Should Kpop Lyric/Line Distribution Creators Be Monetized?

[LostInTheDream]

There was this scandal maybe a month ago regarding this topic and I just now remembered it after watching a different video where it was mentioned.
Basically, there is this youtuber named Jaeguchi who makes color-coded lyric videos for kpop songs. They are published nearly the same time that the song is released and they have 3.5 million subscribers. They started getting into trouble when another youtuber revealed that they were making money off of these videos, when they shouldn't.
If you don't know YouTube's monetization rules: You cannot be paid for a video if you use more than 5 or so seconds of copyrighted content (songs). That's why some content you might watch will have the pitch altered or some other change so they don't get a copyright strike and demonetized.
Youtubers who have a lot of subscribers are able to make some money by outside sponsors, which is why a random song might play at the end of a lyric video.
It turns out that Jaeguchi's videos were somehow monetized, idk how, and were making a lot of money because of how many views they get.
People started getting really mad because they viewed it as Jaeguchi, and similar youtubers, stealing money from the kpop artists themselves. The whole situation has quieted down at this point.

Here is my point of view: As someone who makes color coded lyric videos and line distribution videos, I know how much time and effort goes into actually making them. It can take me several hours to make a lyric video, and even longer for a line distribution video. Which is what makes me believe that youtubers who make this type of content should be monetized. Yes, they do have copyrighted material in their videos, but what they are making is original content in my eyes. To me it is the same as when fans sell kpop merchandise that they made themselves. It has the likeness of the idol on it and names, which are sometimes even copyrighted (YG...).
I do understand that other people could see this as them stealing, but with a lot of these companies they have a ton of money, so it's not like they're going to go bankrupt because of a lyric video. With smaller companies there is a difference though. If there was a way to only monetize videos from companies that make a certain amount every year, I would prefer that. But overall, I think if the content is original and transformative, then they should be monetized.

Please don't hate for having this view, it's solely based on my experience. If I didn't make these videos, I would probably think differently.
Do you have an opinion on the topic?

 

[gardenofeden]

No. It's not your content, and most of the time the lyric translations are wrong

 

[ballcaccha]

Yeah, I think so, too.

 

[x.Jennifer.x]

There was a similar thread posted on this here's my 2 cents

I don't see the big issue, unless they are flat out stealing I really don't see it. I have used those videos numerous times to help me identify a singer that i want to know more about while watching the official music videos, when i can't figure it out i go to a lyric video, find the part i'm trying to figure out and compare who's who. it's helped me learn my favorites and enjoy the music, also knowing what they are saying helps as well. I really don't see a problem with them as long as people are being honest about it. And I always assumed they put some kind of ending music so people wouldn't illegally try to download the videos, if they did they'd have some ending music that's not part of the song after it. Just my opinion. The downside is that some of the translations are wrong, like in one video it may match the translations on the actual music video while another color coded one won't...so it confuses me as to what the actual lyrics are because I don't know which ones are right and which ones are wrong. Multiple people make these so it's like which one should i go by. That's the only down-side since I obviously don't speak anything but English. I've also found where some of these lyric videos..in fact this happened today...would show a singer singing who wasn't the one singing. Example: i found the song mist by Ateez and San starts it off...and i went to a lyric video for the lyrics and they had Wooyoung starting off...and i'm like that's not right...so in that sense the people who are wrong need to go back and make sure there's no errors because it causes confusion, maybe double check their translations. I am sure it's time consuming getting the lyrics and translating them, but you're translating them to help people...and it doesn't help if it's wrong. (not you per say, generally speaking)

 

[_areum ₰]

I'm just want to thanks to heumen whose make line distribution or kpop lyrics for other heumens seem that they had make easier for us.

I had watch almost all of Jaeguchi vids n let me guess: who's make this issue must jealous for him/her

 

[myheartizomg]

Yes it's real hard work that takes time but I really don't know if creators should gain money from it.
They do help the fandoms into getting to know the groups, lyrics, line distributions and even each other better but I've seen channels (big channels) rushing their work due to their 'hunger' of views and likes that they upload their videos right after the original music videos/albums release time. They also make tons of mistakes in their videos but they usually don't delete them, just put a pinned apology comment or re-upload the correct version (smth which I haven't seen often happening myself) for obvious reasons. I think most channels would follow this tactic if payment with this way was possible because A) not everyone is genuine, B) who wouldn't want the money and it would start getting really ethically wrong.
In my most honest opinion I would've maybe liked the idea of companies creating their own color coded lyric videos but the line distribution part wouldn't benefit them since 90% of the time is unfair...