【Global Network Comprehensive Report Reporter Zhao Youping】 "ETtoday News Cloud" and other Taiwan media news on the 1st, Taiwanese singer Lu Guangzhong's "Name Engraved in My Heart" recently became involved in the suspicion of plagiarism, and the topic was boiling over on the island. Jay Chou exposed the 25-second prelude to his new song on social media Ins last week, and some netizens questioned the similarity of the melody of the prelude to the South Korean boy band "INFINITE" song "Julia". In response, Jay Chou responded yesterday (August 31) that the same chords have been used in classic songs in the past.
Screenshot of Taiwan's "United News Network" report
Screenshot of Taiwan's "ETtoday News Cloud" report
According to Taiwan's "United News Network" report, Jay Chou posted the prelude to his new song in Ins on Friday (27th), he also wrote: "Brother talks, the prelude to saying good is coming, is there a kind of return to the shape of black humor", so far has accumulated more than 1.23 million plays.
Screenshot of Jay Chou Ins
According to the report, many people left messages under Jay Chou's Ins, expressing "expectations" for his new songs. ↓
In a wave of anticipation, many netizens also believe that this melody is similar to the prelude to the song "Julia" released by the Korean boy band "INFINITE" in 2011. ↓
Taiwan's "United News Network" said that in this regard, Jay Chou told Taiwan media reporters through the brokerage company "Jewell" on August 31 that in fact, he had seen relevant messages and "just didn't bother to pay attention." He joked that the media just gave him a space to give him (music) lessons.
Jay Chou said that the chord progression of this song has been used as early as "Sunny Day", "Qilixiang", "Her Eyelashes" and other songs, "The chord is the same way, if the instruments arranged are the same, you will sound similar."
Jay Chou also said that the basic chord progression of popular music is similar, the main song will be those kinds, the chorus is those kinds, "how to create a new melody in the way of chord progression (below) that everyone is similar today is the focus!" Brother should be considered to be very far ahead, 6m-4-1-5 four loop chords have been used for a long time, do you want me to list a bunch for everyone to see."