On October 23, Indonesian singer Via Vallen released the official music video for her new song ŌĆ£Kasih Dengarkanlah AkuŌĆØ on YouTube. Via Vallen herself and Dyrga Dadali, who participated in the featuring, appeared in the music video. However, from the very beginning, the video shows the same composition and scenes as IUŌĆÖs music video for ŌĆ£above the time.ŌĆØ Not only were the props such as teacups and feathers imitated, the costumes and the makeup for the characters showed similarities. Immediately after the video was released, the comment box was bombarded with criticisms for plagiarizing IUŌĆÖs music video. Some even demanded the singer to take down the video instantly. In the face of mounting criticism, Via VallenŌĆÖs agency released its official position through a YouTube comment. In it, they wrote, ŌĆ£Whereas the management accepts all video clip concepts/ideas offered by the director,ŌĆØ and ŌĆ£The artist, in this case Via Vallen and Dyrga Dadali, as the main actors in the video clip, only carry out their duties as talents whose activities are directed by the director.ŌĆØ
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