AI Shin Hae-cheol toโ Feature in ‘Ghost Station: The Next’ Musicโ Initiative
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – April 6, 2024 – A new season โof the music โprogram ‘Ghost โStation,’ titled ‘Ghost โฃStation: The Next,’ will โutilize โAI technology toโ recreate the voice of the late singer-songwriterโค Shin Hae-cheol, โคand โคpremieredโค on YouTube on April 14th. โคthe production team collaborated with โขSBS, the original โคbroadcaster of ‘Ghost โฃStation,’โ to bring the project โขto fruition.
‘Ghostโ Station: The Next’ aimsโ to โขchampion emergingโ musicians struggling โฃfor visibility on mainstream platforms, a cause โdeeply important to Shin Hae-cheol during his โฃlifetime. โThe program will not only introduce these artists but also provide support programs designed to foster โฃdiversity within the South Korean music ecosystem. This initiative arrives asโฃ theโข K-Pop industry โคfaces ongoing scrutiny regarding โits โlimitedโค representation of โขindependent andโฃ choice artists.
Producers โคemphasized their commitment to respectfully honoring Shin Hae-cheol’s legacy, stating โthey produced the program โข”based on the principleโ of not โคoverinterpreting Shinโ Hae-cheol’s legacyโฃ or distorting it politically or socially.” Shin Hae-cheol, a pivotal โfigure in Korean rock music known for his socially conscious lyrics and innovativeโฃ sound, passed awayโ in 1991,โข leaving behind a significant cultural impact. โ
The program is a production of Gyeonggi โIlbo, and โขunauthorized reproduction isโ prohibited.