The teaser released by SM Entertainment for NCT 127 was not well received by fans.
On July 8, NCT 127 made their “Intro: Wall to Wall”teaser available on their official social media accounts. The teaser is a preview of the track video for their sixth mini album “WALK,”set to be released on July 15 at 6 p.m., KST. Furthermore, the post also includes a link for pre-orders.
NCT 127 엔시티 127 ‘Intro: Wall to Wall’ Track Video 【WALK – The 6th Album】➫ 2024.07.15 6PM (KST)💿 Pre-Order & Save & Addhttps://t.co/I2tM1AianL#NCT127 #WALK #NCT127_WALK#Intro_Wall_to_Wall#삐그덕 #NCT127_삐그덕#NCT127_삐그덕_Walk pic.twitter.com/EhekqPDadx
— NCT 127 (@NCTsmtown_127) July 7, 2024
Despite this, the company faced backlash from fans due to certain gestures. For instance, in one scene of the track video, several consecutive photos of “Taeyong”were displayed. Numerous fans believed that these images were possibly created by SM Entertainment using AI to represent Taeyong.
To obtain further details, it should be noted that Taeyong joined the military on April 15 and was bid farewell by his fellow bandmates.
Fans on social media platform X (Twitter) have expressed their outrage towards SM Entertainment. They have called out the agency for their use of AI to replicate real people, and have also pointed out that Taeyong was not included in a list of names.
Why was Taeyong’s name excluded from simple things like text-based lists where involving him would have been easy?Why then were AI- generated images used instead of old images of him in this track video? https://t.co/4hPyi8ghq7 pic.twitter.com/kjnbKxIRZc
— taeyong: raise your head and look up at the stars (@podofskywhales) July 7, 2024
These fuckass AI generated pics of Taeyong that company never fails to disgust me https://t.co/f9Hm1DsWFX pic.twitter.com/AQKBfBM54s
— 14/12/2025 (@thelovetheory_6) July 7, 2024
The majority of responses to the post were negative, with fans criticizing the agency for their lack of respect and exploitation. You can read some of their reactions below.
- “Most of this MV is top-notch and stylish, but I think you ruin it by using AI imagery of Taeyong. Please re-edit the MV to include an actual old picture of Taeyong during concerts.”
- “There’s no need to take lazy shortcuts that lower the quality and are disrespectful to the artists.”
I really dont care if you dgaf about taeyong, i need EVERY kpop stan to call out SM’s use of AI here to depict REAL PEOPLE. this is so so soooo dangerous and SO disrespectful. We as an audience need to show that we are NOT okay with this before it becomes normalized, bc it WILL https://t.co/rO8d96aI7G
— user | AOTY Taeyong – Tap (@sunny_day127) July 7, 2024
Feeding your own artist’s face to ai, this is going to be a can of worms someday, istg Chris Lee needs to D1E https://t.co/rOgUEgVtAx pic.twitter.com/0DbZtNhYRV
— 🌹taeyong’s military huswife🌹 (@cosmicrosety) July 7, 2024
Let me help you typics. Look at his nostril it’s never thattttt big. 2nd pic, his nose now too round. And he lost a finger. 3rd pic, AGAIN, LOST A FINGER. He has a very sharp nose and have all fingers on both hands https://t.co/YlGBfyTHSW pic.twitter.com/JbvWxdKBW8
— ᑦ(◕ ᴗ ◕⁎)ᐣꕤ*🧜🏼♀️🌹 (@taeyomi71) July 7, 2024
@SMTOWNGLOBAL @NCTsmtown_127 we’re not stupid, another disappointment of SM😩 https://t.co/f5xfPKQk5p
— lonelyblue (@taeyongshalala_) July 7, 2024
Not the four fingers 😭. I need someone who knows AI to explain to me why they always mess up the number of arms, legs, fingers and toes more than any other part of the body https://t.co/p3O25IRSWi
— lorrie (@07Taeyong) July 7, 2024
NCT! 🙏Stop using AI to exploit and dehumanize taeyong and other artists!#SMRespectTAEYONG#SMTreatTAEYONGFairly#SupportRealArtists #NoToAIpic.twitter.com/5zjzFtxhBd
— ON || NCT MENFESS (@nct_menfess) July 8, 2024
nct!stop using AI to exploit and dehumanize taeyong and other artists!#SMRespectTAEYONG#SMTreatTAEYONGFairly#SupportRealArtists #NoToAIpic.twitter.com/1Blj8DeV0Q
— ON || NCT MENFESS (@nct_menfess) July 8, 2024
TF is this @SMTOWNGLOBAL?! https://t.co/OqdxzxpbAS
— Your birthday month (@taedybearjellee) July 7, 2024
bruh this looks more like kino from pentagon than taeyong https://t.co/UXQhorRNyG pic.twitter.com/uxFoLqwszv
— emrick (@aguberryyy) July 7, 2024
using the past clips from concerts would be so much better considering the lyrics… wht made them think this was a good idea 😭 https://t.co/pmPiaWBVPM
— j (@ysjudyy) July 7, 2024
im honestly fine with sm excluding taeyong for this 127 comeback at all, much better than this ai generated of taeyong like that’s so disrespectful of SM! https://t.co/15NtQ14cus
— (ၴႅၴbella ࿐✶ (@bloomerypath) July 7, 2024
Taeyong recently addressed NCT’s partnership with Starbucks on his Instagram Stories, amidst the coffee brand’s inclusion on BDS’ boycott list due to the ongoing conflict in Palestine.
Despite numerous protests and concerns expressed to SM Entertainment, Taeyong chose to show his disapproval through a now-deleted Instagram Story featuring a pitch-black photo and the word “Boycott”as the caption.
This quickly caught the interest of netizens, who commended Taeyong for seemingly expressing his stance on the matter.
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