G-Dragon, YG’s Yang Hyun-suk under investigation over copyright infringement claims

Police are investigating singer G-Dragon and Yang Hyun-suk, executive producer and head of YG Entertainment, over allegations of copyright infringement.

The Seoul Mapo Police Station launched the probe after receiving a complaint in November from composer A, who claimed the two had unlawfully copied his song.

YG Entertainment denied the allegation, saying the album was not illegally reproduced. A YG official told the Hankook Ilbo on Wednesday that the incident occurred during G-Dragon’s 2009 solo concert, when two identically titled songs were listed on the setlist, and was not an unauthorized album copy.

Investigators have questioned those involved and conducted two raids on YG Entertainment’s headquarters. A police official said, “The investigation is ongoing.”

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.