Indonesian Rapper Young Lex Under Fire For Plagiarizing EXO Lay’s Music Video

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Fans of EXO‘s Lay Zhang—also known as Zhang Yixing—are furious after discovering significant similarities between Lay’s “Lit” music video and a recent music video by Indonesian rapper Young Lex.

Born Samuel Pieter, Young Lex is a 28-year-old rapper, singer, actor, and internet celebrity from Jakarta, Indonesia. Since beginning his career in 2011, the rapper has amassed 3.37 million YouTube subscribers and 552 million total views. Young Lex’s most recent music video, “Raja Terakhir (The Last King)”, was released in March 2021.

layplagiarism_7Young Lex – “Raja Terakhir (The Last King)” MV | Young Lex/YouTube

But within hours of the song’s release, K-Pop fans noticed that “Raja Terakhir (The Last King)” appeared to plagiarize “Lit”, a song and music video Lay released in June 2020. According to fans, elements of the music, the visuals, the styling, and the choreography in Young Lex’s music video all bear striking resemblance to Lay’s music video.

layplagiarism_8LAY – “Lit” MV | LAY/YouTube

One of the most obvious similarities between both music videos is a scene where a computer-generated dragon rises behind a building.

Your browser does not support video.LAY – “Lit” MV | LAY/YouTube 

The dragons in the two music videos are similar in design, and both feature a large moon in the background as well as guards holding flags in the foreground. Even the framing of the two shots is nearly identical.

Your browser does not support video.Young Lex – “Raja Terakhir (The Last King)” MV | Young Lex/YouTube 

This dance break scene from “Lit” also seems to have been copied in Young Lex’s music video.

Your browser does not support video.LAY – “Lit” MV | LAY/YouTube

From the color scheme and fire motifs to the way both artists are moving, it’s impossible to ignore the similarities.

Your browser does not support video.Young Lex – “Raja Terakhir (The Last King)” MV | Young Lex/YouTube 

Even some of the outfits in the music videos bear a close resemblance to each other.

Your browser does not support video.LAY – “Lit” MV | LAY/YouTube 

Both outfits in these scenes have the same silver trim, and the backup dancers are all dressed in black. On top of that, the dancing takes place in front of a stone staircase in both videos.

Your browser does not support video.Young Lex – “Raja Terakhir (The Last King)” MV | Young Lex/YouTube

And the similarities don’t stop there. Eagle-eyed fans have spotted numerous other instances of possible plagiarism in “Raja Terakhir (The Last King)”, including the outfit seen on a female performer…

layplagiarism_4LAY’s music video (top) versus Young Lex’s music video (bottom) | LAY/YouTube, Young Lex/YouTube

… and another scene featuring a dragon.

layplagiarism_5LAY’s music video (top) versus Young Lex’s music video (bottom) | LAY/YouTube, Young Lex/YouTube

Fans found no credit to Lay or his agency in the description for “Raja Terakhir (The Last King)”, which was released to promote the mobile game Three Kingdoms: Hero Legendaris. In a since-deleted Indonesian response in the music video’s comment section, Young Lex stated, “K-Pop fans with MSG brains will say this is plagiarism“. According to Indonesian fans, the term “MSG brain” is used to mean stupid or small-minded.

layplagiarism_6| Young Lex/YouTube

Since noticing the instances of plagiarism, Lay fans from across the world have called on Young Lex to take the video down and issue an apology to both Lay and his fans. “RESPECT ZHANG YIXING” soon reached the top 10 of Twitter’s worldwide trends with over 75,000 tweets.

Lay’s Chinese fans have also been in contact with Lay Studio, the artist’s personal management team. While Lay Studio is reportedly now aware of the issue, they are yet to respond publicly.

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