Jung Yong Hwa of C.N.BLUE, a group that is already caught in plagiarism scandal with 'I'm a loner,' is on the spot again.
A netizen pointed out that the story that Jung Yong Hwa told on SBS 'Strong Heart' on the 9th matches with his.
On this show, Jung Yong Hwa revealed his tragic story of dialect during his date in Seoul from Pusan. The scandal broke when after the show, a netizen with id flyhigh84 posted "This is same as the story I wrote to a radio program last year."
This netizen said "This is the story I wrote for 'Cultwoo Show.' But now I see that my story has been deleted from the board. I was shocked when I saw the show yesterday." Currently, the post in question has been deleted.
But the details of the post were spread after the show, and netizens are writing messages of protest to 'Strong Heart' and demanding explanations. To this, the producers said "Every story gets on air is prepared by the guests. So we'll check on this."
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2010.02.08 월 23:50
씨블놈들 기죽지말고 잘해야돼
니네가 짱이야
아 그리고 홈피 전체공개로 바깠음
Trans:
February 8, 2010 Mon 23:50
Don't be sad, C.N.BLUE
You guys are jjang (the best)
Oh, I set my minihompy to public viewing now
C.N.BLUE Version of You’re Beautiful~
Like the characters in the drama You’re Beautiful, they’re members of a band. TRENDY wondered what would happen if C.N.BLUE met someone like Minam.
All members smiled cunningly and made the leader answer the question.
“If something like the drama really happened, that is, a Go Minam (girl dressed as a guy) got into our team, though such thing happens only in comic books, if that really happened, it should be very interesting! But I don’t think we should lie! Telling lies aren’t good anyway.”
Hearing the answer from the leader, Minhyuk, Jonghyn and Jungshin nodded and agreed.
Leader Jung Yonghwa played Kang Shinwoo so successfully in You’re Beautiful. His loving and warm looks pulled the heart strings of viewers. What do the other members think about Kang Shinwoo and Yonghwa’s acting?
“They praises me a lot. Haha!”
They hadn’t even said a word, Jung Yonghwa spitted the above, and they all laughed out loud.
Minhyuk: “I watched that in Japan. When I saw Yonghwa who’s so different from his usual self, I was very surprised. Maybe it’s because I really understand him and am closed to him, I was so embarrassed watching certain scenes that I almost felt like hiding all my fingers (an expression used when they feel that its too cheesy or corny). But it’s good to see him from a new angle and he looked really gorgeous in the show.”
Yonghwa explained, “Maybe for I’m the kind who’s emotional, people don’t usually feel my multi-faceted sides. It’s best we jump this topic.”
I can see that he was just shy when speaking up first!
But I was wondering, if all C.N.BLUE members do the drama You’re Beautiful, what would that version be like?
This time Minhyuk stopped the leader and answered first, “I wanna try Shinwoo hyung, for I should be able to show a very different image.”
“Wanna show a different image? Totally different from mine? What different image?” Yongwha was so curious about the Minhyuk version of Shinwoo hyung, “Come on, tell us?”
“I think Yonghwa hyung’s kind of cheesy?” Minhyuk looked for Jonghyun and Jungshin’s agreement.
Jungshin nodded, “Kind of cheesy.”
Hearing Minhyuk, Yonghwa widened his eyes, as if he couldn’t believe what he heard and shook his head.
“Minhyuk is kind of high. Actually it’s our debut day and it’s just that Minhyuk is too high,” Yonghwa hurriedly explained and added with an analytical tone, “Seems that Minhyuk isn’t ready to play Shinwoo hyung yet but Jonghyun has similar quality as Hwang Tae Kyung.” Hearing the leader saying this, Jonghyun nodded. “And… Jungshin has the image like Go Minam. Kind of like Go Minam?”
“Really?” Jungshin couldn’t believe he got the role of Ko Minam.
Yonghwa concluded, “Things would be like that. Haha!”
full translation
C.N.Blue swimming here from the fans
The day that Trendy had a interview with C.N.BLUE, was also the day of their debut stage on KBS MUSICBANK.
The interview crew was very nervous for C.N.BLUE's appearance, less said C.N.BLUE members themselves.
While waiting for them to arrive at the interview location after their performance, a call from the manager said "We're coming! We are swimming through the crowd right now"
Swimming? What do they mean? After glancing out of the window, the description is really appropriate.
