{"id":397456,"date":"2026-01-07T12:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397456\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T12:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:18:09","slug":"popular-idol-groups-ai-generated-photo-sparks-massive-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/397456\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Idol Group\u2019s AI-Generated Photo Sparks Massive Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans are calling out the media outlet.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" data-kbpop=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"featured-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aiai.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>            \t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"writer-bio-avatar\" height=\"36\" width=\"36\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/koreaboo36.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                Koreaboo\n                <\/p>\n<p>5 hours ago<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Recently, a media outlet was bombarded with criticism for editing a photo of a K-Pop group using AI.<\/p>\n<p>RNX News posted a thumbnail of RIIZE on social media, only to face backlash for using an AI-generated image.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">260107 [LIVE] RIIZE, \uc2dc\ud06c\ud55c \ubaa8\uba3c\ud2b8 \uac00\ub4dd\ud574 \u2013 RNX tv<br \/>&#8216;RNX NEWS\u2019 LIVE ver! \u261e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p1GF0Onc99\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/p1GF0Onc99<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIIZE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RIIZE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B4%EC%A6%88?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#\ub77c\uc774\uc988<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RISEandREALIZE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RISEandREALIZE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Fame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SMTOWN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#SMTOWN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v2Fpe9zhxk\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/v2Fpe9zhxk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNX news (@RNX__news) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNX__news\/status\/2008460923825229914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fans who saw the edited photo, demanded that they change the image immediately.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">? \ub77c\uc774\uc988 \uc0ac\uc9c4 \uc6d0\ubcf8 \uc774\uac70 \uc544\ub2cc\uac00? AI?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Sgh36GgZ8\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/8Sgh36GgZ8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QZ1UJxBgF9\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QZ1UJxBgF9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \uc787\uc068 (@dksroton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dksroton\/status\/2008509173907288470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Isn\u2019t this the original photo? Why are you using AI?<\/p>\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">\uc6d0\ubcf8 \uc0ac\uc9c4 \uc774\uac74\ub300 \ud6fc\uc190\ud574\uc11c \uc774\ub7ec\uc2dc\ub294 \uc774\uc720\uac00 \uc787\uc744\ud150\ub370\uc694 \uae30\uad34\ud558\uace0\uc694 \uc120\ub118\uc73c\uc2e0\uac70 \uc544\ub2cc\uac00\uc694? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KrGaqvFiz1\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/KrGaqvFiz1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ja0PyHuQDN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Ja0PyHuQDN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \uc544\uae7d\uc774 (@thinkofyou0319) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thinkofyou0319\/status\/2008518888456434112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Is there a reason you are damaging the original photo? It\u2019s weird and crossing the line.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"ko\" dir=\"ltr\">\uc544\ubb34\ub9ac \uc5b4\uadf8\ub85c \ub04c\uc5b4\uc11c \uc870\ud68c\uc218 \ub192\uc774\uace0 \uc2f6\ub2e4\uace0 \ud574\ub3c4 \uadf8\ub807\uc9c0 <br \/>\ud2b9\uc815\uc778\uc758 \uc5bc\uad74\uc744 AI\ub85c \ud6fc\uc190\ud55c \uc774\ubbf8\uc9c0\ub97c \uae30\uc0ac\uc5d0 \uc2e3\ub294 \ud589\uc704\ub294 \ucd08\uc0c1\uad8c \uce68\ud574 + \uba85\uc608\ud6fc\uc190\uc73c\ub85c \ubd88\ubc95\uc774 \ub420 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c<br \/>\uad11\uc57c119\uc5d0 \uc81c\ubcf4\ud588\uc73c\ub2c8 \uc5b8\ub860\uc0ac\uac00 \ub9de\ub2e4\uba74(\ub9de\ub294\uc9c0\ub3c4 \ubaa8\ub974\uaca0\uc74c\u314b\u314b) \uc801\uc808\ud55c \uc870\uce58\ub97c \ucde8\ud558\uae30 \ubc14\ub78c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F8n2aEIOLE\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/F8n2aEIOLE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \uc1fc\ub2ec\ud83c\udf19 (@pumpkin_124) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pumpkin_124\/status\/2008559938516480072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">No matter how much you want to troll to boost views, this is going overboard. Putting an image that defaces a person\u2019s face with AI in an article could be illegal and a violation of portrait rights and defamation. I\u2019ve reported this to KWANGYA 119, so if this is a media outlet (I\u2019m not even sure if it is), please take the appropriate action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The increased use of AI in media is not surprising, considering South Korea has ranked number one for trending AI slop channels.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1920055 k-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kore-640x800.jpg\" alt=\"kore\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\"   data-orig=\"https:\/\/image.koreaboo.com\/2026\/01\/kore.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>With AI becoming more mainstream, many are focused on how it will affect K-Pop culture and media.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fans are calling out the media outlet. 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