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작곡가 데이비드 슈울러스가 프라이머리의 ‘I Got C’와 자신의 원곡들의 유사한 부분들을 짚어내면서 프라이머리를 둘러싼 표절 논란이 쉽사리 사그라들지 않을 것으로 보인다.
이달초 MBC 무한도전 자유로 가요제에서 박명수와 팀을 결성하여 부른 ‘Got C’가 음원차트 1위를 휩쓸면서 카로 에메랄드가 부른 노래들과 비슷하다는 표절 의혹이 제기되었다.
카로 에메랄드의 매니저이자 작곡가인 데이비드 슈울러스는 ‘I Got C’ 공개 다음날인 3일, 자신의 트위터에 "우리는 네(프라이머리)가 우리 것을 배꼈다고 생각한다. 그렇다고 하늘이 무너지진 않겠지만 쿨하지 못한 행동이라고 생각한다”고 적었다.
슈울러스는 또한 지난 5일 자신의 트위터에 특정한 곡들을 언급하면서 표절 논란이 불거졌다. 그는 프라이머리의 신곡이 ‘유 돈트 러브 미(You Don't Love Me)’에 등장하는 피아노 전주와 코러스의 호른 샘플, '리퀴드 런치(Liquid Lunch)'의 코러스와 멜로디와 유사하다고 말했다.
하지만 프라이머리의 소속사 아메바컬처 측은 "레트로 스윙 장르의 특성상 유사”하기 때문에 벌어진 일이라고 해명한 바 있다.
뿐만 아니라 지난해 공개된 프라이머리의 앨범 수록곡 ‘해피엔딩’과 가수 박지윤의 신곡 ‘미스터리’ 역시 카로 에메랄드의 노래와 비슷하다는 지적이 나오면서 표절시비에 휘말리게 되었다.
6일 디스패치와 주고받은 이메일 내용에 따르면 데이비드 슈울러스는 ‘해피 엔딩’ 자신의 원곡과 같은 코드 체계를 가지고 있고 ‘미스터리’는 코드 진행 과정뿐만 아니라 리듬체계 등 원곡 ‘원데이’와 동일하다고 답했다.
하지만 데이비드 슈울러스의 8일 자신의 트위터를 통해 표절 논란에 대해 법적 대응을 하는 대신 대중의 판단에 맡기겠다고 전했다.
(윤하연 인턴기자 / 코리아헤럴드)
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Primary plagiarism scandal escalates
The controversy surrounding alleged plagiarism by celebrated hip-hop artist Primary is escalating as listeners find more similarities between Primary’s songs and the creations of David Schreurs, a producer for Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald.
Accusations of plagiarism surfaced earlier this month with the release of “I Got C,” which Primary produced with comedian Park Myung-soo for the popular MBC entertainment program “Infinite Challenge.” The song topped most of the major music charts in Korea.
Schreurs pointed out several similarities between “I Got C” and his previous songs made for the jazz singer Emerald. On Nov. 3, a day after Primary’s “I Got C” was unveiled in Korea, Schreurs tweeted, “Yes we think you guys copied us. Not the end of the world, just not very cool. Credit where credit is due.”
Schreurs specified names of his songs in his Nov. 5 tweet that says “Myung Soo&Primary ‘I Got C’ great blend of Liquid Lunch+You Don’t Love Me. Over the line but you gotta love the track!”
Schreurs claims that Primary “clearly copied” three songs, noting several similarities such as the piano intro and the horn sample in “You Don’t Love Me” and the chorus and melody in “Liquid Lunch.”
Amoeba Culture Entertainment, which represents Primary, earlier dismissed the plagiarism charge, claiming that it is “caused by the similarity in the genre called retro swing.”
The plagiarism scandal revealed more resemblances between Primary’s two other songs and Schreurs’ creations.
Fans have discovered that “Mr. Lee,” which Primary produced for singer Park Ji-yoon and “Happy Ending” (2011) have similarities with Schreurs’ work.
Schreurs stated in an e-mail interview with Dispatch, an online entertainment news site, on Nov. 4 that “‘Happy Ending’ is clearly based on ‘I Know That He’s Mine’” that it has the “exact same chord scheme.” And in “Mr. Lee,” many elements such as the “chords scheme, song structure, drumtrack, instrumentation, arrangements” are identical to his song “One Day.”
However, the plagiarism scandal is not likely to end up in court with Schreurs saying he will “rather let the public decide,” in his Nov. 8 tweet.
By Lee Woo-young
(wylee@heraldcorp.com)
Primary plagiarism scandal escalates
The controversy surrounding alleged plagiarism by celebrated hip-hop artist Primary is escalating as listeners find more similarities between Primary’s songs and the creations of David Schreurs, a producer for Dutch jazz singer Caro Emerald.
Accusations of plagiarism surfaced earlier this month with the release of “I Got C,” which Primary produced with comedian Park Myung-soo for the popular MBC entertainment program “Infinite Challenge.” The song topped most of the major music charts in Korea.
Schreurs pointed out several similarities between “I Got C” and his previous songs made for the jazz singer Emerald. On Nov. 3, a day after Primary’s “I Got C” was unveiled in Korea, Schreurs tweeted, “Yes we think you guys copied us. Not the end of the world, just not very cool. Credit where credit is due.”
Schreurs specified names of his songs in his Nov. 5 tweet that says “Myung Soo&Primary ‘I Got C’ great blend of Liquid Lunch+You Don’t Love Me. Over the line but you gotta love the track!”
Schreurs claims that Primary “clearly copied” three songs, noting several similarities such as the piano intro and the horn sample in “You Don’t Love Me” and the chorus and melody in “Liquid Lunch.”
Amoeba Culture Entertainment, which represents Primary, earlier dismissed the plagiarism charge, claiming that it is “caused by the similarity in the genre called retro swing.”
The plagiarism scandal revealed more resemblances between Primary’s two other songs and Schreurs’ creations.
Fans have discovered that “Mr. Lee,” which Primary produced for singer Park Ji-yoon and “Happy Ending” (2011) have similarities with Schreurs’ work.
Schreurs stated in an e-mail interview with Dispatch, an online entertainment news site, on Nov. 4 that “‘Happy Ending’ is clearly based on ‘I Know That He’s Mine’” that it has the “exact same chord scheme.” And in “Mr. Lee,” many elements such as the “chords scheme, song structure, drumtrack, instrumentation, arrangements” are identical to his song “One Day.”
However, the plagiarism scandal is not likely to end up in court with Schreurs saying he will “rather let the public decide,” in his Nov. 8 tweet.
By Lee Woo-young
(wylee@heraldcorp.com)
