JAKARTA - VIXX's Ravi released his latest album ROSES on Thursday, June 3. In the album, there is a track called RED VELVET which is sung with Jamie.
Netizens suspect that the lyrics of the song refer to the girl group from SM Entertainment, Red Velvet. The use of lyrics like Russian Roulette and Dumb Dumb is also similar to the title track.
Netizens also think that Ravi uses wordplay with the names of Red Velvet group members such as Sooyoung, namely Joy and Yeri's real names.
Today, June 4th, Ravi gave an official statement regarding the track. He apologized to the agency staff and group Red Velvet mentioned in the lyrics.
"Today, I apologize in person to the group members and staff by phone via Red Velvet's agency. Of course I feel responsible and apologize for creating a situation like this," he said.
He explained that this song aims to express sweet and passionate energy. However, since many felt that a specific group was mentioned, he had to take responsibility for the artist and his fans.
“I decided to remove the song from all music sites after discussing with the distribution company. It will take a lot of time, but I will get it done. Other than that, I will work carefully going forward.”
SM Entertainment and Red Velvet have not issued any statements regarding this matter.
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