Oh! my Gee did SNSD plagiarize Rihanna?
1/26/2010 12:43:00 AM
kenmouse
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Looks like we might have another case of plagiarism on our hands: everyone’s been tuning in to SNSD’s recent chart-topping hit track Oh!, and some eagle-eyed (err, bionically-eared) netizens have noticed an uncanny similarity between Oh! and popular American artist Rihanna’s Shut Up and Drive.
Obviously both tracks have different lyrics & different instruments, but with a bit of tweaking…
Many kpop fans have commented that the chorus really sticks out because it bears so many similarities to Rihanna’s track. “This is a great song, but the chorus is similar to Rihanna’s Shut Up and Drive,” one listener remarked. Another pointed out, “It’s ironic how Oh! begins with the words ‘brand new sound,’ yet the track sounds exactly like Rihanna’s Shut Up and Drive.” Some netizens believe that Oh! may not be necessarily plagiarized but is still heavily influenced by Rihanna’s song.
Shut Up and Drive and Oh! share a striking resemblance in terms of their arrangement of notes and how they are played. The melody of the SNSD track by Kenzie however seems more of an interpolation rather than a direct sample from Rihanna’s hit single.
It should also be noted that Shut Up and Drive contains a credited interpolation of New Order’s Blue Monday. We don’t know for sure if SME credited either parties for the sample; however, if Rihanna’s company bothered to give proper credits for their sample, surely SME should have done the same for SNSD’s.
Ultimately, we’ll leave the verdict to you – do you think it’s bogus or are there similarities between these two tracks?
Sneakpeak into concept and choreography of SNSD’s comeback song ‘Oh!’
So Nyeo Shi Dae’s performing costumes and choreography for their comeback 2nd full length album title song ‘Oh!’ revealed!
During KBS ‘8AM News Time’ on 25th January in the ‘Entertainment Notebook GirlGroup Powerhouse?’ members Sunny, HyeYeon and Tiffany were seen showing the clothes and choreography to their upcoming comeback activities.
This snippet was taken from the filming of KBS Dream Team 2 girlgroup special which took place on 24th January, during the opening of the show. They showed off cute poses and choreography when introducing the song.
Meanwhile, SNSD’s 2nd album ‘Oh!’ will be released on 28th January and they will have their comeback stage on MBC Music Core on 30th January.
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