A Fan's Alleged Call With ITZY's Yeji Comes Under Major Criticism For What They Showed The Idol

Netizens believe that deepfakes are becoming a curse. A deepfake is a video of a person in which their face or body has been altered so that they appear to be someone else and have been used maliciously or to spread false information. Within the past few months, many have been spread across social media, featuring Korean celebrities.

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Recently, a photo of an alleged fan call with ITZY‘s Yeji has gained criticism because of the new “trend.”

424857599_3644173235795788_48117 — ITZY’s Yeji | *@itzy.all.in.us/Instagram*

On social media, a photo has circulated from a recent fan call with the idol. In the photo, netizens believed that the OP shared a deepfake video of the idol doing a dance challenge. While it looked a lot like Yeji, it was actually edited.

While the original tweet has been deleted, netizens couldn’t hide their anger at how inappropriate it was to show a deepfake to an idol. Although netizens claimed that Yeji was impressed by it, they still thought it was wrong and showcased that AI is going too far when it comes to respecting idols.

so fucking weird i hope whoever showed that deepfake video to yeji get banned and rot in hell freak pic.twitter.com/LLKtfj9QWb

— appy (@sooyashosie) March 10, 2024

can we just go back to asking whether they like mint chocolate or not like im so serious https://t.co/5LrKNe89qw

— gigi ecoerience 🍉 (@katarinabluu_) March 10, 2024

deepfakes are literally one of the most harmful uses of AI and the fact that you were okay with showing yeji this is fucking disgusting considering how else this technology is being used. you should be banned from ever being in a video call again fucking idiot dipshit

— annie loves lia 🫶🏼 (@killingryujeong) March 10, 2024

We are witnessing in real time how the development of AI and new tech will be used by freaks to hurt and control women. https://t.co/dl6Q0tBxDw

— kim (@blacckpop) March 10, 2024

showing a female idol her deepfakes on fan call is a new level of low… when are we banning fan calls once and for all pic.twitter.com/nnlTV2FHTN

— ali (@sooyapaved) March 10, 2024

That AI deepfake video that one fan did in a face call with yeji is f"cked up like yeji was prob so discused to see her self dance, like I used AI before on itzy photo but for good use and nothing weird. Like one time I was using AI on a Lia picture and it made Lia look half…

— ᯓ ★𝙎𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙮★🍓 (@sammyboy1313PSN) March 10, 2024

The opportunity for fan calls is the perfect way for fans across the world to interact with idols, but netizens worry it is going too far.