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Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:13 pm Post subject: Korean song ripoffs

The other song thread had me thinking about a recent Korean song, dunno the singer, someone new. The tune was blatantly stolen from Aqua (can't recall which song... "Cartoon Heroes" maybe?). Anyone know the name of the Korean group that is currently singing it? I've only seen it the one time.

Any other blatant ripoffs? eg. one of the World Cup songs taken from Pet Shop Boys' version of Go West.

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

Britney Spears' people sued Lee Hyori's people. Lee Hyori's "Get ya" is an exact copy of Spears' "Do Somethin."

Benicio · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject:

Funny, Smee, but neither Spears nor Lee wrote either song. They just performed them.

There have been some glaring ripoffs here!
Sorry, don't know the singer, but a few years ago there was a female singer with a song called "Blue Sky". The verses were a full on steal of the verses from Guns 'N' Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine".
Also, there was that pop tune that was ripping off Cindy Lauper's "She Bop". It was called "Oppa" or something like that.
Truly dreadful!

Truth is that most of these performers have no idea that these songs are ripoffs because they don't write them. They get the songs from their entertainment companies. The companies control everything.

Benicio · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject:

Of course, P. Diddy or whatever that jagoff calls himself has made ridiculous millions by ripping off other songs!

seoulsucker · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject:

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

I'm trying to find the title and artist of a recent K-pop song that starts out with the Smoke On the Water riff and then starts sounding like Bryan Adams.

doggyji · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:12 pm Post subject:

Benicio · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject:

Good point seoulsucker!

Sting and Jimmy Page actually collaborated with Diddy. Why? I'll never figure out. It's not like they need the money!

Benicio · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

There's a funny story about the idiot singer Mun Hee-Jun. When H.O.T. broke up, he went solo and tried to be all rockin' out- ripping off the style that Seo Taiji ripped off from Korn.
He was boasting that he was going to be the 'new godfather of Korean rock'. Well, according to legend, he was being interviewed by a respected elder statesman of Korean rock(don't remember his name). The older dude asked him if he was looking to become a sort of rock legend in the vein of the Rolling Stones and the like. Mun answered with "Who is Rolling Stones?".
He had no idea who the Stones are!

"A rebel without a clue!"- Tom Petty

doggyji · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject:

PimpofKorea · Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject:

Some gay looking korean guy and a hot girl did a remake of phil collins "against all odds." Saws it with me own two eyes I did...do you believe the ballz on these bastids!!!!!

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

A few nights ago in a restaurant I heard an Ace of Base song. Then I realised it was in Korean. Can't remember what song it was now. It was a blatant ripoff.

I posted a thread about plagiarism in Korean music recently on another board and everyone there tried to tear into me, saying any crazy thing they could about "It's a tribute" or "Anyone who has ears can hear these two songs have some subtle differences."

Throughout the thread there's a list of various songs that have been plagiarised, including the big thing with Lee Hyori recently.

If you want to do some browsing, watch me tear into some Asian-American teeny-boppers here.
http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?s=a0cf8cdd37de7eae9386c52089bf88be&showtopic=11850

Qinella · Joined: 25 Feb 2005 Location: the crib

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Wasn't there a song a few years ago that used the very same music as that song in "Beverly Hills Cop"? I think it sang the word "Champion" over and over.

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:56 am Post subject: