British band Shakatak accuse K-pop girl group NewJeans’ song 'Bubble Gum' of plagiarism


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K-pop group NewJeans has a new song out, 'Bubble Gum', that's in the middle of a plagiarism dispute. Photo: AP

The plagiarism dispute between K-pop girl group NewJeans and British jazz-funk band Shakatak looks likely to become drawn out.

Shakatak, which were founded in 1980, wrote on their official account on social platform X that they have hired a musicologist to analyse the similarities between their 1981 song Easier Said Than Done and NewJeans’ latest hit, Bubble Gum.

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