Three months since its debut, LE SSERAFIM’s song “EASY”has been facing accusations of being too similar to another song.
A post titled “The song that resembles LE SSERAFIM’s ‘EASY’”was uploaded to TheQoo, a popular online community forum in South Korea, on May 17, 2024.
The original poster of the thread draws a comparison between the 2017 song “Cliché,”released by rapper Velous, and LE SSERAFIM’s February 2024 release “EASY.”The poster also pointed out that “We Got So Much”is the only song without any controversy surrounding it.
After viewing the post and listening to both songs, Korean netizens could not deny the striking similarities between the two. The melody and rhythm are almost identical, prompting many to question if this could be considered plagiarism.
Despite initially believing that the comparison would be forced due to the current backlash against LE SSERAFIM, others have admitted that after listening to the song, they couldn’t deny the striking similarities between the two. In fact, some even go as far as imagining LE SSERAFIM singing the lyrics of “EASY”to the instrumental of “Cliché”.
It was questioned by many why HYBE would plagiarize another song, especially considering the fact that the company receives numerous love calls from producers worldwide. There seems to be no need for them to resort to copying a song.
Some read the comments,
- “Wow, my ears are usually bad but this is severe?”
- “It sounds the freaking same.”
- “Even the lyrics at 0:17 sound the exact same.”
- “Wow, they sound f*cking similar.”
- “What do you mean ‘suspected’? Seeing how it’s always true, just call it ‘plagiarism’.”
- “Crazy, it sounds the same.”
- “I can even hear the lyrics.”
- “It is HYBE, so they must already be receiving so many songs. So why is this happening?”
- “It’s because they can steal things so easily. That’s why they keep debuting idol groups.”
- “I thought this was going to be forced hate but I am shocked. They are f*cking similar.”
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