‘The Eighth Sense’ Production Respond to Plagiarism Allegations

BL Korea

2023-05-29
15:28

The production team of the Korean BL, ‘The Eighth Sense’ have responded to the allegations of plagiarism regarding its logo.

‘The Eighth Sense’ is about Ji Hyun (played by rookie actor Oh Jun Taek), a small-town freshman in Seoul, who struggles to connect with others in the bustling city. Jae Won (played by actor Lim Ji Sub), who is returning from military service sparks mutual curiosity. They bond over surfing and share a kiss during a club trip. But Jae Won acts indifferent afterward. Is their connection just a fleeting or lifelong love?

The series garnered a positive response from viewers, who praised and thoroughly enjoyed the show (available internationally on Rakuten Viki and local streaming sites in Korea). However, fans have observed the identical resemblance between the series’ opening logo and the logo for K-Pop group INFINITE’s ‘The Chaser,’ which was released back in 2012.

팔감각 로고 인피니트 로고 위에 올렸는데 주변 자잘한 선만 지우고 그대로 누끼 따오셨네요…..^^ https://t.co/zlDxZdEikr pic.twitter.com/SwpX0QeST2

— 곽슧² (@rhkrrhkr88) May 28, 2023

In line with the allegations, the ‘The Eighth Sense’ production team has released a statement:

1. 본 작품의 오프닝 타이틀 로고가 아티스트 ‘인피니트’님의 2012년 발매작 ‘추격자‘ 로고와 흡사하다는 피드백을 받았습니다.

본 작품에 사용 된 로고는 외주 업체 아티스트가 무한대 로고를 찾던 중 외국의 로고 로열티 사이트에서 가져온 로고 입니다.

— 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 | 여덟 번째 감각 (@the_eighthsense) May 28, 2023

Summary of ‘The Eighth Sense’ production team Twitter thread:

1. The team outsourced the logo from DeviantArt, an overseas royalty logo website.

2. The team has filed a complaint on the said website and will try to resolve the issue directly with Woollim Entertainment (the company that still has rights to Infinite’s copyright materials).

3. Lastly, the team sincerely apologizes to the fans (Inspirits), for not double-checking.

Similarly, however, a fan tweeted and found the exact logo from the website which stated: “INFINITE – INFINITIZE era logo”.

인피니트 로고에서 차용된걸 몰랐다??
외국인 아티스트 작품????
팬들이 사이트 들어가서 서치해본다는 상각은 안하시나봐요^^
정확히 밑에 설명글에 인피니트 몇번째
앨범이고 앨범명까지 자세히 친절하게 써있는데?? 영어 잘하시면서^^ https://t.co/TOjrp0LHy6 pic.twitter.com/EXyXpJSUpO

— 루나🌙 (@infinite1069119) May 28, 2023

Despite the team of ‘The Eighth Sense’ issuing a clarification and apology, fans continue to demand the discontinuation of upcoming merchandise featuring the logo.

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