KPop Demon Hunters Writer Says He Used AI To Write 'Soda Pop'

"Normally, that wouldn't be news we would cover here at , but KPop Demon Hunters , Netflix's animated musical phenomenon, was apparently brought up during the generative AI organization's launch event for its new Korean subsidiary on Monday, September 15. Vince, a prolific K-pop producer who wrote songs performed by the film's demonic boy band group called the Saja Boys, made an appearance at the Seoul event."

"OpenAI technical staff member Sherwin Wu said in a since-deleted tweet that Vince said he used ChatGPT to write "Soda Pop," and that the generative chatbot "gave him ideas to make it sound 'more bubbly.'" This occurred during an on-stage discussion with Oliver Jay, OpenAI's Chief Business Officer. Korea Joongang Daily reports that Vince said this was an example of how AI is "already used in K-pop production,""

"Based on these accounts, it sounds like Vince used ChatGPT to help ideate the song that would eventually become "Soda Pop," but AI was not used to generate the song that appears in the film. Rei Ami, one of the vocalists behind the voices of the fictional girl group Huntr/x, has been very vocal about the real people behind every performance on the soundtrack ever since accusations of AI use have sprouted up"

OpenAI opened a Korean office and held a launch event in Seoul on September 15. KPop Demon Hunters was mentioned during the launch, and K-pop producer Vince appeared at the event. Vince reportedly said he used ChatGPT to help write the Saja Boys' song "Soda Pop," with the chatbot giving ideas to make the track sound "more bubbly." A since-deleted tweet from an OpenAI staffer relayed this account. Korea Joongang Daily translated its Korean reporting with the assistance of generative AI tools. No public footage of the talk has appeared. Accounts indicate ChatGPT aided ideation only; the film's released song was not AI-generated. Vocalist Rei Ami emphasized that real performers created the soundtrack.

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