21: Plagiarism
AROUND US"Junhyung ah, did you listen to this song? Haeun saw this online, it really sounds like 'Ribbon'." Kikwang shows his phone to Junhyung while the other HIGHLIGHT members crowd around. As they listen carefully to the song by the taiwanese composer, they cannot help but look at each other with serious looks on their faces.
"Hyung, should we contact CUBE entertainment about this? The copyright issues have to be addressed. Gosh, why do people like to do this to our song? It's not the first time that 'Ribbon' has gotten into such issue." Dongwoon frowns in frustration. Doojoon rests an arm across Dongwoon's shoulder to calm their maknae. "Dont worry, if it is plagiarised, we just need to go through legal measures to get our rights. Let's discuss with our legal team and decide what we should do."
Kikwang nods in agreement. "Yeah we should lay low for now. Until we confirm the facts, we shouldnt say too much to the public. Our company is still relatively new in the industry, we need to avoid any negative articles. Anyway, I'm sure our fans would have heard about the song and defended Junhyung's hard work."
Seollin comes into HIGHLIGHT lounge and looks around in confusion as she senses the tension in the atmosphere. Yoseob fills her in with the details. "Ok, I'll contact the legal team and sort this out. If this plagiarism issue is confirmed, I'll need you to discuss how we are going to address this to the public. I'll let the media network team know about this, in case we have to issue the statement sooner than expected."
Daeun and Seollin look at each other and sigh. This is not the first time 'Ribbon' has gotten into such a controversy. "Well that only shows that people envy Junhyung and Tae-joo's talent in producing great songs, but not everyone has such talent. Perhaps that is why they chose to
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