{"id":26854,"date":"2025-09-17T10:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/26854\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T10:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T10:46:08","slug":"kpop-demon-hunters-producer-accused-of-chatgpt-use-for-songwriting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/26854\/","title":{"rendered":"‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Producer Accused of ChatGPT Use for Songwriting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Netflix hit KPop Demon Hunters<\/a>\u00a0has stayed in the conversation in large part because of its blockbuster soundtrack, but now one of those songs has come under scrutiny for potentially getting an assist from ChatGPT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a recent discussion in Seoul for OpenAI\u2019s newly opened Korean office, songwriter Vince reportedly claimed he used the controversial technology to help pen the song \u201cSoda Pop,\u201d performed in the movie by the demonic Saja Boys. He is credited as one of several co-writers on the track, according to a Netflix blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A now-deleted tweet<\/a> (preserved in a screengrab on Reddit) said to be penned by an OpenAI exec read: \u201cFav moment from the launch celebration was hearing singer\/songwriter Vince share that ChatGPT helped him write \u2018Soda Pop\u2019 from KPop Demon Hunters! It apparently gave him ideas to make it sound \u2018more bubbly.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s where things get complicated. The alleged use of AI to help write \u201cSoda Pop\u201d was first reported in the English-language version of Joongang Daily<\/a>\u2014but the original Korean text<\/a> of the article makes no mention of ChatGPT being used specifically during the production of KPop Demon Hunters\u2019\u00a0music.<\/p>\n

A translator on Gizmodo\u2019s staff revealed Vince instead made a far broader statement\u2014\u201dI sometimes use ChatGPT to get some inspiration while producing K-Pop\u201d\u2014while discussing how AI technology is already being used in the K-Pop industry.<\/p>\n

As Kotaku<\/a> has pointed out,\u00a0KPop Demon Hunters\u00a0has previously had to fend off allegations surrounding its characters being made with AI. Rei Ami<\/a>, one of the singers for the movie\u2019s girl group Huntr\/x, has also had to insist that she and co-singers Ejae and Audrey Nuna are real human beings.<\/p>\n

io9 has reached out to Netflix for clarification and will update should we hear back.<\/p>\n

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel<\/a>, Star Wars<\/a>, and Star Trek<\/a> releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV<\/a>, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Netflix hit KPop Demon Hunters\u00a0has stayed in the conversation in large part because of its blockbuster soundtrack, but…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[2670,93,61,60,3622,278,1868,22435,22436],"class_list":["post-26854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-chatgpt","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kpop-demon-hunters","tag-music","tag-netflix","tag-saja-boys","tag-sony-pictures-animation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}