Dispatch has revealed that Ahn Sung Il forged the signatures on official documents to transfer the copyrights for “Cupid” from the original Swedish songwriters to himself.
According to an exclusive report from Dispatch, Ahn Sung Il forged signatures on official documents twice to have the copyright for “Cupid” transferred into his and his company’s name.
Dispatch looked at the signatures of the three Swedish composers for “Cupid”: Adam von Mentzer, Mac Fellander, and Louise Udin. Ahn Sung Il paid them roughly $9,000 for the copyrights to the song.
During a conversation with ATTRAKT’s CEO Jeon Hong Joon, Ahn Sung Il hid the fact that he purchased the copyright from Jeon Hong Joon and instead claimed that it takes a few months for all of the producers’ names to be credited. At the time, Jeon Hong Joon didn’t know that Ahn Sung Il knew exactly what he was doing.
Due to the ongoing situation, Dispatch began analyzing the documents related to the copyright transfer of “Cupid.” In March 2023, Ahn Sung Il submitted a document for the change in the distribution of copyrights for “Cupid,” moving 74.5% of the distribution from the three Swedish composers to himself. He also reduced Keena‘s songwriting distribution from 6.5% to 0.5%.
Ahn Sung Il’s move was a clear violation of the service contract he signed when agreeing to work with ATTRAKT. The Givers were supposed to go through a consultation phase with ATTRAKY when conducting any business related to FIFTY FIFTY. However, Ahn Sung Il did this without consulting ATTRAKT.
Ahn Sung Il also committed serious criminal offenses during this move. He forged the signatures of the Swedish composers on documents and submitted those forms.
Dispatch took a closer look at the documents in question, specifically the signatures. The document above was sent to KOMCA. However, when compared to the real signatures of the composers, there are clear differences between the document sent by Ahn Sung Il and their real signatures.
Due to the differences, Dispatch asked for an appraisal of the signatures, which came up as different handwriting.
The signatures of the three composers in the two documents can be considered different handwriting overall.
For example, the first letter on the signature of the confirmation of distribution change document shows that the signature starts with something similar to “A.” It starts from the lower left and moves upwards, then once it hits the peak, it rotates clockwise, and the second letter is shaped similarly to a “d.” Then the stroke curves into forming an “e.” The pen finishes in the upper right direction.
Now looking at the original document with the Swedish composers’ real signatures, the signature begins with what can be presumed to be the “A.” The direction of the stroke is similar. However, there is a difference in the overall angles, writing, and composition of the letters in the signature. The ending is more similar to an “m.” The end of the stroke, which is a personal and unique feature of signatures, trails down and to the left.
— Appraiser Yang Hoo Yeol
Dispatch concluded through their investigation that Ahn Sung Il had the Swedish composers’ signatures forged twice. On one document, he had an employee at The Givers, “Kim,” sign and submit the document. The submission was rejected as it lacked sufficient supporting material.
That didn’t discourage Ahn Sung Il though, who ended up forging their signatures himself. According to the Criminal Act, any person who illegally uses another person’s signature or seal can be punished with up to three years in prison. Yet Ahn Sung Il submit the document to KOMCA and it was approved, removing the Swedish composers from the copyrights.
