BLACKPINK’s Lisa Faces Plagiarism Accusations Over Solo MV “Rockstar” Resembling Travis Scott’s “FE!N”

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George Yang
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You’ve likely seen BLACKPINK’s Lisa’s MV, “Rockstar”, her highly anticipated solo single that dropped on 28 June 2024.

It is her first solo release in three years and marks her debut under her new management company Lloud and record label RCA Records, after departing from YG Entertainment and Interscope Records in 2023.

The music video was filmed in Bangkok’s Chinatown district and directed by Henry Schofield. It features Lisa rapping and dancing in the neon-lit streets along with a large troupe of Thai dancers.

The video racked up over 100 million YouTube views in its first two weeks.

It made the news after reports that Lisa’s team completely shut down Yaowarat Road in Bangkok’s Chinatown from 2am to 5am for three days in May to film the music video. This is a time when shops would typically be open and busy.

She offered to give each shop owner on Yaowarat Road 20,000 baht (about SGD$741) to compensate them for lost business during the filming. She even offered passers-by 1,000  baht (about SGD$37) for any disturbance caused.

By Thai standards, 20,000 baht for 3 hours is a lot of money (even in Singapore!), more than a month’s salary for many. The basic daily salary in Thailand is just around 350 baht (around SGD$13) per person.

The music video has caused a surge of interest and tourism to the Yaowarat filming location in Bangkok. The Thai government even praised Lisa for promoting the country.

But someone isn’t happy.

BLACKPINK’s Lisa Faces Plagiarism Accusations Over Solo MV ‘ROCKSTAR’ Resembling Travis Scott’s ‘FE!N’

Gabriel Moses, the director behind Travis Scott’s “FE!N” music video, has accused Lisa’s “Rockstar” video of copying an entire shot from his work.

He posted comparison screenshots showing strong similarities between a panning shot of Lisa and her dancers and a scene featuring uniformed children in “FE!N”.

Moses claims Lisa’s team reached out to his video editor to work on “ROCKSTAR” using “FE!N” as a reference, but the editor declined. However, Lisa’s team allegedly went ahead and “copied” the shot anyway.

The director gave Lisa’s label Lloud until the end of July to respond to the allegations.

You can watch the difference here:

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