Today’s theme: Plagirism

Recently, Korean singer Sunmi and composer Teddy were under suspision of plagiarizing her track “Heroine.” Some popel have argued that the song is a copy of “Fight for This Love” by Cheryl Cole. Also, Momoland’s latest song “Bboom Bboom” has been accused of plagirism by Serebro, the original singers of “Mi Mi Mi.” Meanwhile, some of the Korean TV productions have criticized China’s brazen plaigirim of Korean programs such as “Yoon’s Kitchen” and “Hyori’s Homestay.” We look into the definition of copyright and discuss the controversies surrounding plagirism issues in many different fields including music, TV, academia, etc.

The Conversationalist

with

Professor Mun Chae-young (문채영)

from Seoul Women’s University General English Program

“We see many thesis plagiarism charges raised against academic figures. Just how difficult is it to get a thesis approved? How long does it take to write one, and how many sources do you have to refer to?”

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Lawyer Baek Kyung-tae (백경태)

from Korea Copyright Commission

“Often times, we see so many plagiarism issues in terms of breaching copyrights of original works in music, television shows, films, product brands and many more. How effective are these copyrights when it comes to plagiarism controversies?”

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Kpopalypse

K-pop blogger based in Australia who is also a music teacher

“Earlier in the show, we listened to clips of Sunmi’s Heroine and Cheryl Cole’s Fight for this love. For many of us they sound strikingly similar but can you explain for us why this does not constitute a plagiarism?”

Media Monster

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Next week: Gangwondo (in time for Pyeongchang Olympics)