Nigerian singer, Lyta is getting dragged on Asian Twitter for heavily plagiarizing a music video from Kpop artiste, GOT7.
Lyta released the music video for his latest single “Hold Me Down” on Friday, August 14, 2020, and has already racked up over 400,000 views on YouTube.
However, it didn’t take long before K-Pop fans noticed the significant similarities between “Hold Me Down” and the music video for GOT7’s hit song “Just Right” with over 300 million views.
Watch the two videos below and compare the similarities.
Meanwhile, Furious K-Pop fans are calling on Lyta to explain and apologize for the similarities using the hashtag #ApologiseLyta.
Lyta they’re dragging ur hair in Asia right now???? Lyta’s not the video director mf. #ApologiseLyta ???????????
— nairamarley (@officialnairam1) August 15, 2020
I think lyta just set a new record of Africa artiste with the most dislikes on a video ??? pic.twitter.com/FazlDCuqGg
— #PAMI (@Wet_Wizkid) August 15, 2020
Asians are reporting Lyta’s new video for plagiarism. Claim he plagiarised GOT7’s video. What do you think? pic.twitter.com/4Fk7BUQSto
— Olayinka ? (@YinkaPost) August 15, 2020
Lmao Lyta na mumu sha. How you go copy something, copy am 100%? You no get conscience? ??
— Neymar PR (@BagOfNuts_) August 15, 2020
Lyta is getting called out in Thailand for plagiarism. ???? with a hashtag to go #ApologizeLyta . The video director is responsible for this but Lyta is the bigger picture here apparently pic.twitter.com/rgqxeL5rGi
— DemoLa (@Demo__UK) August 15, 2020
And you thought when you copy @GOT7Official SONG NO ONE WILL NOTICE!? they are GLOBAL boy band they’re famous outside and inside KOREA. , you need to apologize Lyta ……… #ApologiseLyta pic.twitter.com/NX6lsAiYbX
— Got7 Chaos (@chaos_got7) August 15, 2020
lyta: yo, can i copy your homework?
bts: yea just dont make it too obvious
also lyta: pic.twitter.com/Fa3Fujoe33
— president joon 2021 (@jejungkooke) August 15, 2020
This masterpiece is to learn from it not for copying it !! #ApologiseLyta to @GOT7Official and stop saying it’s not your fault! They are global well respected boy band around the world so what you’ve done is ur worst mistake…….. pic.twitter.com/xfVzu3IVnE
— Got7 Chaos (@chaos_got7) August 15, 2020
AT least you should give credit to our boys @GOT7Official , and you thought what you’ve done will just pass as nothing happened?! #ApologiseLyta / @jypnation please take action!… pic.twitter.com/LQiQqNDU6j
— Got7 Chaos (@chaos_got7) August 15, 2020
So Lyta will make Nigerians know GOT7 now, how do you copy abi you forgot that we are in a global space, did you think Kpop don’t have fans in Africa? Haba!!!!! #ApologiseLyta
— Nwagbo Nkiru (@pharmNk) August 15, 2020
I blame those that directed lyta’s video they literally copied everything from GOT7 and didn’t add their own touch,lyta will be the one to suffer for their actions. #Lyta #GOT7 #ApologiseLyta
— Jojo (@Crypto__Gem) August 15, 2020
So South Koreans they drag lyta, this life no balance ?……….. #ApologiseLyta #ApologizeLyta
— DESTIN•A™ (@DestinAkpos) August 15, 2020
The plagiarism is too much abeg wetin happen.#Lyta #ApologiseLyta pic.twitter.com/RpxmDkPsYf
— Jojo (@Crypto__Gem) August 15, 2020
from plagiarism got7 friendship necklace, plagiarism the album design, plagiarism, the choreography, plagiarism yg’s hit the stage choreography and now plagiarism the whole mv from scene to scene, im tired of this, jype better not gonna let this slide again@GOT7Official pic.twitter.com/N2AUnHWBBU
— k misses jaebeom (@defjbeoms_) August 15, 2020
Lyta you better apologize before things get worse #ApologiseLyta …… @GOT7Official pic.twitter.com/xhDrqoPWUI
— Got7 Chaos (@chaos_got7) August 15, 2020
??♂️ Lyta is not the video director!! #apologiselyta
Y’all go check the number of dislikes on Lyta’s new video “hold me down”
Asians are dragging Lyta for plagiarism; they said he copied Got7’s just right video. pic.twitter.com/Cr7zeCiCur— adelz ?? omolomoo (@Adelz__) August 15, 2020
No excuse for plagiarism!
Please send emails to [email protected] and report Lyta’s ‘Hold Me Down’ mv for plagiarism.
✔️Include the music video link in your email
✔️Report the MV
❌Leaving comments in the MVDon’t interact with the mv ?@GOT7Official pic.twitter.com/UNhK5oIDnN
— GOT7.with.Phoenix (@GOT7wPhoenix) August 15, 2020
This is coming just four days after Lyta signed to Naira Marley’s record label, Marlian Music.
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