K-Pop Star Invites Yet Another Controversy After Having Sparked Backlash For Endorsing McDonald’s
A popular male K-Pop star has landed himself in the middle of a raging controversy with his new single.
WOODZ, the singer in question, is being called out by his fans for a creative decision related to his new release, “Falling,” which also features Young K from DAY6.
WOODZ (우즈) "Falling (Feat. Young K (DAY6))"
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Bugs https://t.co/sQnp5ILBP2#DAY6 #데이식스#YoungK #영케이#WOODZ #우즈#Falling pic.twitter.com/rysjOZSJkA— DAY6 (@day6official) October 24, 2025
The controversy stemmed from an X (former Twitter) post by a visual artist called Nischeom. The post implied that they had created the cover artwork for “Falling” by using AI.
𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧
𝐟𝐨𝐫 @c_woodzofficial
’𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐊, 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟔)#WOODZ #NISCHEOM pic.twitter.com/6R3rb32nwO— NISCHΞOM (@nischeom) October 24, 2025
The use of generative AI in art is a polarizing topic across industries. Among K-Pop fans, the voices for an anti-AI stance is particularly loud. So, it didn’t take long for the post to prompt fans to call out WOODZ for making this choice. Some also felt that his actions were inconsistent with his previously proclaimed love for nature, especially when the exact same cover art could have been easily made without AI.
please inform yourself on how bad AI is for the environment and for REAL artists, as an artist yourself i’m sure you would understand and appreciate how important human art is rather than soulless AI @_chowoodz
and you @edam_ent should hire real artists https://t.co/Hz8WoGMzc9
— sol #INLA (@ootartifacts) October 25, 2025
“I really like trees. I think they resemble humans. Trees have very light branches, but their roots are really heavy. I want to be someone that's like a healthy tree.”
and now you’re using AI which has bad impacts to the environment and TREES itself.
WOODZ, this is not you. https://t.co/LnyRGTnHRo pic.twitter.com/FhUoDBexph
— pin🌴 (@woodz32e_) October 25, 2025
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((P.S. it's under 2 minutes!)#WOODZ https://t.co/ocloE15W7a pic.twitter.com/ZUGpQcyR2m— KULTUSBukanSEKTE (@HiKultusKaleng) October 26, 2025
the concept of paying someone for them to use ai https://t.co/Hz8WoGN71H pic.twitter.com/A3Bd3ysq3a
— sol #INLA (@ootartifacts) October 24, 2025
Many fans also showed concern that this behavior showed a disappointing pattern, given WOODZ’s recent decision to endorse McDonald’s. In agreeing to be the face of the brand, he crossed the picket line of the global BDS (Boycott, Divest, and Sanction) movement to pressurize Israel to stop the genocide in Gaza, Palestine.
disappointment after disappointment https://t.co/hLECBTh9wa
— domi ❀ WILL SEE DAY6 (@dobrijaesungpil) October 25, 2025
mcdonald’s and ai in a week bro i cannot do this https://t.co/Q9Wr90LPRk
— •ㅅ• (@strawberrygif) October 25, 2025
the way he became a loser overnight needs to be studied https://t.co/SBcu6ifP7w
— jonah walnuts (@yiboteez) October 25, 2025
