The idol was a mentor on MBC's My Teenage Girl (Image via Cube Entertainment)(G)I-DLE leader Soyeon’s plagiarism controversy involving ATEEZ took another turn after the girl group’s agency, CUBE Entertainment, issued an official statement regarding it.The controversy started on February 27 when the popular idol performed the song SUN on MBC's idol audition show My Teenage Girl, where Soyeon is a mentor. While the song initially credited the (G)I-DLE leader as the composer and writer, several ATINY were taken aback by the song’s similarity to ATEEZ's track WAVE.New World (신 세계)@Atinyyyy5I love Soyeon and the girls (my teenage girls) , they are soo talented which I cannot disagree that but.... this sounds sooo same.. mybe intentionally or unintentionally. I need some explanation plis. SUN x WAVE #ATEEZDESERVESBETTER #ATEEZ #MyTeenageGirl #SUN #WAVE07:47 AM · Feb 28, 202234972I love Soyeon and the girls (my teenage girls) , they are soo talented which I cannot disagree that but.... this sounds sooo same.. mybe intentionally or unintentionally. I need some explanation plis. SUN x WAVE #ATEEZDESERVESBETTER #ATEEZ #MyTeenageGirl #SUN #WAVE https://t.co/HRu9fXrttkAfter receiving a lot of backlash, the composer for WAVE, Edenary, was credited. However, the addition was reportedly done without informing the composer, or ATEEZ’s agency KQ Entertainment. KQ Entertainment released a statement which claimed that CUBE Entertainment credited Edenary without asking for permission from the agency.CYBE Entertainement clarifies (G)I-DLE member Soyeon's position in the ATEEZ plagiarism controversyDays after the controversy, CUBE Entertainment has finally released a statement clarifying their, and Soyeon’s position.Cube Entertainment's notice regarding the controversyThe statement, released on March 1, said,"We would like to convey our official position on the controversy relating to MBC 'My Teenage Girls' competition song 'SUN,' which (G)I-DLE's Soyeon participated in. First of all, we bow our heads in apology for causing confusion to many people during the release of the competition song 'SUN.'"The agency claimed that it was only after the MBC show was aired that they noticed similarities with the ATEEZ track."Immediately after the broadcast, we recognized the similarity of some melodies through monitoring, and in this regard, our artist directly communicated the situation to the composer and offered an apology."The agency also claimed that the (G)I-DLE leader had asked for a credit correction from KQ Entertainment, which they had reportedly objected to."In the process, it was determined that the credit correction should be taken for granted as the similarity to the song was acknowledged, so after consulting with the composer, Soyeon requested a credit correction through the production company. After that, the composer's agency gave an objection to the addition of credits an hour before the release, and a revision request was made through the production company, but [the song] was released without that [revision] being reflected.""We apologize once again for giving priority to credit correction in a situation where specific consultations with the composer's agency had not been made, and we will make sure that such a situation does not occur in the future."Many netizens spotted inconsistencines in the statements of all the parties involved.za👩🏻‍⚕️| cb apps📌@zhouangdaily kpop updates channel DenQ来了 covered the soyeon issue and collated some comments from korean netizens: youtu.be/Vs_eE2zPKks3:06 PM · Mar 1, 20221025405daily kpop updates channel DenQ来了 covered the soyeon issue and collated some comments from korean netizens🔗: youtu.be/Vs_eE2zPKks https://t.co/5c4k4Dp5Wuchristy is missing ateez 🏴‍☠️ ЛИДЕРИТЕ@bulleobu1117Soyeon: i didnt know sorryCube: we asked, they said no, but oh well we did it hihiKQ: ???????wtf are yall talking about8:58 PM · Feb 28, 202273401426Soyeon: i didnt know sorryCube: we asked, they said no, but oh well we did it hihiKQ: ???????wtf are yall talking aboutMingiscookie 👻@kinderteez_Just like soyeon you can't convince me that jyp didn't know who they were stealing from, the problem is with them thinking ateez" ain't tht big bc they're from a small company" and they thought fans wouldn't notice.. and if I stat talking about how far Ateez has come.9:15 PM · Feb 28, 20223079703Just like soyeon you can't convince me that jyp didn't know who they were stealing from, the problem is with them thinking ateez" ain't tht big bc they're from a small company" and they thought fans wouldn't notice.. and if I stat talking about how far Ateez has come.ot⁸ TOGETHER_for_ATEEZ@MisbahN228Am i only one standing confused Soyeon:I figured out similarities AFTER RELEASE & apologizedCube:WE CONTACTED the team to take credit BEFORE RELEASE but they refusedKQ:Team was WAS NOT CONTACTED,neither any consent from original producer#STOPCOPYINGATEEZ#APOLOGIZETOEDENARY8:31 PM · Feb 28, 20221645375Am i only one standing confused Soyeon:I figured out similarities AFTER RELEASE & apologizedCube:WE CONTACTED the team to take credit BEFORE RELEASE but they refusedKQ:Team was WAS NOT CONTACTED,neither any consent from original producer#STOPCOPYINGATEEZ#APOLOGIZETOEDENARY https://t.co/vbVDuAaxbfMeanwhile, the apology has not gone down well with the ATEEZ fandom, many of whom believe this is only an attempt to save face.