“Trailblazer” Jay Chou Shrugs Off Accusations That He Plagiarised A 2011 Infinite Song With A Lesson On Chord Progressions

Releasing a statement through his agency, Jay took on the role of “Teacher Chou” to school everyone on music chords.

“The chord progression in this song has long been used in [my songs like] ‘Sunny Day’, ‘Qi Li Xiang’, and ‘Her Eyelashes’ and more. If the chord progression and the arrangement of the instruments are the same, then you’d find that the music is similar. Basically, the chord progressions in pop music are all roughly the same.” he said. FYI: 'Sunny Day' and 'Her Eyelashes' were both released in 2003 and 'Qi Li Xiang' in 2004.

Jay added: “Creating a new melody using the same chord progression that everyone uses today is the key! Ge should be considered a trailblazer already, [I’ve] used the 6m-4-1-5 four-loop chord method since very early on, do you want me to list out a bunch of examples for you?”

Ooh, burn.

Photos: Jay Chou/Instagram, Woollim Entertainment, myxxgvly/Twitter