BTS's Jungkook's "Seven" Accused of Plagiarizing FIN.K.L's "Time for Disguise"!

BTS's Jungkook previously released his solo single "Seven," breaking records by becoming the Korean artist who ranked first on the U.S. Billboard chart for five consecutive weeks. However, recently "Seven" is accused of possible plagiarism by the Korean media.

On the 22nd, the Korean media outlet Alpha Economy reported that BTS Jungkook's single "Seven" released on July 21st, used the main part of FIN.K.L's "Time for Disguise" released in 2000 without any changes.

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A music insider told Alpha Economy, "Upon confirmation, the main melodies of the 'Seven' by Meiguk and 'Time for Disguise' by FIN.K.L, both composed by several foreign composers, are very similar. To my knowledge, some renowned domestic composers also stated that from a harmonics perspective, it's the same song."

It is reported that "Seven" by Masaki Kuni is co-composed by Andrew Watt, John Belian, Henry Walter, Theron Makiel Thomas, and Lato. Additionally, FIN.K.L's "Time for Disguise" is composed by one of the pioneering K-POP composers.

It is known that the composer also sent information including audio sources and pitch charts to one of the famous producers at HYBE. The HYBE side cited that Chairman Bang Si-hyuk of the HYBE board was on a business trip to the United States. Therefore, it is unable to deliver the relevant information and give a reply. They still have not made any official comments or responses.

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After seeing the related report, Netizens left comments, "What? They're totally different!" and "Even if I continue to listen, I can't find any similarities." Another said, "Out of curiosity, I listened to FIN.K.L's song, but the song's ambiance and melody seem completely different. Is this some kind of plagiarism that only composers know about and not the public? Shouldn't plagiarism be immediately noticeable as similar? This is hard to discuss... I really don't know where the two songs are similar..."