Is a song that wasn't inserted into a drama really an "OST"? OST producer and the drama side took completely opposite positions over Hwang Young-woong's "If you love".
Hwang Young-woong was scheduled to announce his full comeback by releasing the KBS 2TV weekend drama "I prescribe love" OST "If you love" on the afternoon of the 14th.
However, OST producer Nyamnyam Entertainment emphasized, "The 'If you love' that Hwang Young-woong participated in is a track that will be released sequentially as the last one according to the existing OST release schedule," and "this participation is an OST vocal participation, not a drama appearance or separate broadcast activity, decided considering the musical composition."
News of Hwang Young-woong's OST release led many people to visit the KBS viewer petition board to express pros and cons, and the OST producer released a lengthy official position. In that statement, the OST producer said that after reviewing the previously controversial aspects at the time of Hwang Young-woong's recruitment, they judged there was no problem with his vocal participation.
The producer said, "Recruitment of OST vocalists is a production task carried out by the OST producer through contracts and legitimate copyright procedures with the drama producer. We proceeded with recruitment after judging there were no problems through relevant procedures, and we did not forcefully push through any matter."
The OST producer said it proceeded with recruitment after following procedures and judging there were no problems, and explained that it did not forcefully push any matter. However, the situation is different when Hwang Young-woong's track is released as the OST of the drama. Regardless of Hwang Young-woong's controversy, there is a question of whether the drama side can release a track that the production decided not to insert into the work under the name of that drama's OST.
Although it is called the OST of the track, there is no particular explanation from the OST producer as to why a song that was never inserted anywhere in the drama should be released as that drama's OST.
Accordingly, KBS2 "I prescribe love" said to OSEN that "the related matter is currently undergoing legal review and necessary procedures," saying it is considering legal action.
In particular, the "I prescribe love" side added, "We are taking necessary measures against acts using a track that was not used in the broadcast with the drama title, the KBS name and drama-related assets. We cannot disclose specific details about the ongoing legal procedures."
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