More Rumors Swirl Around Crayon Pop: Recent Allegations Challenge How The Band Was Funded

It's a good thing they're wearing their helmets.

Rumors continue to fall out of the sky about K-pop girl group Crayon Pop, whose music video "Bar Bar Bar" has received more than 4 million YouTube views, most recently regarding where they get their money.

Earlier this week, Crayon Pop was accused of profiting by investments in a chaebol, (a Korean industrial conglomerate), an accusation the group's record label Chrome Entertainment claims is completely false.

"We heard the [chaebol investment] rumors that came from the tabloids," a representative for the record label told OSEN.

"It is definitely not true. Our company does not accept those kinds of investments."

The group was also accused of receiving money from a political party.

"That is bewildering," the Chrome Entertainment rep said. "It is not true."

Last week the group was accused by some K-pop fans of stealing their costumes from the Japanese girl group Momoiro Clover Z, who like Crayon Pop, wore matching tracksuits, uniforms and helmets.

"Crayon Pop wore tracksuits while promoting their track, 'Dancing Queen. The outfits were inspired by Crayon Pop's role model, DJ DOC," an anonymous Chrome Entertainment staff member explained to the website Soompi. "

"The reason why we wanted to experiment with this concept was because it was so different from what other girl groups were wearing at that time. Also, it was convenient to have tracksuits for their choreography, which incorporates several high kicks."

The Chrome Entertainment rep claims Crayon Pop's look came together organically.

"We have continued to use this tracksuit uniform concept up to now with 'Bar Bar Bar,'" the rep explained

"The helmet came into play when the choreography required jumping and so to protect the head, one of the members suggested the use of a helmet for protection as well as a prop. The helmet concept has been utilized by many other artists before, like 45rpm and Daft Punk."

And as if Crayon Pop didn't have enough to worry about, Chrome Entertainment executives fell under fire on Monday for setting up an online account enabling fans to give the band members cash gifts directly.

Although the official announcement regarding the online account had said Crayon Pop planned to donate the money to charity, the record label execs decided to pull the online account in the wake of the controversy only hours after announcing it, according to the publication eNEWS.

"We're sorry that a post we put up on the question of presents and donations caused concern among many fans," read an official Chrome Entertainment statement about the Crayon Pop incident on Tuesday.

"We′ll think up a better way after putting in more thought on the matter and announce it then."

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