They took responsibility.
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Singer -songwriter Olivia MarshThe older sister of NJZ (Newjeans) member DanielleHe apologized and admitted to plagiarism.
On February 24, his agency Mplify He released a declaration on his position on the similarity between “Backseat”, one of the traces of the double title in his debut album and “Onion Boy” of Isaac Dunbar.
“After comparing the two songs directly, we agree that Dunbar’s claims are true. We have reached a friendly agreement with Isaac Dunbar and are working on the necessary tasks, including the negotiation of the composition share and the registration of credits to the original author.
This reflects our shared commitment to the creativity and the Eque artistic practices. We will continue to work with transparency and respect for all creators.
With this, we will examine our internal systems up close to ensure that this does not happen again. Once again, we encourage the head to Isaac Dunbar and apologize sincerely with the fans who are disappointed by this accident. “
– mplify
The Netizen Coreans considered this was the fault of the agency and not the artist.
- “There is a lot of noise with the beginning of his career.”
- “I think this is a problem with the agency for not having done their job correctly.”
- “The agency has messed up but resolved things amicably. What’s with all these people who criticize it? “
Previously, Isaac Dunbar said through social media that his song was similar to Marsh’s “Backseat”, stating that his self-compliance song since 2019 has been stolen.
Njz (Newjeans) Danielle Olivia Marsh’s sister accused of plagiarism – singer and company respond to the accusations
