Following suspicions over the similarity between Yoo Hee Yeol and Ryuichi SakamotoŌĆÖs songs, an Internet user raised a new plagiarism allegation against the South Korean singer. ĀThe user claimed that Sung Si KyungŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Happy Birthday to YouŌĆØ and Koji TamakiŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Happy Birthday to You,ŌĆØ sounds very similar and pointed out that it was Hee Yeol who wrote, composed, and produced Sung Si KyungŌĆÖs song
Users are demanding Yoo Hee Yeol for an explanation regarding the issue as he is currently facing multiple other plagiarism allegations. On June 14th, Yoo Hee Yeol issued an official apology on AntennaŌĆÖs Facebook, saying, ŌĆ£I admit that ŌĆśA Most Private EveningŌĆÖ from Yoo Hee YeolŌĆÖs Life Music project sounds very similar to Ryuichi SakamotoŌĆÖs ŌĆśAqua.ŌĆÖ I sincerely apologize for what had happened.ŌĆØ The South Korean song producer is currently facing other plagiarism allegations for the similarity of his song ŌĆ£Time to Turn OnŌĆØ with Ryuichi SakamotoŌĆÖs ŌĆ£1900.ŌĆØ
People also pointed out that his song, ĀŌĆØPlease DonŌĆÖt Go My Girl,ŌĆØ which he first showcased on MBCŌĆÖs Infinite Challenge, also sounds similar to Public AnnouncementŌĆÖs ŌĆ£Body Bumpin.ŌĆØ Source (1)
