JEON SOYEON's 'I'm Quitting' Reaches No. 1 on Melon TOP100... Proving Musicality Overcoming Plagiarism Controversy

JEON SOYEON, a member of the group (I-dle), has achieved a meaningful achievement as a solo artist. According to media reports, JEON SOYEON's new song 'I'm Quitting' took the number one spot on the Melon TOP100 chart from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on September 17. In particular, it is being evaluated as having drawn deep empathy from the public by reaching the top during the commuting hours of office workers. The song started in the top 50 immediately after its release, showed a steady upward trend reaching 13th place on the 14th and 6th place on the 15th, and finally ascended to the number one position at 8:00 AM on the 17th, ten days after its release.

The process surrounding the song was not entirely smooth. Immediately after its release on September 7, plagiarism allegations were raised that the intro was similar to Ex's 'Please Take Good Care of Me'. Regarding this, JEON SOYEON's side stated that it was an homage for which permission had been sought from Ex in advance, and the controversy was settled as it was confirmed that the side of Ex was listed as a songwriter in the Korea Music Copyright Association registration information. Afterwards, there were suspicions that the challenge video filmed with Lee Sang-mi was a marketing tool, but it ended as a happening when Lee Sang-mi clarified that the video in question had already been filmed last August.

Some critics expressed a critical view, pointing out that an idol with no actual company experience is singing about quitting a job. However, JEON SOYEON explained that she started the song from an emotion that anyone working, regardless of their profession, can feel, asking, "When you are having a hard time working, don't you just think about whether you should quit?" As a main producer who has been balancing creation and production for several years, JEON SOYEON intuitively expressed the quitting instinct that anyone has dreamed of by adding a trendy sensibility.

In maintaining the buzz of this song, the participation in challenges by juniors such as Kim Yoo-yeon, Minami, and Park Bo-eun, who met through 'My Teenage Girl', and the support of senior singers including Ex's Lee Sang-mi, were a great strength. Combining a familiar homage with a clever challenge strategy, JEON SOYEON directly broke through some of the prejudices directed toward her with her musical output. Expectations are mounting for the musical path that JEON SOYEON, who has once again proven her sense as a solo artist, will present in the future.

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