C.N.BLUE was trying to slowly swim through the big crowd of fans.
This has made TRENDY feel that C.N.BLUE's popularity is incredibly overwhelming.
Got retained in police station in Japan
They were having a live performance on the streets in Japan one day and because they didnt bring their passport with them,
they got arrested by the police and were asked to the police station for a while.
They were very scared at first, but now when they recall about the incident, they would laugh about it.
The policemen were actually quite hospitable, so instead of feeling afraid, they became only worried after awhile during that short stay.
The place of confinement was different from their imagination of it, because it was rather clean and comfortable, so it wasn't an extremely bad experience.
Later, they were even treated to COKE! (lol)
Their desire to go taiwan
C.N.BLUE: When we were in Japan studying Japanese, there were a lot of taiwanese students and we all agreed to go to taiwan one day,
however it didnt realise, so we really wish to go taiwan one day!
Yong Hwa: "now that cnblue has debut, we really wish to bring our music over to taiwan to showcase to you. so if there's a chance, we would definitely come! so in the meantime, please give lots of support to us, thank you!"
Ending
To see Shin Woo real life as a person, there is really an irresistable dreamy feeling but Jung Yong Hwa is so much more bubbly and smiley as a person than Shin Woo is.
Rocker Shin Hae-chul, well-known for his straightforward savage criticism against social and pop culture issues, spewed venom again ― this time against four-member band C.N.BLUE.
Shin added fuel to ongoing disputes involving allegations that the group's hit song "I'm a Loner'' off its debut album "Bluetory'' is a copy of an indie band's song.
The hit song has been accused of having "shocking similarities'' with an indie band Ynot's "Blue Bird.''
The fast rising group's song swept the music charts after it was released in mid-January. C.N.BLUE's agency FNC Music has denied the allegations.
On his Web site, Shin posted sarcastic comments that slam C.N.BLUE for alleged plagiarism, Saturday.
"If the song ("I'm a Loner'') is not plagiarism, plagiarism will disappear in the world,'' Shin said.
He also said C.N.BLUE is not entitled to be called a "band.''
"If C.N.BLUE is an indie band, a fly is a bird. If it's a real band, I will retire,'' he said.
His comments are igniting a fresh round of disputes not only over the plagiarism allegations but the appropriateness of Shin's remarks as well.
Internet users have posted lots of comments on his homepage and other Web sites.
The Ynot band members have threatened to file a complaint against C.N.BLUE if it does not make public its position about the plagiarism allegations.
▲씨엔블루에 대한 관심이 뜨겁다. '아이돌 밴드' 혹은 '밴드 아이들'(Idol)의 개념이 생긴 것 같다.
=밴드음악도 멋있고 좋은데 대중적일 수 있다는 걸 보여주는데 씨엔블루의 가치가 있다. 물론 부족한 부분이 있다.
▲ Interest in C.N.Blue is hot. The concept of 'Idol band' seemed to be created.
=Band music is great. Good that it can be popular as well, and C.N.Blue can show that it is worthed something. But of course, there is still imperfections.
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▲예를 들자면.
=항간에는 밴드가 타이틀 곡을 직접 쓰지 않는 걸 지적했다고 들었다. 아직 배우고 있는 단계다. 과정으로 생각해줬으면 좋겠다.
▲for example?
= The rumour that certain band has a similar song with the hit song. However, this is a learning phase that I hope to have in the process.
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▲씨엔블루 얘기를 더 해보자. 대중적 성공을 거둘 거라 예상했나.
=이렇게 빠른 반응은 예상 못했다. 다음 앨범이 나올 때쯤이나 터질 거라 생각했다. 걱정도 된다.
▲ Lets talk more about C.N.Blue. Did you expect such a success?
= This quick response was as expected. I think the upcoming next album (??) ttaejjeumyina has burst. I am worried.
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▲어떤 걱정인가.
=밴드음악에 대한 사람들의 기대치가 높다. 일본에서 인디밴드 활동을 한 것은 사실이다. 하지만 배우러 갔지 정식 활동을 펼친 것은 아니다. 기성 밴드의 잣대로 평가하기에는 부족한 부분이 많다.
▲ What is the worry?
= The people’s high expectations of band music. Japan is in fact one in the Indie activities. Pyeolchin activities, but does not formally go to learn. Not enough to evaluate the superiority of the older part of the band a lot.
