Park Jin-young lost his plagiarism case

14 Feb – It was revealed that the court ruled Park Jin-young partly guilty in the lawsuit against JYP in the "Someday" plagiarism case.

As reported on Allkpop website, the court ruled, "The songs of plaintiff (Kim Shin-il) and defendant (Park Jin-young) have striking resemblance in the repeating four measures. In regards to copyright, even if it was due to an error, the compensation for damages is upheld."

In regards to the verdict, JYP Entertainment issued a press release stating, "Our company is unconvinced by the court verdict in the "Someday" plagiarism case. We are preparing to make an appeal. Park Jin-young hadn't heard the song, "To My Man", until after he finished composing "Someday".

They continued, "The chords that the plaintiff Kim Shin-il has claimed as his original had already been used by Park Jin-young in g.o.d.'s song, "0%," and again when producing Rain's song, "Move On." The intro melody that the plaintiff also states as his original composition had also already been used while producing Park Ji-yoon's song "Homecoming."

The court has decided that Park Jin-young infringed on copyrights to Kim Shin-il's song and ordered him to pay the plaintiff KRW 21,670,000 (USD 20,000).