{"id":7814,"date":"2021-05-20T10:31:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T02:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailycpop.com\/?p=7814"},"modified":"2021-05-20T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T03:00:17","slug":"netizens-call-out-itzys-shoot-for-allegedly-plagarizing-snow-kong-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailycpop.com\/netizens-call-out-itzys-shoot-for-allegedly-plagarizing-snow-kong-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Netizens Call Out ITZY’s “SHOOT” For Allegedly ‘Plagarizing’ Snow Kong’s Song"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, the Korean girl group ITZY released their fourth mini album “GUESS WHO”. In this album, a song titled “SHOOT!” has been included. Some netizens later discovered that the song “SHOOT!” is highly similar to Snow Kong Xueer’s solo song “Call Me By My Name” in THE9<\/a>’s album, SphinX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snow Kong ITZY<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It is worth noting that while ITZY’s album was released on April 30th this year Snow Kong Xueer’s solo song was released with the SphinX album in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Is Snow Kong’s Solo Song Related to ITZY’s “Shoot” ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On social media, some netizens said that ITZY’s song, “SHOOT!” and Snow Kong Xueer’s track, “Call Me By My Name” are so similar to the point that the former sounded like a cover of the latter. In addition, some netizens have evaluated the scores of two songs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After comparing the scores, netizens found many similarities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ITZY Plagarism<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

According to the netizens, Snow Kong’s solo track is at 130 bpm (bpm refers to beats per minute) and is a song in C minor. On the other hand, ITZY\u2019s “SHOOT!” is at 132bpm in D minor. The difference between the two songs is only a marginal difference of half a key. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the chorus of the two songs also sound incredibly alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ITZY Plagarism<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the overall rhythm of the two songs is very similar. After singing the chorus, both songs had double bass sounds. Even the melody rap ‘melody rap’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netizens felt that if the songs were similar only in some parts, it could be justifiable for ITZY to claim the music as their own. But the fact that the rhythm of the whole song of “SHOOT!” is highly similar to that of Kong Xueer’s SOLO song brought up suspicions of plagarism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The beats of the song are also similar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For the musically inclined fans, netizens also discussed that the melody at the beginning of the two songs are 2-2-2-1-3. With the exact same melody and similar arrangement, “SHOOT!” appeared to be indeed highly similar to Snow Kong’s SOLO song. It did not help that “SHOOT” was only half a musical key away from “Call Me By My Name.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snow Kong Xue Er<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The analysis given by Chinese netizens appear to have been quite detailed, enough to prove how similar the two songs are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snow Kong of THE9<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

It is worth noting that Snow Kong\u2019s solo song “Call Me By My Name” was released on December 25, 2020, and the Korean girl group ITZY\u2019s song, “SHOOT!” was released on April 30, 2021. Snow Kong was also previously part of ITZY’s label, JYP Entertainment before she moved back to China to develop her career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Netizens Compare Between Snow Kong and ITZY’s Song<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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