AI K-pop video pulled after anti-drug message backfires for Hong Kong prison service

Hong Kong’s prison service has withdrawn an anti-drug video featuring a beautiful AI-generated virtual K-pop girl group from social media and revised it after internet users said it resembled a promotion campaign for illegal substances. The Correctional Services Department uploaded the controversial video, titled “Obsession: The Sugar-Coated Trap”, to its social media platforms on Friday.

In the video, four pretty AI-generated virtual K-pop idols in fancy clothes sing and dance. One, named...