American artist Cupid has accused SEVENTEEN and Pledis Entertainment of plagiarizing his most famous song “Cupid Shuffle”.
On August 14, Cupid shared both a video and a tweet about how he believed SEVENTEEN used parts of his 2007 hit song in their latest title track “Left & Right”.
KPOP GROUP #seventeenで妄想 takes Cupid Shuffle & Cupid is taking action!
— CUPID (@NEWCUPID) August 14, 2020
He also shared a video showing the similarities between his song and SEVENTEEN’s song.
This Video says it all #LeftRight came from #Cupidshuffle #squarebiz Thoughts ?? pic.twitter.com/EwNuYDZS9G
— CUPID (@NEWCUPID) August 15, 2020
After one of his fans stated how the beats on the two tracks sounded nearly identical, he shared how he felt like K-Pop artists are trying to take advantage of “our culture”. Cupid is an African American, so he may be referring to the black culture.
They feel like they can do whatever with our culture. They need to get the business right. #KPOP think they some bullies https://t.co/NTEDiWTA5I
— CUPID (@NEWCUPID) August 15, 2020
He clearly laid out his demands he wants from Pledis Entertainment, which is compensation for his music being used.
This is the music business! That “inspired” card has EXPIRED. The business hasn’t been done. @pledis_17 I made the blueprint. That cost $ @SeventeenFY pic.twitter.com/gTo3bmvnE5
— CUPID (@NEWCUPID) August 15, 2020
Cupid has tried to contact Pledis Entertainment about this, but shared that the company did not respond to his requests.
They have yet to respond https://t.co/XgxPif1ViA
— CUPID (@NEWCUPID) August 15, 2020
Check out his video talking about the issue below:
