Recently, some Korean netizens discovered that the promotional video of "Itaewon CLASS" has multiple shots and the promotional video of "Pause 2017", pointing out that there is suspicion of plagiarism, and the platform has removed the promotional video from the shelves.
The netizen said that "the promotional video "Itaewon CLASS" commissioned by Kakao Page is plagiarized." The target of the plagiarism was the promotional video of "Pause 2017" and posted a comparison picture. Pause Fest is the global creative festival held every year and is also Australia's most influential technology exhibition. The left side below
is a screenshot of the "Pause 2017" promotional video, and the right side is a screenshot of the promotional video of the comic version of "Itaewon CLASS". It can be seen that the composition and tone are very similar:
The bus stops, zebra crossings, TVs, alleys, and merchant signs appearing in the promotional video of "Itaewon CLASS". They have almost identical presentations in the promotional video of "Pause 2017", and even the lights in the background of the station are exactly the same. In response, the original author of "Pause 2017" said that the video was a public welfare work: "It took 4 months to create and there was no income, please don't use it anymore."
Many netizens were shocked after reading it: "This is no longer plagiarism, it's just used it." "The TV series is obviously very good, but suddenly it was plagiarized on the comic platform", "It's too obvious." After
caused controversy, Kakao Page has deleted the related videos in the Youtube channel, but some of them can still be seen on other channels.
watch the video directly to compare. This is the "Pause 2017" promotional video:
