Stray Children' New Album "GIANT" Hit With Backlash

Followers consider AI was used.

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Stray Children not too long ago introduced their second Japanese album GIANT. The group’s official Japanese social media account shared a promotional picture, presumed to be the album cowl. The album will likely be launched on November 13.

2024年11月13日(水)、Stray Children JAPAN 2nd Album『GIANT』のリリースが決定！
通常盤ジャケット写真も解禁！

詳細はこちらhttps://t.co/rQMMTpPEEg#StrayKids #スキズ #スキズ_2nd_Album #JAPAN_2nd_Album #SKZ_GIANT #KING_GIANT pic.twitter.com/bnH7eeEVZ6

— Stray Children Japan Official (@Stray_Kids_JP) September 30, 2024

Whereas STAYs are excited for brand new music, they’re disenchanted by the picture.

THEIR JAPANESE ALBUMS ALWAYS HIT SO HARD WE’RE ABOUT TO GET THE BANGERS OF THE CENTURY https://t.co/tVfDeLKKGm

— maddy 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ (@skzlmhs) September 30, 2024

Many STAYs consider the picture was created utilizing Synthetic Intelligence (AI). AI-generated artwork (which many argue can’t be thought-about “artwork” because it’s technically not designed by artists/individuals) is turning into more and more widespread, a lot to individuals’s dismay. AI artwork has come below fireplace for utilizing human artists’ photos as coaching materials with out permission, in addition to for its capacity to remove jobs from actual artists. Many boycott companies that use AI of their inventive course of.

Consequently, Stray Children’ put up’s quote-tweets are stuffed with sad followers expressing outrage over JYP Leisure‘s alleged AI utilization. Many felt the picture not solely regarded pretend however dangerous.

simply noticed the posts on instagram and oh. free skz from ai i encourage https://t.co/1XDlBWGdmv pic.twitter.com/4tmcX7yTwd

— vyra — ATE🥠 (@haengppanghi) September 30, 2024

Me @ each kpop teams design inventive staff this 12 months: https://t.co/QSYLSB7kVb pic.twitter.com/l84WLG8pcu

— unhappy woman anna 樂✰ ∞⁸ (@sadannasthetic) September 30, 2024

why is it giving large foot 😭 come on jyp you are able to do higher than ai trash.. https://t.co/JC8d5mSqlY pic.twitter.com/LsvreYUgrg

— zac 🍉👹 #TeamShani #TeamTessa (@SeungminTampon) September 30, 2024

Some STAYs mentioned they’d have moderately an artist use an software like Picsart than simply generate artwork through AI.

id moderately have album covers that seem like they have been edited on picsart a day earlier than the deadline than an ai-generated album cowl… https://t.co/zF4CNXh9cQ

— rin 😀 (@sungiewap) September 30, 2024

ugly AND ai created? bro choose a wrestle
(don’t, please simply pay precise artists and also you gained’t have any of the problems i promise) https://t.co/GWLgdlVNV7

— could 💫 bumped into kiof💗 (@angelyongsoo) October 1, 2024

we should always all be mad as hell about generative ai sneaking into inventive areas. we can’t let skz’s staff hold getting away with utilizing ai to make their ALBUM COVERS of all issues. i will take 100 “picsart edit” album covers earlier than celebrating ai generated rubbish!!! FUCK DIV 1 https://t.co/MDKaH3URh7

— huge sev ☻♥ (@siinamin) September 30, 2024

STAYs additionally really feel that it’s offensive to Stray Children as music artists to make use of AI for his or her album covers. If JYP Leisure is okay with utilizing AI as a substitute of an artist to create the imagery, what’s stopping them from changing musicians with AI?

Lady what are these textures
cease utilizing ai for the love of god https://t.co/DJAbRWUsv8 pic.twitter.com/ZP2pyQGY8b

— Yenu &🪽| One Pact is 5 (Relaxation) (@yinu_nheartie) September 30, 2024

whoever in skz div determined they have been gonna use ai for stray youngsters out of all teams oh you WILL pay https://t.co/sL1zGS0TxM

— lynne ★ is speedrunning (@lynnerexic) September 30, 2024

i’m excited for brand new music but it surely’s so disappointing seeing this ai slop it appears like shit https://t.co/tEyCBCgW66

— 🍎 (@sunIixed) September 30, 2024

Some STAYs additionally identified particulars (or lack thereof) within the picture to indicate the indicators of AI.

if u actually zoom in on a number of the particulars of the rocks, there’s a excessive likelihood that its ai since they dont actually make sense and/or they solely manually do it for the ‘stray youngsters’ & ‘large’ pic.twitter.com/N6Qy9JEkUd

— Lê Văn Tơ 🐢🥠 (@esthetichan) October 1, 2024

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