Sound familiar?
The Sarah Connor version of "Under My Skin" came out August 1st, the Korean version in September, though Wikipedia says that both Sarah Connor and the Korean boyband Dong Bang Shin Gi had bought and recorded the single independently of one another.
Earlier we learned that the ubiquitous "One More Time" was actually a remake, and many Koreans are surprised to learn that the 2005 hit "Maria" is a Blondie cover. A couple of years ago Lee Hyori got in trouble for ripping off Britney Spears' "Do Something" for her "Get ya." Most people from one continent don't follow the trends of another---be it music or movies or something else---so there's usually no damage to the time-space continuum. Just some embarrassment when one recognizes the other.
3 comments:
Dong Bang Shin Gi had better watch out, or Sarah Conner will send the Terminator after them.
Jeffery Hodges
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Speaking of Lee Hyori...I'd name Toc Toc Toc over which many Koreans argued that her music was "stolen" when the similar melody was once played in the Simpsons. It later turned out SHE covered Ying Yang Twins' "Naggin'," however.
It is true.
Sarah Connor has the rights to distribute the song in Europe while Dong Bang Shin Gi has the rights to distribute the song in Asia.
Dong Bang Shin Gi finished the recording in June actually.
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