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▲인기의 중심에는 정용화가 있다.
=처음 봤을 때는 눈빛이 살아있었다. (이)홍기(FT아일랜드의 멤버)는 선천적인 보컬 능력을 타고났다. (정)용화는 후천적인 노력으로 만들어졌다. 악기 연습에 매달렸고 자신의 보컬을 연구했다. 므라즈의 <기크 인더 핑크>와 자신의 음색이 잘 어울린다는 걸 찾아낸 건 좋은 예다.
▲ Popular (??) Jong Yong Hwa
= First time I saw him, his eyes were alive. Hong Ki (FT Island Member) was born gifted with vocal abilities. Jung Yong Hwa was trained with effort into a great singer. (???) Yong Hwa’s voice goes well with “Geek In The Pink".
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▲기대되는 멤버가 있다면
=씨엔블루는 보컬이 두 명이다. 농구로 치면 '트윈 센터'인 셈이다. 그래서 다양한 색깔의 음악을 소화할 수 있다. 이종현이라는 서브보컬이 다음 활동의 '키멤버'가 될 것으로 본다.
▲If the members are up to expectations (?)
= C.N.Blue both the vocalists, Basketball-wise, Twin Center, said people. I can play music in a variety of colors. The activities of the sub-yijonghyeon singers 'kimembeo' looks to be said. (???)
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▲'인디 비하' 발언에 대해 사과했는데
=세상의 모든 인디 밴드 음악을 다 들을 수 있겠나. 그런 의미에서 처음 들었다는 얘기를 한 것인데, 그 말이 와전됐다. 잘잘못을 떠나 불쾌한 분들이 있다면 다시 한번 사과하겠다. 하지만 문제의 본질은 흐리지 않았으면 좋겠다.
▲ 'independent comparison, had apologized
= All of the world Can you hear the music, indie bands. I first heard about in the sense that one geotinde say that was misrepresentation. If you are right or wrong to leave those nasty I'll apologize again. The essence of the problem, but I hope heuriji.
(??)
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▲국내 밴드음악의 미래는 있나.
=있다고 확신하다. 하지만 갈길은 멀다. 밴드는 각 음악시장의 주류다. 한국만 소외받고 있다. 평가가 엇갈렸지만 아이들 그룹과 밴드를 결합시킨 것은 FT아일랜드가 시작이었다. 씨엔블루를 통해 대중성은 더 넓어질 것이라고 본다. 밴드음악이 활성화된다면 난 대중음악이 다양화될 수 있다고 믿는다. 그 부분에서 미래를 찾고 있다.
▲ The future of Korea's band music.
= I’m convinced that there is a far way to go. The band's music market juryuda each. Hangukman has been marginalized. Idol group and the band group rating combines the FT Island was the start(?).C.N.Blue has a bright outlook towards their popularity. If possible, I believe that the pop music band can be varied. This is something worth looking forward to in the future.
“I want to say to all of the music fans and industry professionals that I’m very regretful and sorry to cause everyone such an inconvenience. I was trying to hold back my words, but I couldn’t resist with this crisis. I want everyone to know that the reason I didn’t speak out on these allegations are not because I had nothing to say, or because I was agreeing to the allegations.”
“I debuted in 1995 and in 1998 through Jang Hye Jin’s song “To Eternity (영원으로),” I was able to obtain my first title. Since that for over 10 years I have composed about 300 songs. And out of those songs, about 90 of them were either title songs or follow up songs. Recently, when I read the articles about me, the majority of them are claiming that I made it this far as a plagiarizer. Throughout these 10 plus years, my stance on music has never changed. I have many tracks where there have been no plagiarism allegations. The point I want to make first, is that I didn’t make it this far as a plagiarizer.”
“The plagiarism controversies right now all started from netizen made videos. Right now it’s a trend for people to find similar songs and point it out. Even if it’s not my songs, there are so many videos being created that songs are similar, and out of those videos, there are songs that may be real issues as well as ones that are just the opinions of an individual. But out of those songs, the ones that become a successful song are the only ones that become news articles. It’s the opinion of one person and their video that starts an issue and it becomes a news article, which turns into a plagiarism controversy. Furthermore, the reports make it seem as if the song was deemed plagiarized and that the composer is guilty.”
