Jang Yeong Ran sparks mixed reactions with AI clone challenge

Broadcaster Jang Yeong Ran's SNS has sparked an unexpected buzz over a "horror-themed" video. After participating in a trending AI challenge, Jang released a video featuring a "Jang Yeong Ran legion" of identical faces. While some found the concept fascinating, a wave of comments calling the video "scary" and "creepy" has garnered significant attention.

Jang recently posted the short video on her SNS with the caption, "Manager Yeon-su did the trending thing for me. What if there were this many Jang Yeong Rans? Wouldn't that be great?" The AI-powered video features dozens of versions of Jang with slightly different hairstyles and aesthetics lined up, with the real Jang positioned in the center, moving to the rhythm.

The so-called "AI legion" content currently trending on SNS involves cloning one person's face multiple times and applying different styles and movements to make it appear as if multiple versions of the person exist. While this method is effective at grabbing attention quickly by maximizing the presence of the central figure, the simultaneous appearance of identical faces can also induce a sense of the uncanny.

Jang's video exhibited this exact effect. While initial reactions were positive, netizens who watched the video closely were taken aback by the sight of dozens of Jang Yeong Rans moving in unison. Comments such as "Yeong Ran unnie is scary," "It's scary yet fascinating," "What is this, it's horror," "The hair is scary," and "This is shocking" followed.

In particular, as reactions like "It's creepy," "It's so scary and creepy," and "It's terrifying" emerged, the topic trended in a direction somewhat different from the "trending challenge" Jang had originally anticipated. However, most of the comments appear to be humorous expressions of the uncanny feeling created by the unrealistic AI images and cloned faces, rather than actual criticism.

Through these unexpected reactions, Jang has actually secured high engagement for her content. Known for her bright and friendly image, Jang managed to draw online attention in the unique way of being "too many Jang Yeong Rans to be scary." The dozens of Jang Yeong Rans created by AI provided both laughter and a sense of dread, serving as an example of the strange duality of trending digital content.