Yoo Hee-yeol is being accused of plagiarizing the songs of many celebrities, including Sakamoto Ryuichi.
Viewer reaction posted on Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook website.
Viewers’ anger over Yoo Hee-yeol’s plagiarism controversy is not fading. While KBS2’s ‘Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook’ was aired on the 24th, angry posts were posted on the viewer’s bulletin board on the program’s official website, such as “plagiarism controversy, Yoo Hee-yeol, get off” and “Isn’t the program abolition level?”
The production team of ‘Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook’ received a bulletin board from viewers when the voices of criticism against Yoo Hee-yeol broke out, but they opened it again, and since then, complaints from viewers are coming up again.
Among them, one viewer said, “As it is a public broadcaster run by the people’s taxes, isn’t it common sense to run programs that reflect the people’s will and wishes? I don’t want to know or listen to the controversy over the sincerity of the apology or the Ryuichi Sakamoto song. Watching the broadcast in a situation where several other songs besides these songs are engulfed in controversy is quite uncomfortable and unpleasant. , I think it’s a bit awkward and difficult to accept. Please don’t be complacent about thinking that it will be quiet if you bury it and crush it, and the production team should respond quickly and responsibly.”
Other viewers also said, “Yoo Hee-yeol’s sketchbook is the grave of the MCs. The pre-MC (MC Ding-dong) got caught while running while drunk driving, the main MC was scolded for plagiarizing and plagiarizing, and the plagiarist was running a sketchbook-like program? It’s a mistake, but it’s not just one or two songs, it’s very shameful. He doesn’t even get off by himself lol I want to stop watching him on TV.”
Another viewer said, “Should I watch it here as well? If someone else does it, it’s plagiarism, and if you do, it’s plagiarism, right? and sleep
If it continues here, the songs suspected of plagiarism will probably continue to come out. Even now, it’s coming up all over the place. Stop destroying the good image you have and be self-sufficient.”
Previously, MC Ding-dong had left the pre-MC position of ‘Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook’ on charges of running away after drunk driving in February. MC Ding Dong said, “I made a big mistake that was too painful, regretful, and irreversible. I sincerely apologize for my mistakes and will live my life.”
Meanwhile, suspicions of plagiarism have been raised as Yoo Hee-yeol’s recently released ‘Very Private Night’ has a similarity to ‘Aqua’ by Ryuichi Sakamoto, the master of Japanese film music. On the 22nd, Yoo Hee-yeol apologized, saying, “I realize that I still lack and have a lot to learn. I will think more deeply and take a closer look during the creative process.” However, he only used the expression ‘acknowledgment of similarity’ and did not explicitly mention plagiarism, so the antipathy of netizens is growing. In addition, several other songs have been accused of plagiarism, but they did not take a further stance on this. The recording of ‘Yoo Hee-yeol’s Sketchbook’ was also held on the 21st, and there are currently no plans to leave the broadcast.
Reporter Lee Ji-soo of Digital News Team
