Big Bang's Taeyang Caught Up In Alleged Plagiarism Dispute With American Artist Derrick Bullock [Update]

An American singer plans to sue YG Entertainment over accusations of plagiarism.

Derrick Bullock, an American singer, came under fire by K-pop fans and YG Entertainment due to similarities between his song "Change Me," and YG Entertainment singer Taeyang's  "Eyes, Nose, Lips." The video has since been removed from YouTube, but "Change Me" is still available on iTunes. Bullock has asserted that musicians in Korea stole the song from him, while YG Entertainment has stated that it is looking into the issue.

The two songs have very similar background music, to the degree that K-pop fans started to report the video on YouTube due to copyright issues. Fans also began to  leave negative, one-star reviews on the iTunes page of "Change Me."

Taeyang's "Eyes, Nose, Lips," one of the most popular Korean songs in 2014, was released on June 3, 2014. "Change Me" was first released on YouTube on July 31, 2014, followed by an iTunes release of the same song on August 2014.

Despite the alleged plagiarism, the YouTube video description of "Change Me" was updated prior to the video's removal from YouTube on January 6.

"It [the instrumental of "Change Me"] DOES NOT belong to a Korean band - it was stolen from me and used in music in Korea 4 years ago. Before you start telling Derrick he stole this music, get your facts straight. Video and paper documentation are available for proof that all rights belong to Derrick Bullock."

YG Entertainment spoke to Sports Donga. "The agency has looked into the content in question, and we're currently preparing a countermeasure."

"Eyes, Nose, Lips" was written by Taeyang and Teddy, and composed by Teddy, Dee.P, and Rebecca Johnson. The song won multiple awards, including garnering Taeyang the best male artist award at the 2014 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA.)

Update: Derrick Bullock allegedly credited Taeyang prior to the removal of his video from YouTube.

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