Singer OVAN released his latest single “I Need You” on March 5, and it quickly reached the top spot on Genie‘s music cha...
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I Need You” beat out BTS‘s “ON”, Zico‘s “Any Song”, and IU‘s “I Give You My Heart”. The big names he surpassed has caused him to be embroiled in a chart manipulation controversy.In response to the criticism he is receiving, he defended himself on his Instagram account.“I don’t want to be hurt, and I don’t want to hate anyone. It’s not a lie. I’m sorry that I’m someone who is being doubted because I don’t deserve it. I’m sorry. But it’s really not a lie.” – OVANThis is not the first time OVAN was accused of sajaegi - chart manipulation.He dropped his song “TWENTY” featuring Shaun on August 21, 2018, and it rose to No. 10 in both Genie and Bugs‘ real-time charts within 7 hours of its release.
