Accusations that Disney Channel Argentina plagiarized K-pop group INFINITE's track once again resurfaced online since the issue erupted in July 2014. On January 4, a fan posted an update about the issue on the popular Korean online community board called Nate Pann. Koreaboo reports that the post was entitled, "Disney Sensitive to Copyright Issues."
In the update, the fan wrote, "Everyone knows how Disney is sensitive to copyright issues. Was it in Japan? Some kids had drawn Mickey Mouse on their playground, and Disney had demanded they erase it." She went on describing the situation that made headlines last summer.
The fan also posted links to the Disney song in question, including an audio version that played the two songs simultaneously. She asked for netizens to like her post and invited them to help shed more light to the alleged plagiarism.
Observers said that while the issue made headlines in July 2014, there was only one Korean article tackling it by The Kukmin Daily.
As reported earlier, the alleged song "Queen of the Dancefloor" was released for the third season of Disney Channel Argentina's "Violetta."
Observers pointed out that the song has almost an identical first verse, chorus, and refrain to INFINITE's "Come Back Again." Infinite7Soul noted that even the vocal formatting strikingly like the K-pop song.
Woollim Entertainment, INFINITE's record label, acknowledged the plagiarism account last July and said they have been informed about the issue. It was reported that the South Korean company has asked the original songwriter to check the details of the allegations.
However, there has been no update on the issue since then.
As pointed out previously, this is not the first time a K-pop song was reportedly plagiarized by foreign companies. SHINee's song "Juliette," for instance, was allegedly similar to Disney Channel's "Deal With It" by Corbin Blue.
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