“The song that has been in the news lately, ‘I’m a loner (외톨이야),’ has only one word that is similar. And the news reports that claimed the chords were the same were inaccurate, nor was the intro the same. Even the chorus melody where it goes, ‘Wae Tol Ee Ya Wae Tol Ee Ya (외톨이야 외톨이야),’ is not similar at all. Only the part where it goes, ‘Dari Diri Daram Do’ is similar, but that melody is also in Country Kko Kko’s ‘Oh Gani’ and Park Sang Min’s ‘Mediterranean Sea (지중해)’. In addition, that melody is also in a song I composed for Ha Dong Kyoon, called ‘Far Far (멀리멀리)’.”
“In Davichi’s ‘8282′ there’s only a similarity in the very beginning of the song, everything after that is totally different. In Kim Jong Kook’s ‘Can’t forget’, there are no similarities in the song, only a slight similarity in the intro. If my words do not make sense, please listen to the tracks again and make a better informed decision. There are so many songs that have a similar word/portion. Even many famous American songs have songs that have the same word or similar sounding portions. If I wanted to kill myself trying to find similar songs, I would be able to find even more songs that are a lot more similar than what the netizens are uploading.”
“Beyond the current controversy surrounding ‘I’m a loner’, there have been many reports that other tracks made by me were similar and plagiarized. Moving forward, if people keep saying songs are plagiarized so easily and uploading videos of small parts that sound similar, it’s not just me but all of the other composers who will not be able to compose freely. Right now there are so many cases of plagiarism that are stirred up by netizens. These issues should be analyzed by a professional and a plagiarism case should only be determined by them. But trying to create and stir an issue using the internet without solid evidence to destroy a composer, I don’t think that’s the right thing to do.”
“I really hope there won’t be anymore cases where composers are cornered into a wall, just because some people think a song is similar sounding. Finally, to all the music fans who have showed interest and love in my songs and to the industry professionals, to all of you, again, I am sorry to have worried and inconvenienced you.”
Tae Yeon's Chin Chin on 30th Jan, 8:00 pm
Tae Yeon: Congratulations on your being number one. You must take huge phone calls.
Yong Hwa: We all don't have cell phones, so we made calls to get congratulations.
Tae Yeon: You are newbies, so you are in the period of no cell phones. We girls' generation were the same.
Min Hyuk: How long were you not having cell phones?
Tae Yeon: A month.
CNBLUE : Ahhh / Ohhh / Oooo / Aaaakkk
Tae Yeon: What do you mean? too long? or too short?
Yong Hwa: Nothing...
It's been more than one year since we removed our cell phones.
Before we went to Japan, we canceled our phones, because we couldn't afford roaming fee.
Now we came back, but we are still living without phones.
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Hong Jin Kyung's Gayo Kwangjang on 5th Feb, 12:00pm
Jin Kyung: What's the attractiveness of street performance?
Min Hyuk: A concert is what people come to see us on purpose.
A street performance is what make people, who don't know us at all, stop their step with our music.
Jung Shin: Gathering people is an attractive job. As time goes by, I can see people are increased.
Jong Hyun: If I do street performance, I can feel again how much appreciated the fans are who come intentionally to see our concert.
Jin Kyung: Yong Hwa, you did drama, what is the attractiveness of acting?
Yong Hwa: A character which consists of paper and type is born to a living person through myself.
Jin Kyung: Don't you have any intimate friends?
Yong Hwa: We all don't have cell phones, we've been in Japan for long time, we four are living together now, we never go out of house.
Jung Shin: No, we don't have friends.
Jong Hyun: Currently FTisland members are the only friends.
Jin Kyung: Jong Hyun, do you have brother or sister?
Jong Hyun: Elder sister, 6 years older than me.
Jin Kyung: Say hello to your sister.
Jong Hyun: Noona, thanks for keep sending me allowance. Please keep it from now on.
Jin Kyung: Do you guys call nicknames to each other?
Yong Hwa: We call Jung Shin BD(black dog). At Japan blog, Min Hyuk posted a picture of a black dog and Jung Shin.
He titled it 'Two black dogs'
Jong Hyun: Min Hyuk looked like a sparrow at music video. So we call him sparrow.
Jin Kyung: While I talk with CNBLUE, I am being purified.
I used to speak strong words at my radio show.
But as I look at you conversating happily with words of sparrow or dog, I become to think I must purify my words.
