Understanding plagiarism and song ownership issues so you don't look like a fuckhead on the Internet

mozvid.blogspot.com - A couple years ago I wrote this post and then this other post about plagiarism in k-pop, to help the people I encounter understand the basics of what plagiarism is and is not. I still gets tons of questions every time a new k-pop plagiarism or song ownership dispute appears, which seems to be about once per week lately. So in the spirit of "teach a man to fish rather than slap them across the face with a fish", as well as the spirit of "please stop asking me these stupid fucking questions because nobody cares", Kpopalypse now brings to you a nice, simple guide to finding plagiarism in your favourite k-pop songs! Yay!

Step 1: do you have the right song?
When checking if a song is plagiarised, it's important firstly to make sure that you have selected the right song to begin checking with. This might seem basic, but you'd be amazed how easy it is to be tardy with important details like this. Let's look at IU's recent "Twenty-three" controversy as a case study.