Following the plagiarism controversy, BTS' "Butter" is now embroiled in copyright issues with Dutch artist Luca Debonaire's song.
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BTS' "Butter" Embroiled in Copyright Issues with Dutch Artist Luca Debonaire's 'You Got Me Down'
BTS' record-breaking single, "Butter," was first caught up in a plagiarism controversy after netizens raised the issue of "Butter" sounding similar to the background music of the 1992 Japanese game, "Monster in My Pocket," called "Towering Catastrophe," which was produced by entertainment company, Konami, back on July 19.
Following the accusation of plagiarism, the composer of "Towering Catastrophe," Nakamura Kojo, had personally stepped up and addressed the plagiarism controversy on his blog back on July 20, who concludes that he does not mind the similarities of the two songs.
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Following the plagiarism controversy, BTS is now embroiled in copyright issues after with "You Got Me Down" by Dutch artist Adri Blok, who uses the stage name Luca Debonaire.
Netizens have found strong similarities between "Butter" and "You Got Me Down" and have raised the issue, which also caught the attention of Luca Debonaire.
"You Got Me Down," which was released back in 2020, sounds similar to the chorus of "Butter" from 20 seconds in the song to the one-minute and 50 seconds mark, with Luca Debonaire claiming that the two songs have the same melody line.
Luca Debonaire revealed that he is currently trying to contact both BTS' management, Big Hit Entertainment, and the group themselves. "Does someone know who is in charge at Bighit Music Korea? Or who manage the Kpop group BTS?" Said Luca Debonaire on his personal social media.
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Fans have also done further research and claimed that "You Got Me Down" was listed on Beatport, an EDM database.
It was also revealed by Luca Debonaire himself that he had purchased the topline of his song from Sebastian Garcia, who is also listed as one of the composers of BTS' "Butter" back in 2019. He added that "Butter" is a 1:1 copy of "You Got Me Down."
Luca Debonaire said that he is currently negotiating with Big Hit Music while sharing a screenshot of an article titled "They stole the song. BTS is suspected of plagiarizing DJ Luca Debonaire's song."
As the issue directly relates to Sebastian Garcia, the composer will have to explain the issue as BTS is also a victim.
Meanwhile, Big Hit Music has yet to release a statement regarding plagiarism and copyright issues.
Check out the comparison of the two songs here:
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BTS Becomes First Korean Act to Join Spotify's Billions Club with "Dynamite"
Meanwhile, Spotify announced on July 21 local time that BTS has joined the platform's Billions Club after their first English single, "Dynamite," had surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, making BTS the first-ever Korean act to reach this feat and be part of the Billions Club.
Released back on August 21, 2020, it only took BTS less than a year to surpass one billion streams.
Spotify's Billions Club is a playlist that features all of the songs that have surpassed one billion streams. Currently, there are only 159 songs in the Billions Club.
Congratulations to BTS!
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Written by Robyn Joan
