[NEWS] LOEN Entertainment denies IU Red Shoes Plagiarism Controversy!!!

LOEN Entertainment denied the plagiarism accusations surrounding IU's "The Red Shoes", which netizens noticed sounds similar to Nekta's "Here's Us".

LOEN Entertainment responded on the 26th, "We are releasing our official response after reviewing the opinions of 'The Red Shoes' composer Lee Min Soo and other music experts. A portion of the melody for 'Here's Us' and the melody of the second measure [B part] in 'The Red Shoes' sound similar but the chord progression of the two songs are totally different."

"'The Red Shoes' uses a B-flat minor scale chord progression with a B-flat minor-bm7-cm7-cm6-f7sus4-f7 but 'Here's Us' uses a dominant scale chord progression of B-flat major. Also, the chorus and first measure [A part], the song's latter-half bridge part, as well as the overall melody, composition, and instrumental arrangement reveal it to be a totally different song."

The agency also assured fans that IU will continue with her activities as planned, stating, "[IU] is currently preparing for her upcoming solo concert to be held at the end of November and her Japanese promotions to be carried out at the end of the year. She is also carrying out her filming schedule for her drama, 'Pretty Man', as originally scheduled."

Source: OSEN via Nate

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[NEWS] IU Red shoes caught in Plagiarism Controversy!!!

In the midst of her success with her latest album 'Modern Times', IU has been caught up in a plagiarism controversy over "The Red Shoes".

Many listeners have been commenting that the track, composed by Lee Min Soo and lyrics written by Kim Ee Na, is noticeably similar to Nekta's "Here's Us", which was released in 2009.

Not only have some netizens compiled comparison clips of the two songs, but the phrase "IU The Red Shoes plagiarism?" has been climbing the ranks of search terms.

However, netizens and listeners remain divided on the issue, commenting, "All musical songs sound similar, but the two songs are very similar," "Maybe it's a sample? What is this, I hope someone explains soon," and "It's a common melody in swing jazz. I don't think it's a controversy.

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[NEWS] Clara reveal her thoughts on Lying Controversy

The first episode of Clara's personal reality program 'Clara's Like a Virgin' aired on October 8th and is set to run for four more weeks.

In this premiere, Clara unsurprisingly addressed the lying controversy that had been following her for quite a while now.  She acknowledged that the controversy was her fault.

She said, "The controversy continued for about three months.  Every week felt like one year.  It was to the point that I was scared to go to filming locations . . . The other cast members all supported me, but that just made me more clueless about what to do.  I wondered if it were all right for me to smile."

She continued, "I only had the desire to be alone . . . I realized that I had been the only one excited by the people's love.  I don't know why I always wanted to do well.  Nevertheless, I worry . . . whether the public will get to like me if I were to say I see myself as I am."

She also revealed some of her personal past in regards to her family while shedding tears.

After Clara finished eating with her parents, she revealed, "I was born in Switzerland.  I could not be with my mother because she had to assist my father as his wife . . . When I was in the third grade, my family lived together for the first time.  We lived together until I was in the 6th grade for a total of only three years," meaning that out of all twenty-eight years of her life, she only spent three of them with her parents.

She said, "Now that I think about it, I think I kept trying to smile because I felt very lonely.  When I smiled, it was okay to deal with it.  That is why I kept trying to smile and not be sad."