Viral Jennie clip tests limits of South Korea’s AI deepfake laws

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Lee, D. D. (2026, September 6). Viral Jennie clip tests limits of South Korea’s AI deepfake laws. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3366411/viral-jennie-clip-tests-limits-south-koreas-ai-deepfake-laws?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-06 · by David D. Lee

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A viral clip of K-pop star Jennie from a performance in Tokyo last month is being scrutinized for possible AI deepfake manipulation, with fans identifying potential signs of tampering and calling for it to be taken down. The incident highlights the challenges faced by South Korea's laws regulating AI-generated content, which are still in their early stages. A company linked to Jennie has vowed to take action against those responsible, but so far no official police or prosecutorial follow-up has been announced. According to reports, many of those responsible for spreading the manipulated clip were teenage offenders who saw digital victims as nothing more than "pixels".
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A video of K-pop star Jennie from Blackpink, which appeared to be edited with AI deepfake technology, was recently shared online during her performance at Tokyo's Summer Sonic festival last month. The footage showed a moment where it seemed like something had malfunctioned, and fans quickly pointed out the potential manipulation, speculating that it was a deepfake. The video's spread raised questions about South Korea's laws on AI deepfakes, which are still in development. Despite severe legal threats, including no compromise or leniency from Jennie's management team, a wave of teenage offenders have been sharing manipulated videos online without consequence. As a result, there is growing concern about the enforcement of these new laws and the ease with which AI deepfakes can be created and disseminated online.

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Blackpink South Korea’s Summer Sonic Tokyo

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Jennie PERSON · 2× Blackpink ORG · 1× South Korea’s GPE · 1× Tokyo GPE · 1×

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Viral Jennie clip tests limits of South Korea’s AI deepfake laws Severe legal threats fail to deter a wave of teenage offenders who see digital victims as nothing more than pixels For a few seconds during Blackpink member Jennie’s headline set at Tokyo’s Summer Sonic festival last month, it looked like something had come undone.
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Viral Jennie clip tests limits of South Korea’s AI deepfake laws · assertive framing

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Viral Jennie clip tests limits of South Korea’s AI deepfake laws Severe legal threats fail to deter a wave of teenage offenders who see digital victims as nothing more than pixels For a few seconds during Blackpink member Jennie’s headline set at Tokyo’s Summer Sonic festival last month, it looked like something had come undone. asserted
something → test → festival
Fans were quick to cry deepfake, dissecting the footage frame by frame for signs of possible AI manipulation and calling for it to be taken down. asserted
it → cry → manipulation
It added that it was working with lawyers to pursue civil and criminal action, vowing “no compromise or leniency whatsoever”. asserted
it → add → compromise
The account believed to have first posted the video has now been suspended, but no official police or prosecutorial follow-up has yet been announced. asserted
police → believe → video
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