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'Agent Kim Reactivated' uses AI to create So Ji-sub's past story sequence

Korea Times News

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July 11, 2026

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'Agent Kim Reactivated' uses AI to create So Ji-sub's past story sequence
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The korea Herald News

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· Jul 10, 2026

'Agent Kim Reactivated' uses AI for action sequence in a K-drama first

The hit Netflix series Agent Kim Reactivated used AI technology to create a three-minute action sequence, marking the industry's first commercial use of AI-generated video in a drama, according to production company Morpheus Studio on Thursday. The AI-produced scene appears in the first two episodes and depicts Kim, played by So Ji-sub, carrying out a covert mission in North Korea during his years as a black-ops agent. Everything in the scene — from Kim blowing up a building, racing through sn

Korea Times News

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· Jun 25, 2026

So Ji-sub awakens combat instincts in 'Agent Kim Reactivated'

So Ji-sub awakens combat instincts in 'Agent Kim Reactivated'

Variety

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· Jul 6, 2026

Tilly Norwood to Lead New Movie ‘Misaligned,’ Marking Feature Debut for AI ‘Actor’

Tilly Norwood, the AI “actor” who sparked a frenzy of anger in Hollywood and across the wider industry in late 2025, is set to front her first feature film. “Misaligned,” announced by Particle 6, the AI-focussed studio behind Norwood, is described as a comedy-drama telling a “coming-of-age story infused with existential AI chaos.” Set inside []

Yonhap News Agency

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· Jul 7, 2026

'Agent Kim Reactivated' tops Netflix's weekly non-English chart

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- The action-packed revenge thriller Agent Kim Reactiva...

Seeking Alpha

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· Jun 27, 2026

The AI Story Mutates And Divides

The AI Story Mutates And Divides

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Related coverage for "'Agent Kim Reactivated' uses AI to create So Ji-sub's past story sequence": The korea Herald News — 'Agent Kim Reactivated' uses AI for action sequence in a K-drama first. Korea Times News — So Ji-sub awakens combat instincts in 'Agent Kim Reactivated'. Variety — Tilly Norwood to Lead New Movie ‘Misaligned,’ Marking Feature Debut for AI ‘Actor’. Yonhap News Agency — 'Agent Kim Reactivated' tops Netflix's weekly non-English chart. Seeking Alpha — The AI Story Mutates And Divides