ATINYs are claiming that THIS band has allegedly plagiarized ATEEZ's song "Guerilla" due to the uncanny similarities.
Here's what people are saying.
ATEEZ's 'Guerilla' Plagiarized? ATINYs Call Out THIS Band After Seeing Similarities
ATINYs (ATEEZ's fandom) has called out Chinese band 3WICH for their new song "Kicking Your Face," due to its similarities to ATEEZ's "Guerilla."
In a video posted by ATINYs, the fans showed a side-by-side comparison of the two songs, which bore resemblance to each other. Watch the video below:
Fans' sentiments are based on how much "Kicking Your Face" laid extreme parallels to "Guerilla" from start to finish. This complaint stems from how 3WICH's song placed likeness with the intro, verses, build-up, and lyrics of "Guerilla."
Meanwhile, in the comments section, ATINYs called out 3WICH's producer. Some mentioned that the people involved in making the song "Kicking Your Face" must face legal consequences. Others assumed that ATEEZ must be tired of seeing other parties plagiarize their content.
Read their comments below:
- "No one can finish a year without copying ATEEZ because they're the standard for real."
- "Lmao, they didn't even try with the arrangement. They were like 'yeah this is good.'"
- "At first I didn't find it similar. But I did when I heard certain parts of the song being played alternatively."
- "The lyrics? How can you take a masterpiece like 'Guerilla and ruin it? They should be sued."
- "I can't imagine being ATEEZ's place and seeing this."
- "Imagine how tired ATEEZ are."
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ATEEZ isn't new to this type of controversy, where fans point out artists who allegedly or coincidentally plagiarize the group's songs. Plagiarism accusations are debatable to its very core since music is a subjective topic.
However, it can't be helped due to the uncanny similarities the fans point out when one's melody, instrumental, or structure are sometimes interlinked. From album covers to music, fans are speculating that ATEEZ may be the most plagiarized group in K-pop.
Knetz shares mixed reaction as ATEEZ album cover was getting plagiarism by MONOPOLY. https://t.co/Rt21AvZcab pic.twitter.com/4tEbpE5AYq
— Story Kpop (@k_popstory) September 28, 2020
Please report this song to kq. The name of music video is "Odg" by Eltee Skhillz. Dont watch the mv. Ateez getting plagarised left and right damn. @kqent pls do something about this. It's worse then what jyp did with nmixx. This is blatant... pic.twitter.com/kqKEGC7BZF
— Mio 💕's Minghao (@dimpledsatan) March 19, 2022
and you can get mad at atiny who jump the gun all you want but that doesn’t take away from the fact that ateez is probably the most plagiarized group in kpop atp… there’s a reason we act this way it’s not like we’re having fun
— kai ཐིꨄ︎ཋྀ (@11OVE2U6) September 19, 2023
"Guerilla" is from ATEEZ's eighth EP "The World Ep. 1: Movement," which was released on July 29, 2022. Apart from the title track, it also includes tracks such as "PROPAGANDA," "Sector 1," "Cyberpunk," "The Ring" "WDIG (Where Do I Go)," and "New World."
As of October 3, "Guerilla" currently garners a total of 38,400,161 views on YouTube.
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