Singer Yena's new song "Hate Rodrigo" has been caught up in controversies involving copyright infringements, following its title controversy. Indications of potential trademark, portrait, and copyright violations in some scenes of its music video surfaced, leading to an uncomfortable silence from her agency, Yuehua Entertainment. Despite being aware of the serious issues, the company initially attempted to ignore the problem, but ultimately had to acknowledge its mistakes.

Yena's second single, "Hate Rodrigo," was abruptly made private on June 29th. This unexpected move was revealed to be due to potential copyright infringement issues in some parts of the music video, according to an exclusive report by XSports News.

"Hate Rodrigo" had stirred discomfort among domestic and international fans even before its release. The title, which attaches the negative connotation of "hate" to pop star Olivia Rodrigo's name, was seen as disrespectful. Moreover, concerns of controversy escalated as some scenes in the music video seemed to adopt similar concepts and scenes from content previously released by Olivia Rodrigo.

In response to this, Yena explained that the song was a "satirical expression towards a beautiful and perfect object of admiration," and that it "amplified her affection and admiration towards Rodrigo." However, negative reactions to the song's title continued.

On June 29th, amidst this situation, Yuehua Entertainment unexpectedly made the music video private without giving a detailed explanation to fans or asking for their understanding, which sparked further questions.

Yuehua Entertainment initially only stated that they were "checking" the issue, remaining silent for a long period without giving any further responses. It was only the next day that Yuehua Entertainment acknowledged that they belatedly realized "there might have been infringements of trademarks, portrait rights, and copyrights."

When asked how they identified the copyright infringement issues in the music video, the company presented a somewhat absurd explanation, saying they realized it after reading some comments on the internet.

At the same time, Yuehua Entertainment apologized for their lack of foresight in not checking these issues beforehand. They announced that they are currently editing the problematic scenes in the music video, with plans to re-upload it once the modifications are complete.

Though the company revealed the reasons behind making the music video private, their clumsy handling of the situation seems likely to leave fans deeply disappointed.

The company drew a line concerning the part where the music video was made private at the request of Olivia Rodrigo's side.

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