Korean girl group ive's plagiarism of Chinese elements in their music video has stirred up waves and sparked heated discussions across the Internet. In addition to the various similarities that netizens have uncovered before, some people have recently come out with new evidence, proving that Korean girl groups not only steal culture, but also directly copy domestic scenes.
A certain netizen from Shandong posted photos of his hometown online and ridiculed the Korean girl group online for being so bold and directly plagiarizing the concept of wall paintings in a village in Shandong. According to this photo provided by a netizen, a Chinese style landscape painting with elegant and bright colors is painted on a background wall in the village. Among them are mountains covered with forests and auspicious clouds, all of which reveal the essence of traditional Chinese culture. .
Let’s take a look at the MV of the girl group ive. From the animation concept map to the entire background, the background wall elements of our village are completely “used”, although the layering of auspicious clouds and mountains is meticulously copied, as well as The color of the green mountains, but the whole screen is full of fake and inferior quality. It has neither shape nor spirit.
After comparing online, netizens couldn’t help but sigh: From the surface, they are exactly the same. Some netizens joked that the designer went to the countryside of Shandong to "collect the scenery". After all, the rural landscape is relatively niche and not many people know about it, so it is easier to "steal" it.
Some netizens also pointed out that another reason why South Korea loves to "steal" is because of its weak cultural foundation. Historically, there are many Koreans living in Shandong, and even many Koreans’ ancestors came from Qingdao. For Korea with a poor culture, it is easy to be attracted and influenced by our five thousand years of civilization. However, they refuse to admit it, and what is even worse is that they directly use "stealing" methods to enrich their own culture.
But they are not smart enough. Even if they "steal", they are too careless and full of loopholes. It can be said that every frame in the MV is supported by Chinese culture.
They not only "steal" advanced elements, but also take out some equipment that has been eliminated by the times. For example, An Youzhen is holding a cigarette stick. Because she does not know the correct way to use a cigarette stick, the girl group deliberately plagiarized the character image from the Chinese animated film "The Origin of the White Snake" and imitated the character's state of holding a cigarette stick.
There are also netizens who are unique and complain about ive's dancing posture in the MV, which is also copying the top figures in our animation circle. After seeing this, I suddenly realized that Bixin, which is favored by the Korean entertainment industry, also draws inspiration from Chinese animation.
As the online comments said, if the Korean group wants to pay tribute, as long as it is expressed clearly, everyone will accept it. However, after the Korean group's MV became a hot topic, there was no response from Korean entertainment. Korean netizens also confused right and wrong, and were full of "I steal and I am proud." Even the illustrator of the MV was outrageous and did not respond. Instead, he posted the relevant stickers of the MV online as a provocation.
From the stickers posted by this illustrator, you can’t see any Korean style. They still have various traditional Chinese elements, including avatars similar to Peking Opera facial makeup, and the double bun hair style favored by girls during the Song Dynasty in my country. What’s even more infuriating is that this illustrator also “stole” the graphic essence of the Mawangdui town hall treasure. The relevant accounts of Mawangdui Culture were also seen in the illustrator’s follow list, which proves that , this Korean illustrator has indeed admired Chinese culture for a long time.
Although the upsurge of public opinion about the Korean girl group’s MV stealing culture has not subsided, Korean entertainment has not had any positive response, but has always pretended to be deaf and dumb, and even does not distinguish between black and white. Most likely, it’s because they knew exactly who they were tasked with, attempted cultural appropriation, and then immersed themselves in fantasy. It’s extremely sad for a nation to rely on stealing other countries’ culture to build its self-confidence. I hope young fans can stay awake.
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