Singaporean YouTuber Sneaky Sushii has apologised to a Denmark-based Bulgarian YouTuber after being slammed by netizens for allegedly copying the smaller creator’s content.
He also pledged to cite and credit his sources in future videos, according to a message on the now-removed video.
Source: Sneaky Sushii on YouTube (left) and Toni’s Film Club on YouTube
Sneaky Sushii first came under scrutiny after YouTuber Toni Vesdream, who runs YouTube channel Toni’s Film Club, posted a video titled “A Big YouTuber Stole My Work?” earlier this month.
He pointed out that one of Sneaky Sushii’s videos, titled “This horror film was so real, people reported it to the police…”, closely resembled his video, titled “The Horror Film So Real, the FBI Investigated It”.
The similarities were not restricted to the topic, but extended to the narration, story structure and visuals.
Source: Toni Vesdream on YouTube
Many netizens, including those from Singapore, expressed disappointment towards Sneaky Sushii. They also noticed that the title and description of his video changed.
According to screenshots posted by another YouTuber, AugustTheDuck, the video’s title changed to “This video sucks”.
In the description, Sneaky Sushii acknowledged that his video “drew huge inspiration” from Mr Vesdream’s video and provided a link to it.
Source: AugustTheDuck on YouTube
He also admitted that he “should have known” to credit his sources and said he had emailed Mr Vesdream to apologise.
In a pinned comment, he added that he would cite and credit all sources for his videos in future.
He also sincerely apologised to Mr Vesdream for his “lapse in judgement”.
Source: AugustTheDuck on YouTube
Although he said the video and comments would not be deleted, a check on YouTube showed the link was dead, with a message saying the video had been removed.
Source: YouTube
In a pinned comment on his YouTube video, Mr Vesdream posted an update confirming that Sneaky Sushii had apologised to him and taken “full responsibility”.
Toni Vesdream on YouTube
Mr Vesdream appreciated and accepted the apology, reiterating that he had “no hard feelings” towards the Singaporean.
He hoped that people would move forward from this incident, kindly adding:
We all make mistakes, what’s important is to learn from them.
Sneaky Sushii’s apology has since prompted many comments on his Instagram and YouTube posts, as well as a Reddit thread.
In the thread, one Reddit user alleged that Sneaky Sushii’s other videos were no longer available.
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Featured image adapted from Sneaky Sushii on YouTube and Toni’s Film Club on YouTube.