Director Shin Hee Won, who directed Girls’ Generation‘s “Forever 1” music video, has apologized for the controversy over set designs.
On August 14, director Shin Hee Won posted a lengthy message on her Instagram. She addressed the matter and apologized to everyone including SM and the group.
Earlier, Japanese netizens raised suspicions of design Plagiarism through SNS, saying that the 15th-anniversary emblem on Girls’ Generation’s 7th regular album “Forever 1” MV is similar to the Tokyo DisneyC emblem.
Read the full Statement of director Shin Hee Won’s Instagram post below.
Meanwhile, director Shin Hee Won directed music videos such as EXO’s “Lucky One,” “LOTTO,” SHINee’s “Good Evening,” Seventeen’s “Pretty” and Hyuna’s “Bebe.”