Plagiarism issue

I haven't expected that someone would plagarize my fic, seriously. I'm beyond surprised, for God's sake. Why would someone do that though I'm not a good writer?

I wouldn't have noticed this if luyoonshipper didn't inform me. So, I'm very grateful to have known her. Thanks again luyoonshipper.

I've checked on her fic and she really had been plagiarizing my fic entitled 'Found You'. The characters are all same (LuYoonSeoKai), the synopsis and the prologue are entirely same but she did alter here and there so that it won't be charge as same as mine. I was looking forward to reading her first chapter, considering she might copy mine too but it turned out that she didn't. So basically, she only plagiarized my forewords.

At first, I didn't believe that she actually plagiarized mine but after I re-read for a bunch of times, it turned out to be true. Though she merely copied the forewords, it was indeed a disgrace for me. How could she copy mine when I've been working on the fic for almost a year? Shame on her.

Try to compare her synopsis with mine;

Her version :

Im YoonA has no chance of getting out of her arranged marriage with LuHan. She may not want it but LuHan was chosen by her parents so she believes that he is the one. Her parents word is law, she has no choice but to tie the knot with him

The other person in this marriage is not having a good time either. He has to part ways with his cherished girlfriend, Seo JooHyun. Being with JooHyun for two years was great but having to leave her after all that was not that much fun. He may regret it but being the perfect son, he has to make way for his sudden marriage.

Just as they were getting to know each other, secrets were revealed, feelings were confessed and tears were shed. What will happen to this group of friends? Or lovers?

My version :

Im Yoona has no choice but to tie the knot with Xi Luhan ; a stranger to her who has been chosen as her future husband by her parents. Her parents' decision is always deemed as the right one, which is why she is sure that Luhan is the perfect companion for her, regardless of the fact that she already has Kim Jongin in her life ; the person she has to forget, by hook or by crook.
 
And she is not the only one who is compelled to make sacrifices, as Luhan also has to part ways with his cherished girlfriend of two years, Seo Joohyun, in order to make way for their impending marriage.
 
Just as she is adjusting to her new life - and just as she has begun to develop strong affections for her husband - Yoona finds herself thrown for a loop when she uncovers a massive secret that threatens the delicate balance of her life, her marriage as well as herself.

 

 

Her forewords :

JooHyun let out a loud sigh as she dropped down onto the comfy couch in the living room. She has been tiring herself because of work,work, and more work. Being one of the best designers may be burdensome but she enjoys every second of her childhood dream coming to life.

"Seohyun ah" she heard her name echoing around the spacious dorm. Her good friend and also leader of her group, TaeYeon has been calling her but she was lost in her thoughts. "Neh unnie?" she said as her leader put two glasses of orange juice and a pile of letters in front of them.

"I brought you a glass of orange juice cause you said you were thirsty" TaeYeon said while looking at her tired dongsaeng. "Gomawo unnie" before drinking the orange juice. As she was going to put the glass onto the table, she noticed a pink envelope in between all of the white ones.

"Unnie, what's that?" JooHyun said while pointing to the pink letter. "A man came in the afternoon to pass this to you." she said while grabbing the pink envelope out of the pile.

Seohyun opened the letter to find an invitation to a wedding. She was wondering who it was as none of her friends had a boyfriend that proposed. She opened the invitation and her eyes widened in shock.

LuHan and Im Yoona

Request the honour if you presence, 

to share in the celebration of their marriage

at an evening reception to be held at

The Royale Hotel on Saturday 30th November 2012 at 6.00p.m.

Seohyun was crying by the time she finished reading the invitation. She knew LuHan broke up with her last week but she still wondered whether he was still in love with her. The invitation in her hands was now the answer to her questions. She wasn't only crying because of the wedding, she was also crying because YoonA was like her sister. If her ex-boyfriend married her, their relationship would be crushed. She was so lost in her thoughts that she dropped the invitation onto the floor.

Taeyeon was actually very shocked to see her crying. Seohyun wasn't the type of person who cried. the only time she has seen Seohyun cry was when they won awards at music shows and when her parents passed away. "What's wrong, Seo? What happened?"

With rivers of tears on her cheeks, Seohyun weakly picked up the invitation and passed it to TaeYeon. "LuHan....he's......getting married."

My forewords :

Seohyun huffed an audible, massive sigh as she casually threw herself on the couch in the living room when she went home on the Tuesday evening. She had been pretty exhausted throughout the day as she had done a lot of works today. Running a fashion boutique in the heart of the shopping mall was quite burdensome. But still, she enjoyed it very much. It was her dream to open a fashion boutique since she was in high school and yes, she adored fashion to the core.

“Seohyun-ah.” Her voice echoed through the living room as she stumbled upon her younger sister with a glass of fresh orange on her hand. “Here’s your drink since I know you must’ve been thirsty.” She put the drink on the coffee table in front of the couch.

“Thanks for the drink, Taeyeon unnie.” Seohyun beamed at her sister as she took the glass of fresh orange on the coffee table and lifed it to for a small sip.

“You’re welcome, Seohyun-ah,” Taeyeon replied with a grin tugged itself onto her lips. Then, she took a seat beside Seohyun. “How’s work? Everything’s okay?”

She sighed again wearily. “Uhm, everything’s okay but I’m feeling exhausted these days, unnie.”

“Being exhausted is just an ordinary thing when you’re working, Seohyun-ah.”

“Yes, I know unnie. I guess I have to sleep earlier tonight,” she said and earned a light nod from her sister.

“That’s right, Seohyun-ah,” Taeyeon agreed. “Oh before I forgot, there was an unknown guy who came here this afternoon and asked me to give this card to you.” She took the card from the magazine as she slipped it inside the magazine.

She looked thoroughly  the pink, intriguing card as Taeyeon passed it to her. She furrowed her eyebrow in mild curiosity and questioned, “What kind of card is this, unnie?”

The older shrugged her shoulder and remarked, “I don’t know Seohyun-ah. I don’t bother reading it since it’s not mine. You should read it to know what kind of card is it.”

“All right then.” Gingerly, she unsealed the intriguing card from it’s envelope and read every words which were neatly written on the card.

Xi Luhan and Im Yoona

Request the honour of your presence,

 to share in the celebration of their  marriage

at an evening reception to be held at

The Royal Crown Hotel on Saturday 15th July 2012 at 6.00 pm

As soon as she read through the card which turned out to be the wedding invitation card, tears were started to stream down her cheeks unconsciously. She was dead astonished upon reading the content of the unexpected card.

Watching her sister’s crying all of a sudden, she furrowed her eyebrow in massive surprise. “Why are you crying, Seohyun-ah? Tell me what has happened, Seohyun-ah...” She shook the younger’s body lightly.

With unstoppable tears flowing out from her pair of eyes, she feebly passed the card to her sister. “L-Luhan... he’s going ... to get ... married...”

I'm not going to ask her for apology by myself. I want her to come to me willingly. I want to know her reasons for doing that. And after that, I'll be gladly forgive her. But if she didn't, I have nothing to say.

If someone were to plagiarize 'Found You' again, I'll not hesitate to delete this fic. Please respect me as an author.

Anyway, in case if you're curious about her fic, click here .

 

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MissTalia
#1
Sorry to hear that. :'(
You should pm her or something. I mean, it is your work.
pinkywish
#2
the foreword was obviously copied -.- shame on him/her
xXxCatsLoverxXx #3
omg, i feel so sorry for you! i've never faced plagiarism issues but i sure do not want to face them. don't give up and continue writing. hwaiting! :)
pizzaluhan
#4
It says not found? Wb her username?