Australian rapper threatens trademark lawsuit against Allday Project, says K-pop ‘sucks’

Australian rapper Allday, whose real name is Tomas Henry Gaynor, has threatened legal action against K-pop band Allday Project, claiming trademark infringement and dismissing much of the genre as “s***”.

In a social media post on Tuesday, the rapper shared a screenshot of a news article about the group, defending his ownership of his name and taking a swipe at K-pop.

“People keep asking me about this,” he wrote. “I have a trademark on the name Allday. Maybe I don’t have 20 billion streams like that K-pop s*** which mostly sucks by the way. But I do exist and own the trademark to my name. Prepare for the greatest legal battle of all time.”

According to The Music, an Australian music outlet, the rapper registered the trademark for his stage name in Australia in June 2021. The filing reportedly covers digital music, recordings, vinyl, merchandise, live entertainment and related content.

He said that the trademark extends to the United States. Despite his sweeping insults, Gaynor followed up with a video offering a bizarre concession on Saturday, stating that he would drop the lawsuit if the label responded by adding him in the group line-up.

“If I can be in the band, Allday Project, I will drop my lawsuit, which I’m definitely going to win, by the way,” he said in the video. “And that guy called Tarzzan has to be kicked out of the band. I want to be the main guy,” he added.