[talk] Woozi directly refutes BBC's absurd false report

A freelance journalist who contributed to the BBC News in the UK published an article titled 'Will K-pop's AI experiment pay off' on the official website on July 11.

The article's author claimed that "some K-pop stars are experimenting with AI technology when creating songs and music videos," and that "Seventeen is one of them." The particularly problematic part was the statement that "Seventeen's album may have included lyrics generated by AI."

Woozi, who has written, composed, and produced most of SEVENTEEN's songs since their debut in 2015, also expressed his position personally. On the afternoon of the 14th, Woozi posted on his official account, "All of SEVENTEEN's music is written and composed by human creators."

The BBC then maintained the main story of their report, such as Seventeen's AI song experiment and the resulting negative reactions from some K-pop fans, but added the sentence, "Woozi later revealed on Instagram that all of Seventeen's music was written and composed by human creators." There was no official apology for the misunderstanding or additional corrections to the report.

According to Newsen's investigation, Seventeen's agency has continuously relayed their position to the BBC regarding untrue content. In response, the BBC has belatedly confirmed that it has deleted the groundless sentence in the article that said, "The album may have included lyrics generated by AI."

https://v.daum.net/v/20240715175509624

It's so petty for a big organization like the BBC to report false information and then just delete it without even apologizing.