[Official] "(G) IDLE" So-yeon side, "recognizing the similarity of some melodies of " SUN ", apologizing directly

The management office has revealed its position to the affair related to the MBC "After School heart beating" competition song "SUN" in which the girl group "(G) IDLE" So-yeon participated.

On February 28, CUBE Entertainment said, "First of all, We apologize for causing confusion to many people during the release process of the competition song" SUN ".

Continued, "Through the monitoring immediately after the broadcast, We recognized the similarity with some melody, and the related artist directly told the composer about the situation and apologized."

"In the process, We decided that it was natural to correct the credit so that We could recognize the similarity with the song, and after consulting with the composer, Soyoung requested the correction of the credit through the production company." However, said, "The composer's management office was informed of the opposition to the addition of credits one hour before the release, and requested a re-correction through the production company, and it was released without being reflected by this."

The management office said, "We would like to once again apologize for giving priority to the credit correction in the situation where no specific agreement has been reached with the management office of the composer."

"SUN" is a song that Soyoung participated in writing and composing for "After school heart beating", and there is a suspicion that the chorus melody is similar to "WAVE" of "ATEEZ" released in 2019. Since then, the production team "Eden-ary" who composed "WAVE" got on the "SUN" composition credit, and KQ Entertainment to which they belong raised the problem that "there was no prior discussion".