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Pledis Entertainment and After School were recently slammed with accusations of dance choreography plagiarism in their latest hit single entitled BANG! German dancer Camillo Lauricella as well as the majority of netizens are commenting on the striking similarities in a series of moves.

Pledis released a statement yesterday saying, “We saw the video yesterday. We are currently discussing the matter. We will release further statements very soon.” I applaud Pledis for not immediately denying anything right off the bat. For me, doing so really strips the company of its credibility.

Today, however, a statement was released by Pledis, and, as I expected, is a statement refuting the plagiarism accusations: “Of the whole choreography to the song that lasts for 3 minutes and 18 seconds, the only part that seems similar lasts for less than 3 seconds, it is unreasonable to say that there has been plagiarism… The dance to the song was created by both our American and Korean choreographers… Dance is a common language to all with no nationality barriers. You cannot say that it is plagiarism when there can be similarities in some of the dance steps. We wish that the problem will stop here and there will be no more criticisms of this sort.”

Bad move, Pledis. Bad move.

Source: omonatheydidnt and K Bites


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“Of the whole choreography to the song that lasts for 3 minutes and 18 seconds, the only part that seems similar lasts for less than 3 seconds, it is unreasonable to say that there has been plagiarism… The dance to the song was created by both our American and Korean choreographers… Dance is a common language to all with no nationality barriers. You cannot say that it is plagiarism when there can be similarities in some of the dance steps. We wish that the problem will stop here and there will be no more criticisms of this sort.”
i think i agree with this but i still dont think its fully after schools fault


If my memory’s not failing me I remember it being MORE than a FEW similarites Pledis ... FAIL!


Kizuninha - 04/27/10 11:58 am

^Yes, it s a series of movements…
But the group don’t have fault about it~~~but the choreographers who did it

Yes, that right, it isn’t the gorup’s fault but people will always say “ after school did it bla bla”

I hoped for a better response from the company but…


Ughh, There’s a video of it that i found on allkpop . (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWnJ3tc4ozM&feature=player_embedded)
If you watched it, i’m sure you’ll agree to that.
I already kenw it was the choregrapher’s fault for selling the moves.. But shouldn’t we leave Camillo & Nikka & After School. So far , the controversy has been only saying “It’s After School’s fault” No one is saying “it’s the choregrapher’s fault for selling those moves!” (<Well now they are..) Shouldn’t we just let it go, cuz there’s so many plagiarism out there, & yet we just make a big deal of this one dance that is less than 5 seconds.


oooh, doesnt sound like this will die down soon.


not again!


plagiarism issues again.>.< change your choreographers! LOL.smile<3


^Yes, it s a series of movements…
But the group don’t have fault about it~~~but the choreographers who did it


Bad move indeed.
Like always its the choreographers fault but I’ve seen so many other groups do moves that other groups have done and nothings been said about it.
It’s getting pretty hard to come up with original stuff nowadays -_-


It’s fine if you have a same movement or two… but in their case… it’s not fine ‘cause it’s a SERIES of movements. ._.

Okaaay~ let’s blame the choreographers… as usual. :D



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