IVE’s Wonyoung Faces Backlash Over Viral Sexualized Photos

IVE’s Wonyoung is facing backlash after AI-edited photos of her went viral, sparking outrage over the sexualization of the idol.

The controversy began when photos showing Wonyoung in a low V-neck top circulated online, racking up over 3.2 million views and 64,000 likes. Fans quickly noticed the images were altered by AI to make her look more revealing, changing the original photo where she wore a halter-neck top.

The edited photos exaggerated Wonyoung’s features and made her appear more sexualized, which many found disturbing. Fans flooded social media, condemning the use of AI to modify female idols’ images in such a way.

“stop sexualizing her using AI!!!” — @goyeongie

“60k likes on hypersexualized ai slop i hate y’all” — @selfcrucifxion

“She’s really beautiful, but stop using AI because these are the real wonyoung pictures and stop sexua!ising idols.” — @junxxkookk

“i hope wonyoung sues u for this” — @jibxzai

“you and everyone who liked this actually need to die by her hands give her a gun” — @clairovy

The rise of AI has raised ongoing concerns about its misuse, especially when it comes to female idols. This incident follows similar outrage over AI-edited photos of LE SSERAFIM’s Chaewon, which also sparked major fury online.

As the situation unfolded, fans expressed disgust and called for legal action against those spreading these manipulated images of Wonyoung. The debate over AI’s impact on idol images continues to heat up among netizens.