Olivia Marsh, the older sister of group New Jeans member Daniel and a singer, recently admitted to and apologized for the plagiarism allegations that arose. She also said that she has reached an amicable agreement with the original author.

Recently, Olivia Marsh has been embroiled in controversy over the similarity of ‘Onion Boy’, one of the double title tracks of her first album ‘Meanwhile’, released on the 13th, by Isaac Dunbar, a popular foreign singer who is called a ‘genius singer-songwriter’.

At the time, Isaac Dunbar personally raised the plagiarism allegations through his SNS, saying, “The song I wrote in my bedroom in 2019 was completely stolen.”

‘Backseat’ is a song that expresses the moment when you temporarily hand over the reins of your destiny from the backseat instead of the driver‘s seat of life, and Olivia Marsh contributed to the lyrics, composition, and arrangement.

Regarding this, the agency M-Fly stated on the 24th, “After comparing the two songs directly, we interpreted that Isaac Dunbar’s claims make sense,” and “After the controversy, we have reached an amicable agreement with Isaac Dunbar, and we are currently carrying out all necessary tasks such as negotiating the composer‘s share and registering credits so that the original author’s rights can be guaranteed.”

They continued, “We will learn from this incident and closely examine our internal systems to ensure that this kind of situation does not happen again. We once again bow our heads in apology to Isaac Dunbar, and we sincerely apologize to the fans who were disappointed by this incident.”



Reporter Lee Jeong-yeon annjoy@donga.com

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