Along with the box office success of the domestic romance “Tiny Times 4,” its theme song “Time Boils the Rain,” or “Shijian Zhuyu” in Chinese, has also showed overwhelming oomph* among fans of the series.

    With lyrics written by writer-turned-film director Guo Jingming, its melody was composed by Liu Dajiang. However, critics in the music industry have recently pointed out the theme song smacks of plagiarism*.

    They argued the song is similar to a song released by Singaporean singer Joi Chua on his 2006 album “Waiting for a Sunny Day.”

    When asked to comment on the plagiarism dispute, Guo said he is only held responsible for the genuine* originality of the lyrics, adding that those who think otherwise should go to the music composer.

    (SD-Agencies)