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First impression of each other:
Jung Shin: I’ve never thought I am good looking. First time when I saw hyungs, they were singing. I was really shocked. They were so attractive.
Jong Guk: You can be attractive. Try to gaze 45 degrees up when you play bass.
Min Hyuk : I saw hyungs at audition for the first time. I was touched by their singing.
I sang ‘Handkerchief’ by Kim Dong Wan at audition.
(Min Hyuk sang a part of that song, he didn’t know the lyric.)
Yong Hwa: Min Hyuk has good voice.
Jong Guk: Why don’t you sing a song at next album?
Kyung Rim: Sing ‘Handkerchief’ playing drum at your next concert. Ah we found the lyric. Try again.
(Min Hyuk sang a little bit longer, but in wrong melody. So Yong Hwa sang it in right melody.)
Kyung Rim: Let’s consider again your solo singing.
Jong Guk: Who has ‘Good body’?
Yong Hwa: We are hiding our muscles. It will be revealed out later.
Jong Guk: In your first album, you showed your musical ability. In your next album, show us your body.
Yong Hwa: But we are the band, we don’t dance. We don’t have chance to show muscle.
Jong Guk: What are you talking about? Didn’t you see heavy metal bands? They take off top, put guitar on bare skin. Especially drummer must have good body.
Gyung Rim: The guitarist rip his shirt, The bassist pick strings by his teeth.
Jong Guk: Put your pants down a little bit, topless, gaze 45 degrees up, play bass. Girls must like it.
Gyung Rim: Jong Guk, you went too far.
Fan’s question: Camera always captures Yong Hwa, don’t others complain it?
Min Hyuk: Once I played drum in front. It was so awkward, I felt hard. I used to play drum watching others’ back, so I felt I was controlling them. When I play drum seeing the audience, I felt like I was being controlled by other members.
Gyung Rim: If you lose your stick while you spinning it, what do you play with?
Min Hyuk: I always prepare spare sticks.
Gyung Rim: Girls must love to get it, why don’t you lose it at least three times? Jung Shin, do you check at home how much you were captured by camera?
Jung Shin: Yes. I found I smile everytime I see the red light of the camera. So I try to wake up and put on a cool face.
Fan’s question: Do you guys see women celebrities in person at broadcasting station? Who was the prettiest in person?
Yong Hwa: Actress Lee Min Jung, I saw her at SBS acting awards.
Jong Guk: Yesterday, you met Tiffany (of girls generation) and you said you liked her.
Yong Hwa: (flustered) Did I? Of course I like her. But it was Lee Min Jung who made me shocked when I saw in person.
Jong Hyun: Hyung did various jobs, but we did only music programs. I’ve never stepped out of waiting room, because I’m too nervous. Not long ago, we performed with Kim Jang Hoon. I forgot lyric. I worried I would be scolded, but he praised me that I did good job.
Kyung Rim: You resembles Kim Jang Hoon.
Jong Hyun: Yes, I’ve heard it a lot.
Min Hyuk: I wasn’t interested in girl groups at all. I just watched Yong Hwa hyung’s drama, I saw a woman…
Kyung Rim: Park Shin Hye?
Min Hyuk: No, but Uee. I was really surprised to see her in person. She was very tall and slender. So I began to have interests in girl groups after I made debut.
Kyung Rim: If Min Hyuk is missing in waiting room, you guys must check girl groups’ waiting rooms first.
Jung Shin: I am too nervous, so I just walk looking down at the ground.
Jong Guk: You are tall. you can see all even though you look down.
Jung Shin: I’ve already said it in other radio show. I’ve liked Kim Jong Guk from when you’re in Turbo.
Jong Guk: OK I’ll give you my phone number. It’s first time to take a confession after x-man.
Kyung Rim: Next, questions to Jong Guk. Yong Hwa, please read them. You did MC at SBS gayodaejeon.
Jong Guk: Don’t you know? He caused many troubles at that time. He even got a nickname, a nuisance MC.
Gyung Rim: Did he? I didn’t see it because I was doing my radio show. I want to see it. Can I see it at internet?
(Yong Hwa read fan’s questions to Jong Guk. He did it well.)
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Feb.04 3:00pm street performance.
“Hi. I am today’s MC, Jung Yong Hwa.
Well, I have bad memory of MC. But anyway I am today’s MC.”
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