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BackJennie's Summer Sonic Performance Sparks Deepfake Rumors
Jennie's Summer Sonic Performance Sparks Deepfake Rumors
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Jennie's Summer Sonic Performance Sparks Deepfake Rumors

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During Jennie's headline set at Tokyo's Summer Sonic festival, a brief technical glitch led fans to suspect AI deepfake manipulation, prompting the artist's agency to deny the claims and announce legal action against those spreading the video, while the original poster's account has been suspended with no further legal updates.

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Why It Matters

Jennie, a member of the K-pop group Blackpink, performed at Tokyo's Summer Sonic festival, where a brief moment during her set appeared abnormal to viewers, sparking online speculation about AI deepfake technology.

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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.

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.

It added that it was working with lawyers to pursue civil and criminal action, vowing “no compromise or leniency whatsoever”.

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.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Jennie's agency will pursue legal action against those who spread the deepfake rumors

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • What exactly caused the visual anomaly during Jennie's performance?
  • Has any forensic analysis been conducted on the video?
  • Will legal proceedings actually follow against those who shared the video?
  • Is the suspended account linked to the original uploader?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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