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Aespa Karina deepfake (Jun 2025)
Deepfake images of Aespa's Karina were used in a teaser for the Seoul Waterbomb 2025 festival without her consent. Fans expressed outrage, criticizing the festival organizers and Karina's management (SM) for allowing…
- Incident date
- Jun 2025
- Target
- Aespa Karina
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Deepfake images of Aespa's Karina were used in a teaser for the Seoul Waterbomb 2025 festival without her consent. Fans expressed outrage, criticizing the festival organizers and Karina's management (SM) for allowing the use of AI and deepfake technology. SM had previously condemned the use of AI and deepfakes for their artists.