also stated:
“In Davichi’s ‘8282′ there’s only a similarity in the very beginning of the song, everything after that is totally different. In Kim Jong Kook’s ‘Can’t forget’, there are no similarities in the song, only a slight similarity in the intro. If my words do not make sense, please listen to the tracks again and make a better informed decision. There are so many songs that have a similar word/portion. Even many famous American songs have songs that have the same word or similar sounding portions. If I wanted to kill myself trying to find similar songs, I would be able to find even more songs that are a lot more similar than what the netizens are uploading.”
He added:
“Beyond the current controversy surrounding ‘I’m a loner’, there have been many reports that other tracks made by me were similar and plagiarized. Moving forward, if people keep saying songs are plagiarized so easily and uploading videos of small parts that sound similar, it’s not just me but all of the other composers who will not be able to compose freely. Right now there are so many cases of plagiarism that are stirred up by netizens. These issues should be analyzed by a professional and a plagiarism case should only be determined by them. But trying to create and stir an issue using the internet without solid evidence to destroy a composer, I don’t think that’s the right thing to do.”
Kim Do Hoon finally stated:
“I really hope there won’t be anymore cases where composers are cornered into a wall, just because some people think a song is similar sounding. Finally, to all the music fans who have showed interest and love in my songs and to the industry professionals, to all of you, again, I am sorry to have worried and inconvenienced you.”
Wow that was long! But to those who took the time to read through everything, please share your thoughts and opinions on this matter as well as all of the other plagiarism allegations going on. With that said though, Kim Do Hoon’s response and explanations make a lot of sense, perhaps we can put this all behind us now and finally move on.
Wonder Girls release “Tell Me” in Chinese!
Although many kpop fans may be getting tired of the Wonder Girls‘ top hits, many international fans are getting their first whiff of the pop quintet with the recent releases of Nobody, So Hot and now Tell Me in Mandarin Chinese.
Obviously the lyrics are in a different language, but there are some notable changes: for example, Sohee’s ‘omona’ has been changed to ‘please (請你)’ and Yubin’s is completely in English.
Without further ado, here’s the song:
Although many kpop fans may be getting tired of the Wonder Girls‘ top hits, many international fans are getting their first whiff of the pop quintet with the recent releases of Nobody, So Hot and now Tell Me in Mandarin Chinese.
Obviously the lyrics are in a different language, but there are some notable changes: for example, Sohee’s ‘omona’ has been changed to ‘please (請你)’ and Yubin’s is completely in English.
Without further ado, here’s the song:
Do you think that’s Sunmi or Lim’s voice in this track?
TVXQ to sing theme track for Japanese movie OST
It was revealed today that TVXQ has been confirmed to sing the main track for The Summer You Danced (君が踊る、夏), an upcoming movie to be directed by Hideyuki Katsuki (Dekotora no Shu series). The song, which is titled With All My Heart, will be a fresh ballad that will be placed in the 2CD+DVD version TVXQ’s upcoming 『BEST SELECTION 2010』album as the eighth track.
The Summer You Danced will be directed by Hideyuki Katsuki, _. The film, which will be released in September, takes place at the Yosakoi Kochi summer festival in Japan. The plot revolves around a young person trying to fulfill the dreams of a seven-year-old child suffering from cancer. Mizobata Junpei will play the main character, an aspiring professional photographer; Ayane Oomori and Haruka Kinammi will play two sisters who will reunite the disbanded dance team of the Yosakoi Festival to fulfill the dreams of the ill child.
The actors starring in this movie also include Igarashi Shunji, DAIGO, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yoshiko Miyazaki and Masahiro Takashima.
It’s great to see TVXQ working together on this project; I’m sure many kpop fans are looking forward to the release of this ballad. Stay tuned for more on TVXQ and remember to check out our ongoing TVXQ #alwayskeepthefaith Giveaway!
Brown Eyed Girls’ ugly past revealed
On the February 7th episode of KBS 2TV’s Sweet Night, pictures from Brown Eyed Girls when they first debuted were revealed, causing everyone, including the MCs, to do a double take and the Brown Eyed Girls to cower in shame behind their long hair extensions. To lighten the mood after the pictures were revealed, MC Shin Dong Yup joked, “I prefer the way you guys looked when you first debuted.”
Although the girls have been very forthcoming recently about the changes to their faces from cosmetic surgery, I have to admit that even I was not fully prepared for the reveal of their “ugly” pasts. What do you think of their transformation?
SNSD’s Jessica crashes servers
SNSD fans have once again showed their dedication and power.
Tickets for Jessica’s last performance in March for her musical debut in “Legally Blonde,” went on sale on the 8th (today). Well, immediately after ticket sales went live at 2:00 PM, Sones flooded the servers to purchase their tickets and crashed the servers. The site was inaccessible for nearly 30 minutes straight.
For those fortunate enough to have scored tickets, you are blessed. For everyone else, mash F5 harder next time.
After School’s UEE was strict towards Raina and Nana?
After School’s leader Kahi revealed that UEE isn’t just a dirty girl but also a strict one.
Kahi revealed, “I’m the leader but it seems like UEE is the scary one,” on Strong Heart, a statement that took many people by surprise. When you look at UEE, you don’t wouldn’t imagine a scary individual who would whip your ass.
Kahi said, “Not long ago, we got new members. One day, UEE was watching them practice and she called them out to a different room. I don’t know what happened but the next day, the two new members seemed self-conscious.”
The dance team was present during the talk between UEE, Raina and Nana, so Kahi eventually heard about the story. The idol continued on to explain what really went down Strong Heart. After hearing the full story the other guests on the show said, “Wow, UEE is nothing like I expected.”
To find out about what really happened between UEE, Raina and Nana, stay tuned for the episode which airs on February 9th.
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