The girl group Girls' Generation, which recently returned on its 15th anniversary, has been caught in a plagiarism storm.
After the MV of the new song "Forever 1" was released, some netizens pointed out that a certain set in the MV was similar to the commemorative logo of the 15th anniversary of Disney in Japan, and it was suspected to be plagiarized.
As the relevant controversy spread, the director of the MV filming finally admitted to "borrowing" on his social account and apologized.
director Shin Hee-yuan said in his apology article, "After receiving the commission to shoot the MV, from planning to performance, even a small prop participated, I felt ashamed and sorry for borrowing the design without permission. "
" searched for a lot of digital related designs for the 15th anniversary of the parade set, and found a lot of reference materials. After finding a suitable image, I directly borrowed the suit design without confirming the source. "
" confirmed today that the design was a day. The 15th anniversary of Disney commemorative logo is a part of the set design without thorough investigation or confirmation. I sincerely apologize for the "
" In order not to happen again, a thorough investigation and inspection will be conducted in many aspects before production, and once again bring trouble and hurt to the members of Girls' Generation and fans of SM Entertainment and MV due to our mistakes. I sincerely apologize for my sincere apology." After the apology article was made public, some netizens said that the director apologized for insincerely, and also said that SM's operation was not once or twice.
But some fans also said that this is the director's behavior and should not rise to stars and others.
