BTS’s Jungkook is facing backlash after AI-generated shirtless photos of him with a new tattoo went viral.
The controversy began when a gym photo of Jungkook and fitness trainer Ma Sun Ho revealed a brand new tattoo on Jungkook. Soon after, images surfaced online showing Jungkook shirtless with that tattoo, but fans quickly exposed them as AI-generated edits, not real photos.
The situation is gaining traction as many fans find these AI creations disrespectful, especially since Jungkook himself has spoken out about AI content before. He has warned that AI-generated works could harm artists’ careers and has expressed clear opposition to the technology.
“can big accounts not go around posting ai edits of jungkook?? this is clearly not a real picture , using ai on him is so weird and disrespectful”
— 𐚁 (@virgoshrtz)
“people are ai generating jungkook shirtless along with that new tattoo, also ai generated btw… what is wrong with you lot”
— bakery (@seokstalgic)
“feeding jungkook to ai when that man stated OUTLOUD. MULTIPLE TIMES. that he does not like it proves yall do not care for them as people”
— brittany⁷ SAW YES OR NO (@jeongguktime)
Fans argue there’s already a massive archive of real Jungkook photos, so AI images are unnecessary and invasive.
The debate over ethics in AI-generated content continues to heat up in the K-pop community as this controversy spreads. Fans are watching closely as the issue of consent and respect remains in focus.
