He received the '20's Booming Star' award at the 'Mnet 20's Choice Awards', and for his speech, he said, "Lately, I've troubled and worried many people. My heart is heavy, as well. I'm sorry. But I'll take this award to mean that I'll work even harder sincerely and more modestly."

After the plagiarism scandal broke out, Roy Kim's agency had stated, "This is an original song that was co-composed by Roy Kim and Bae Young Kyung, and arranged by Jung Ji Chan and Kim Sung Yoon. All of the composers and arrangers that participated in this song have never listened to Acoustic Rain's 'Love Is Canon'. Prior to the controversy, we never knew about the singer's name and song. If we did, we would've checked first."