Copycat music is not a new phenomenon in Vietnam, though it has long been criticized by both media and music experts. Bạn đang xem: Nắng ấm xa dần
A song recently released by a young Vietnamese singer that has a huge number of copied versions raises a necessary question these days: “When is copycat music going to end?”
The Vietnamese tuy vậy “Chac Ai vì Se Ve” (Maybe Someone Will Come Back), from the original soundtrack of an upcoming film, is said to be the latest example of a copycat product.
The tuy vậy was performed by young, emerging artist Nguyen Thanh Tung, also known as Son Tung M-TP, who was previously involved in other musical plagiarism scandals late last year.
A slew of Tung’s songs, which are supposed to be written & performed by the 20-year-old artist, were found using the beat and instrument combinations of Korean & Japanese music without citing the original source.
Son Tung M-TP has been accused of being a copycat for most of his well-known works, which have drawn a huge number of listeners. These songs include “Con thiết lập Ngang Qua,” “Em Cua ngay Hom Qua,” “Nang Am Xa Dan,” and “Em Dung Di.”
The first two songs in the list, “Con mua Ngang Qua” and “Em Cua tức thì Hom Qua,” even grabbed the highest prize at “Bai Hat Yeu Thich” (Favorite Songs), an sự kiện which is considered the local music industry’s billboard, at its October 2012 và February 2014 shows, respectively.
The copycat phenomenon has recently received commentary from musical experts including former president of the Military University of Culture and Arts An Thuyen; composers Ngo Vinh Lai, Tuan Khanh, Tran Manh Hung, Vo Thien Thanh, và Duong Khac Linh.
Most of them emphasized that writing a musical work using the beat of another tuy nhiên is not the proper attitude of a professional artist, as it does not reflect one’s personal talent và musical style, adding this method is only suitable for amateurs who love music & consider composing a fun activity.
Son Tung M-TP’s tuy nhiên “Em Cua ngay lập tức Hom Qua,” which won the prize for favorite tuy nhiên this February, has been eliminated from “Bai Hat Yeu Thich” (Favorite Songs) & “Lan tuy vậy Xanh” (Green Wave), two popular music charts in Vietnam, due lớn plagiarism allegations.
The song was initially said lớn be composed & performed by Tung, but was later determined to lớn be a copycat hàng hóa as its beat was surprisingly similar to “Every Night,” a tuy nhiên by Korean group EXID.
Tung’s latest song, “Chac Ai vày Se Ve,” which ranked first on the menu of local music sharing website Zing.vn’s most listened-to songs, has also been removed và replaced by the tuy nhiên that previously ranked second.
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The film “Chang Trai nam giới Ay,” which uses “Chac Ai vì chưng Se Ve” as its soundtrack & features Son Tung M-TP as one of the main characters, has also had its release date postponed from November 14, as scheduled.
A new release date has not been confirmed by the film production company yet.
In late October, the appraisal committee of “Bai Hat Viet” (Vietnamese Songs) also decided to withdraw the prize for song of the month from FB Boiz, a local boy band, as it used the beat from a Korean song.
The long-awaited solution
Unlike composing music for fun or for non-profit purposes, a tuy vậy that could be used to make money through concerts, ringtones, và film soundtracks should be considered a professional work.
Vietnamese composer Vo Thien Thanh also distinguished between beat và instrument combinations.
The music writer defined beat as the main rhythm, or a unit of rhythm, in a piece of music, while adding that Son Tung M-TP and FB Boiz both used a fully recorded, completed instrument combination, which is not proper behavior for professional artists.
In the fight against plagiarism, listeners play an important role as they indirectly decide whether the artist continues khổng lồ copy works or not.
Many musical works by Son Tung M-TP have attracted a huge number of listeners. Most of them are young people who mainly và initially pay attention lớn the melody và rhythm of the song.
“Em Cua tức thì Hom Qua” had received nearly 178 million views on local music sharing website Zing.vn & 46 million views on YouTube as of November 5, reflecting great tư vấn from the audience that has motivated the young artist khổng lồ continuously "borrow" beats và instrument combinations from other songs.
“When listening to lớn songs, music lovers should have a positive attitude to lớn enhance the artists’ creativity,” said composer An Thuyen.
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