Pop diva's 'Bad Blood' stirs 2NE1 copy questions
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Controversial scenes from "Bad Blood," above, and "Come Back Home." / Screen capture from YouTube
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has been accused of copying some scenes from a Korean girl band’s music video for her music video for “Bad Blood.”
Media reports said several scenes from Swift’s video, released online in May, were similar to those from 2NE1’s music video of “Come Back Home.” The four-member band, managed by YG Entertainment, released its music video in March 2014.
Netizens posted screenshots of three scenes from the videos to compare them. The videos are alike in portraying members of the band and the American star lying on an experimental bed, walking through a dark tunnel holding a torch and walking towards viewers in slow motion.
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Media reports on Friday said YG did not plan to comment on the matter.
“Bad Blood” features American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart last November and January.