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AI Pop Band Pregnancy: Stunt or Scandal?
27 Oct
Summary
- A virtual K-pop group's AI member claimed pregnancy, causing a stir.
- Creators admitted the pregnancy announcement was a fabricated story.
- The stunt aimed to reduce content creation fatigue for the virtual band.
A virtual K-pop group, BABYQUEEN, has issued an apology after fabricating a pregnancy announcement for one of its AI members, Mity. The initial statement, shared on Mity's social media, claimed she was pregnant and taking a break for her health, sparking widespread debate online.
The announcement rapidly gained traction, accumulating millions of views and igniting discussions about the authenticity within the K-pop industry and the portrayal of pregnancy. Some users found the situation humorously aligned with K-pop's perceived artificiality, while others criticized it as insensitive.
The creators, a group of students, eventually confessed that the pregnancy storyline was entirely made up. They cited extreme exhaustion from maintaining multiple virtual personas and daily content creation as the reason for the hoax. They expressed regret for any offense caused and suggested Mity might return in a different capacity, such as acting or maternity content creation.
