“Love Next Door” OST Singer Denies Any Involvement With Plagiarism Controversy
tvN’s ongoing K-Drama, Love Next Door, was recently hit with allegations of plagiarism regarding one of its original soundtracks.
The song in question is “What Are We,” sung by Ha Sung Woon. The track was released in September by Stone Entertainment Music and garnered quite the attention.
But weeks later, netizens started calling out the similarities between the song and soloist Baek Yerin’s 2019 release, “0310.” Even Baek herself took to Instagram recently to express her disappointment at the plagiarism.
Since Baek Yerin’s story was posted, the situation has become an even bigger controversy, prompting Ha Sung Woon’s agency, Big Planet Made Entertainment, to offer an official clarification. The company addressed the controversy by saying that Ha had no role in composing or writing the song and only participated as the vocalist.
“Ha Sung Woon and Big Planet Made Entertainment were only commissioned by the drama’s OST production company to participate as singers and were not involved in writing the lyrics, composing, or arranging ‘What Are We.’ However, we apologize that the OST sung by Ha Sung Woon was embroiled in a plagiarism controversy that caused concern to fans.”
— Big Planet Made Entertainment
The company reiterated the lack of involvement of Ha Sung Woon in the alleged plagiarism and hoped that Baek Yerin and the OST producers could resolve the matter amicably.
Meanwhile, this is not the first time Love Next Door has been entangled in a major controversy. You can read more about the recent criticism against the show here.
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