Popular SM Idol Group Fiercely Bashed For Using Too Much AI

The post has since been deleted.

On May 25, SHINee celebrated the group’s 18th debut anniversary and released a video online.

This garnered much attention as it was Key’s first appearance in five months since the “injection auntie” controversy.

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To celebrate their anniversary, a special poster was posted on their official social media account, only to receive huge backlash online.

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The post however, has now been deleted after fans criticized them for using AI to create the image.

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Netizens pointed out the strange designs and the misspelling of words on the poster.

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They were even more disappointed to see that they printed it out as a banner to use during their live broadcast.

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Netizens couldn’t believe the lack of effort from such a big company.

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  • “Even if you are going to use AI, you should at least edit it if the quality is lacking. The text doesn’t even line up…”
  • “All the promotions they posted are AI…where is the effort?”
  • “Didn’t they post a photo of someone with six fingers recently?”
  • “They don’t even edit it? What’s with the wording…”
  • “I thought they were deliberately going for a retro concept…”
  • “Even if we are in a world where AI can make everything…you still need to edit.”

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Source: theqoo

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