Japanese artist asserts that Vu Cat Tuong did not plagiarize his music.

The controversy between the two songs "Vết mưa" (Vũ Cát Tường) and "Rain In The Park" (Marika Takeuchi) has finally come to an end.

Recently, Vũ Cát Tường's representatives provided domestic media with emails regarding her working relationship with Marika Takeuchi on this controversy. Specifically, Vũ Cát Tường's representatives contacted and sent Marika Takeuchi emails as evidence that the "The Voice Kids" coach sent the demo of "Vết Mưa" to arranger Trọng Nguyên on June 18, 2013, which is before June 26, 2013, when Marika Takeuchi released "Rain In The Park".

In response to Vu Cat Tuong's evidence, Marika Takeuchi sent an email reply stating: "I have found software that shows the mp3 file was indeed created on June 18, 2013, as you mentioned. So it must be a coincidence that we wrote similar melodies around the same time. Thank you for quickly resolving the matter. I wish you all the best in your music career and good luck in handling the current issues in Vietnam."

The content of the emails exchanged between Vu Cat Tuong and Marika Takeuchi has been made public by the female singer.

Vu Cat Tuong proactively contacted Marika Takeuchi via Facebook to discuss a project.

Previously, in an interview with us, Marika Takeuchi stated that she is currently working with a lawyer on this matter; however, the Japanese pianist declined to disclose the content of their discussions. "When I first heard her song, I noticed it was quite similar to mine, but I thought it was just a coincidence. I only started to have doubts when I saw a YouTube video mash-up of our two songs for comparison. I am still in the process of researching and discussing this with my lawyer," Marika Takeuchi shared.

Regarding the question about Vu Cat Tuong's claim of having evidence of sending "Vet Mua" to the arranger on June 18, 2013 (while "Rain In The Park" was released on June 26), Marika Takeuchi shared that if that were true, it would be a remarkable coincidence given how similar the two songs are (in melody, chord progression, intro, rhythm...).

The Japanese artist also stated that drawing inspiration from other artists is normal, and she often does it herself. If Vu Cat Tuong drew inspiration from "Rain In The Park" to write "Vet Mua," there would be nothing to discuss; however, the issue lies in the striking similarities between the two songs.

Singer Marika Takeuchi

A clip comparing the similarities between "Rain Marks" and "Rain in the Park" has flooded Marika Takeuchi's Facebook page in recent days with messages and comments from Vietnamese viewers after she spoke out about the comparison between "Rain Marks" and "Rain in the Park." When asked if this caused her any disruption, Marika Takeuchi said that the incident only significantly affected her social media page, while her life remains normal.

According to Young Knowledge