NCT Taeyong’s Inclusion In New Video Gets Dubbed “Most Exploitative And Dehumanizing”

“The only consistent thing about how SM Entertainment has handled Taeyong’s involvement in this comeback has been the disrespect.”

When SM Entertainment dropped the “‘Intro: Wall to Wall’ Track Video” for NCT 127‘s next comeback, perhaps the backlash for being the “most exploitative and dehumanizing” was unexpected.

Fans, however, are slamming the management for excluding member Taeyong, in both text and flesh.

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Taeyong | @taeoxo_nct/Instagram

In a now-viral tweet, an X (former Twitter) user @podofskywhales pointed out that Taeyong’s name is missing from a list of names…

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| @podofskywhales/X

…while his face was included, but seemingly in AI-generated form.

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| @podofskywhales/X
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| @podofskywhales/X

Another user @taeyomi71 shared more “evidence” that the images of Taeyong used in the video are AI-generated.

In fact, the inclusion of AI-generated Taeyong has triggered fierce opposition from the fandom against the “disrespect.”

NCT fans are now being encouraged to report the matter to KWANGYA119, claiming that if SM Entertainment “does not have boundaries around AI,” then “a future piece of merch, photocard, song,” etc. could all end up being AI-generated.

SM Entertainment has not yet responded to the growing backlash. Stay tuned for more updates.

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