A North Korean Artist Allegedly Plagiarized GFRIEND's "FINGERTIP" + Korean Netizens' Reactions

A Korean netizen recently shared a video of a North Korean celebrity's performance and claimed they allegedly plagiarized GFRIEND's 2017 hit song "FINGERTIP."

내가 여태껏 본 표절논란중 제일 얼탱없음.. pic.twitter.com/ZZW9TojA0z

— 꼬옥 (@1207PB) January 11, 2023

The plagiarism controversy even reached GFRIEND's former leader Sowon, who found it hilarious.

[230113][23:24-23:30KST]🦊💭#So1BubbleUpdate

What's with Fingertip plagiarism...?👧🏼

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ so funny

Explain!!!!

My mouth cracked on the way back from the fitting

I ate jjolmyeon,dumplings and sundae with my manager ㅎㅎㅎ

I suddenly wanted to eat jjeolmyeon

— SOWON 김소정 💭 (@kimsowonbbl) January 13, 2023

Meanwhile, Korean netizens commented:

• "This sounds like a gun shooting song. Can we copy it?" hahahahahahaha
• I find this hilarious, but the lyrics are very...
• If they plagiarized this, does this mean they listen to kpop? Isn't listening to kpop illegal in North Korea? Will they be punished?
• Why is this so funny hahahahaha
• North Korea punishes anyone who listens to Kpop. If this really is plagiarized, the composer of the song is done for.
• She's really good at singing. It's a pity that her talent is being used to sing such lyrics.
• Does North Korea really not have any love songs, breakup songs, or anything meaningful at all?
• That's why we play Kpop songs against the North Korean borders. Our love songs, emotional ballads, and "Shy Shy Shy" upset the North Korean soldiers hahahaha.
• This song better not be the reason we have another Korean war.
• The lyrics are amazing hahahahaha
• I'm scared to enter the channel who uploaded it.
• Wow! They also have a light stick hahahahaha
• The lyrics are legendary!

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