AI Girl Group Admits Fabricating Member's Pregnancy Scandal
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A shocking plot twist has stunned netizens! An AI girl group claimed a female singer was pausing work due to pregnancy, leaving netizens baffled and asking who the father was, before the creators apologized and admitted they fabricated the whole drama because they couldn't handle managing the members. The unbelievable drama unfolded with BABYQUEEN, a digital K-pop style girl group created by a small group of female students that debuted just last September. The group consists of five virtual members, each with their own social media accounts. The group's official account released a statement from Mity, one of the members, announcing she was pregnant and would pause music activities to care for her health. In the statement, Mity said, 'Recently I found out I am pregnant. After much thought and discussion with the company and group members, I have decided to pause activities with the group to rest and take care of my health fully.' She apologized to members and staff preparing for a comeback, calling it a difficult decision and expressing regret for changing all plans. The statement added, 'Everyone worked so hard but all plans had to change because of me. I don't overlook everyone's efforts and won't escape responsibility for what happened.' After the statement went viral with tens of millions of views, netizens were stunned and confused — some sarcastically asking who the father is when the member is just an AI singer, while others felt using pregnancy as a fabricated plot mocks the sensitivity of pregnancy and childbirth. The drama sparked debate about the K-pop industry, with one netizen commenting, 'Many things in K-pop are already fake and manufactured; this is just another level of that fakeness, even if it goes too far.' Another said, 'If a real K-pop artist got pregnant it would be huge news because dating is barely allowed; saying an AI singer is pregnant feels creepy but the creators probably intended to make it big news.' However, after heavy criticism, the BABYQUEEN creators apologized publicly and admitted Mity's pregnancy was entirely a fabricated fictional story, unrelated to any real pregnancy. They explained the announcement stemmed from a desire to reduce the number of virtual members the team had to manage. The creators clarified that although the group debuted recently, managing five AI characters with separate social media accounts and producing new content daily had become overwhelming.