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People Are Saying a K-Pop Group Ripped Off Lupin III‘s Theme

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Popular Korean group Crayon Pop gets flak for its alleged costume knocks-offs. And now some are wondering if the group’s newest single, “Lonely Christmas,” doesn’t rip off the theme song for anime Lupin III

Here is “Lonely Christmas.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cZlC_PFOis

And here is the Lupin III theme from 1978.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uceptJLtj4

One Korean YouTube user even made a direct comparison of each song’s intro.

Maybe Crayon Pop paid to sample the theme? Maybe it doesn’t sound like Lupin III? Maybe it’s okay because this is just the beginning?

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Some people online seem to think there are similarities. On 2ch, Japan’s largest forum, there are accusations of outright plagiarism. Others online called it “sampling.”

韓国アイドルグループ、ルパン三世のテーマをパクるｗｗｗｗｗｗ [2ch]

Photos: obscurendure

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