{"id":162437,"date":"2026-03-23T10:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=162437"},"modified":"2026-03-23T10:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:26:47","slug":"bts-new-song-swim-is-accused-of-plagiarism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/bts-new-song-swim-is-accused-of-plagiarism\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS\u2019 new song, \u201cSWIM,\u201d is accused of plagiarism"},"content":{"rendered":"<section data-ai-position='3' class='ai-debug-positions'><a href='#' class='ai-debug-left ai-debug-visibility-hidden'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>168 words<\/a> BEFORE CONTENT <a href='#' class='ai-debug-right'>168 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a><\/section><section data-ai-position='5' class='ai-debug-positions'><a href='#' class='ai-debug-left ai-debug-visibility-hidden'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>41 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a>BEFORE PARAGRAPH 1<a href='#' class='ai-debug-right'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>41 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a><\/section><p><strong>BTS<\/strong> recently presented the title track,<strong><em> \u201cSWIM,<\/em><\/strong>\u201d off their album, <em>\u201cARIRANG,\u201d<\/em> which already broke several records within hours on different streaming platforms. The huge attention \u201cSWIM\u201d has received has also drawn comparisons with other artists\u2019 songs that sound almost the same.<\/p><section data-ai-position='6' class='ai-debug-positions'>AFTER PARAGRAPH 1<\/section>\n<section data-ai-position='5' class='ai-debug-positions'><a href='#' class='ai-debug-left ai-debug-visibility-hidden'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>39 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a>BEFORE PARAGRAPH 2<a href='#' class='ai-debug-right'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>39 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a><\/section><p>Recently, a popular TikToker who shares similarities between songs shared his thoughts on<strong> BTS\u2019s new song,<em> \u201cSWIM,\u201d<\/em> and compared it with Jason Derulo\u2019s <em>\u201cRidin\u2019 Solo.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Although he was only sharing similarities, it sparked a heated debate online among K-Netizens.<\/p><section data-ai-position='6' class='ai-debug-positions'>AFTER PARAGRAPH 2<\/section>\n<section data-ai-position='18' class='ai-debug-positions ai-images'><a href='#' class='ai-debug-left ai-debug-visibility-hidden'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span><span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a>BEFORE IMAGE 1<a href='#' class='ai-debug-right'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span><span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a><\/section><figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jarredjermaine\/video\/7619839682515356941\" class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jarredjermaine\/video\/7619839682515356941\" data-video-id=\"7619839682515356941\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@jarredjermaine\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jarredjermaine?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@jarredjermaine<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Does this BTS vocal melody on \u201cSWIM\u201d sound similar to this? <a title=\"bts\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bts?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#bts<\/a> <a title=\"arirang\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/arirang?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#arirang<\/a> <a title=\"swim\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/swim?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#swim<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - jarred jermaine\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7619839742758161165?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; jarred jermaine<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure><section data-ai-position='19' class='ai-debug-positions ai-images'>AFTER IMAGE 1<\/section>\n        \n<section data-ai-position='5' class='ai-debug-positions'><a href='#' class='ai-debug-left ai-debug-visibility-hidden'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>0 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a>BEFORE PARAGRAPH 3<a href='#' class='ai-debug-right'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>0 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a><\/section><p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p><section data-ai-position='6' class='ai-debug-positions'>AFTER PARAGRAPH 3<\/section>\n<section data-ai-position='5' class='ai-debug-positions'><a href='#' class='ai-debug-left ai-debug-visibility-hidden'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>34 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a>BEFORE PARAGRAPH 4<a href='#' class='ai-debug-right'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>34 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a><\/section><p>Some of the comments highlighted that the group should do something original that people would be interested in. They stated f it were any other group, there would be allegations accusing them of <strong><em>\u201ccopying.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><section data-ai-position='6' class='ai-debug-positions'>AFTER PARAGRAPH 4<\/section>\n<section data-ai-position='5' class='ai-debug-positions'><a href='#' class='ai-debug-left ai-debug-visibility-hidden'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>33 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a>BEFORE PARAGRAPH 5<a href='#' class='ai-debug-right'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>33 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a><\/section><p>On the other hand, many fans defended BTS, explaining that using samples is pretty common and similar beats in songs are something often heard, which means people shouldn\u2019t be<strong> harsh<\/strong> on BTS\u2019s comeback.<\/p><section data-ai-position='6' class='ai-debug-positions'>AFTER PARAGRAPH 5<\/section>\n<section data-ai-position='5' class='ai-debug-positions'><a href='#' class='ai-debug-left ai-debug-visibility-hidden'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>0 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a>BEFORE PARAGRAPH 6<a href='#' class='ai-debug-right'><span class='ai-debug-display-none'>[(]<\/span>0 words<span class=\"ai-debug-display-none\">[)]<\/span><\/a><\/section><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b4iVv91Z6lY&amp;list=RDb4iVv91Z6lY&amp;start_radio=1\" title=\"BTS (\ubc29\ud0c4\uc18c\ub144\ub2e8) \u2018SWIM\u2019 Official MV\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b4iVv91Z6lY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><section data-ai-position='6' class='ai-debug-positions'>AFTER PARAGRAPH 6<\/section>\n<section data-ai-position='4' class='ai-debug-positions'>AFTER CONTENT <\/section><section class='ai-debug-page-type'>REST CALL<\/section><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<section data-ai-position='7' class='ai-debug-positions'>BEFORE EXCERPT 1<\/section><p><span class='ai-debug-content-hook-positions'> [BEFORE PARAGRAPH 1] <\/span>BTS recently presented the title track, \u201cSWIM,\u201d off their album, \u201cARIRANG,\u201d which already broke several records within hours on different streaming platforms. 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