SEVENTEEN singer/writer WOOZI denies claim the group used AI to write songs

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SEVENTEEN singer/producer WOOZI has responded to a British news report claiming that the K-pop group uses artificial intelligence when recording their music. WOOZI, who also co-writes the group’s songs, reportedly had thoughts of BBC News An article published last week claimed that SEVENTEEN’s latest single “Maestro” was an example of the group’s use of artificial intelligence in their creative process.

The article, titled “Will K-pop’s AI experiment pay off?”, notes that the song’s video contains AI-generated scenes. The outlet quotes WOOZI as saying that he has been “experimenting” with AI in producing new music and that the group has been “practicing composing songs with AI as we want to evolve along with technology and not complain about it.”

Accordingly NMEWOOZI posted a response on his Instagram story on Sunday, saying, “All of SEVENTEEN’s music was written and composed by human creators.” Korean outlet Newsis claimed that WOOZI’s original comments were taken out of context and that he said, “Of course, I tried writing and composing lyrics using AI. Instead of complaining, I will practice in lockstep with it. I look for weaknesses and think about what strengths there are. Technology is advancing rapidly. I think about how we can maintain our unique identity in this context. I think that we had good chemistry because we were able to develop a good sense of empathy with the directors while shooting the music video.”

Newsis Additionally, SEVENTEEN’s label Pledis Entertainment, which supports WOOZI, was quoted as saying, “It is not true that AI was used in Seventeen’s song lyrics, and we have communicated our position to the foreign media that reported on it so that they can correct the content.”

In April, Soompi reported that during the promotion of the band’s new greatest hits album, 17 is right hereWOOZI talked about practicing songwriting using AI to understand the pros and cons, but stressed that he is not currently using it.

At the time of going to press, a spokesperson for SEVENTEEN had not yet responded to BillboardPlease leave a comment.

The BBC later added an editor’s note to their article refuting the claim about SEVENTEEN, stating: “This article has been modified to confirm that while AI is being experimented with in K-pop, it was not used to write the songs for Seventeen’s latest album.“