A "Disturbing" Parasocial AI-Created Fan Edit Of TXT's Yeonjun Triggers Disgust

An “intimate” AI-created video of TXT‘s Yeonjun sparks disgust.

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A video of a TXT fan has been shared online showing TXT’s Yeonjun kissing their face, but netizens knew it wasn’t real straight away and saw that it had been created with AI. It quickly gained criticism for the use of AI to create the scenario.

cancel ai rn pic.twitter.com/aKpvB7KK31

— benzy (@furrygyu_) January 25, 2025

When the post was shared, netizens posted their disgust and anger at the use of AI being implemented to create scenarios with idols that are deemed inappropriate.

yeah this should be punishable by law like y’all have actually lost your minds https://t.co/1124yeLimx

— AARON (@lidolmix) January 26, 2025

Do yall even treat idols like real people or are they just characters in your delusional fantasies?
Using ai to make them do these things, make them do anything! is DISGUSTING! https://t.co/KUiqHTEVoK

— ᯓ✦????Kiri???????? (@yjs4beagless) January 26, 2025

just because they are celebrities doesnt give you the right to make fake ai videos of them doing who knows what and to think half of the ppl being excited abt this in the tt comments probably say they are against deepfakes…get a grip https://t.co/keabBf14wV

— naya (@honkmp3) January 26, 2025

people who use ai like this need to be openly bullied atp idc this definitely opens the door for genuinely sinister shit to happen and i don’t think enough of yall grasp that https://t.co/3NjawOi86j

— ᯓ✦ k (@koosjunie) January 25, 2025

On Reddit, a post about the clip also gained a lot of attention.

This AI thing it’s getting even more disturbing and it’s taking over even in kpop spaces
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The comments focused on how disturbing the video was, fuelling parasocial relationships with idols, but netizens also shared that this was done at the expense of the environment, as AI is known to use up a lot of energy each time it is used.

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AI is becoming more used worldwide, but netizens are worried it has become dangerous, especially as idols’ photos are being used in ways netizens have described as “disturbing.”

You can read about the backlash that a post about SEVENTEEN‘s Hoshi and Wonwoo gained after using AI.