Clubfeet Clip 'Ripped Off' By Japanese Band

Melbourne's Clubfeet have recently discovered the clip for their recent single Everything You Wanted, which has been praised by the likes of Calvin Harris and Tommy Lee since its release at the end of January, might have been just that little bit too inspiring for a group of Japanese film makers.

Yesterday the band posted that they had found a “Japanese rip-off” of the Everything You Wanted clip in Forever Young by the band [Champagne].

“Flattered, but a little envious of their hairdos,” the band quipped on their Facebook page.

The two clips are strikingly similar and viewers noticed the stark similarities immediately. [Champagne]'s clip has since been set to private so we cannot show you the page, but some of the comments on the YouTube clip for the Champagne clip said it was “shameful” and

The members of [Champagne] and their record company have both issued statements of apology to Clubfeet and the creators of the film clip and have agreed not to use the clip any further.

From the band:

“Apologies from members of [Champagne]

First of all, we would like to show our deepest apologies to the members of Clubfeet, those who were involved in making "Everything You Wanted" music video, and to the fans of Clubfeet for the situation caused by our newest music video.

Our management company, UK Project Inc., has recently announced that "It is definitely not intended by members of [Champagne], and all production for music video shall be responsible by us, UK Project Inc. ", but we would have to say, from our point of view, we were involved in production since we had actually been in the video, and also had checked the final version of the video with our own eyes before it was released in public.

We would also like to apologize to our fans of [Champagne] for this situation. To be truly honest, we have to admit that this video deserves to be criticized as a "rip-off video". We do regret it, and we promise to do our best more than ever so that this kind of thing will never happen again.

4.10.2013

[Champagne]

Yoohei Kawakami
Hiroyuki Isobe
Masaki Shirai
Satoyasu Shoumura”

And from their management company:

“Notice regarding the music video for “Forever Young”

We sincerely apologize here to Clubfeet and all who may it concern, that the music video for “Forever Young” caused uncomfortable feeling to. It is definitely not intended by members of [Champagne], and all production for music video shall be responsible by us, UK Project Inc.

We've already deleted its music video on YouTube that we previously uploaded, and we may not use it hereafter in any manner, in an effort to show our deep apology.

Again, we sincerely apologize to all fans supporting Clubfeet and [Champagne] for any worries and anxieties this matter may have been caused.

Koichi Endo, CEO
UK Project Inc.”

Of course, this being the internet, you can never really bury anything. So here are both clips.