Choi Yena Come Back face difficulty due to copyright issue

On June 29, fans noticed that Choi Ye Na’s music video for “Hate Rodrigo” which had been released just two days prior was now unavailable on YouTube.Korean news outlet Xportsnews reported that the music video had been made private due to a request from Olivia Rodrigo’s management. According to the report, it was not the controversial song title that led to the request, but rather issues with copyright infringement in certain scenes of the music video.

In addition to “Hate Rodrigo” referencing Olivia Rodrigo and several of her song titles in its lyrics, parts of the music video briefly featured photos and images of the American singer.

Yuehua Entertainment has denied receiving any notice or request from Olivia Rodrigo’s side to take down Choi Ye Na’s “Hate Rodrigo” MV.

After reports that the MV was removed due to a request from Olivia Rodrigo’s side, on June 30, Choi Ye Na’s agency Yuehua Entertainment responded with the following official statement:

Hello, this is Yuehua Entertainment.

We would like to express our stance regarding our artist Choi Ye Na’s second single album title track “Hate Rodrigo” music video.

The music video was made private on June 29 after the company found that some scenes may have caused issues with trademark infringement, violation of portrait rights, and copyright. Currently, the music video is being edited again. We apologize for the sudden confusion without giving prior notice due to recognizing the problem belatedly. We will upload the music video again as soon as the editing is completed.

Additionally, we’d like to clarify that it is not true that the music video was made private at the request of Olivia Rodrigo’s side. We have never received any request regarding that matter and we hope that there will be no more misunderstandings for both artists and fans due to unverified reports. In the future, we’d also like to ask you to refrain from spreading unconfirmed speculations.

Thank you for your interest and love in Choi Ye Na’s latest album. We will humbly accept your feedback and repay you with better music.

In the aftermath of the Choi Yena controversy, Olivia Rodrigo is now receiving more attention from Korean netizens.

"Vampire" topped the Daily Top Songs Global on Spotify and received over 9 million streams on its first day of release.

Many netizens feel that the promotion momentum for the song "vampire" is very appropriate.

Here are some comments from Korean netizens regarding Olivia Rodrigo's "vampire" song.

"The song is really good",

"I played it over and over again",

"The song is crazy. I'm really curious about the performance",