Recently, JYP has dropped the teaser for the MV of the solo track of Yeji of Itzy “Air”. However, immediately after the teaser was revealed, the charges of plagiarism directed to women’s idol began to emerge. In particular, some internet users said that “Air” is a direct copy of the “Gone” track, which was released in 2019 by the British artist Charlie XCX.
According to these Netizen, “Air” has substantially stole the “gone” beat and accelerated, and even the image that Yeji lying on a car is similar to Charlie XCX in the MV “Gone”. As a result, the quotes for Yeji’s teaser on the SNS X platform (previously Twitter) were filled with criticism and comments on Charlie XCX.
However, many Netizen defended Yeji against the charges of plagiarism, underlining that Itzy released music in the same genre from their debut. Others also stressed that the similarities between “Gone” and “Air” substantially reduce to Electropop and House Music – a genre partially made popular by Charlie XCX, but it is not at all owned by the women’s star.
In addition, some of the fans of Charlie XCX are also perplexed by the accusations, with some who say that while the British star has been likely to have been inspiration, the similarities are not enough to call this copy. In addition, it was stressed that producer Sophie worked with both Charlie XCX and with Itzy, from which the shared musical style.
On the other hand, Yeji of Itzy will make his solo debut with the mini album “Air” and the track of the title with the same name on March 10, 2025.
