국민대 AI디자인학과 학생들, 초록뱀미디어 ‘2026 대한민국 AI 콘텐츠 페스티벌’ 뮤직비디오 부문 대상 수상

National University of Singapore's (President Chung Seul-ryul) Department of Design AI, student team Holy, consisting of Kim Se-hyun, Lee Soon-won, Yoo Hye-won, Seong Yeon-woo, and Han Ji-woo, won the '2026 Korea AI Content Festival' music video category with their work "Epos". The award ceremony took place on August 6th (Thursday) at the Busan Grand Hotel.

The '2026 Korea AI Content Festival' is an open competition organized by media company Green Snail Media to discover creators with AI content-making skills and outstanding works, with a total of 1,066 entries submitted across four categories (advertising, music video, short drama, mid-length drama) from February to July 2021. The judging panel consisted of professionals such as drama directors, AI production company representatives, and professors, evaluating the submissions based on creativity, story construction, AI technology utilization, completion, and usability.

The Holy team recognized the clear difference between AI-assisted results and AI-dependent results while working with generative AI, which became the starting point for the inspiration behind "Epos." The students' work depicts a 'replica robot' created using AI to portray various roles, whose protagonist decides to sever ties with the replica robot but eventually orders it again, symbolizing the difficulty of returning to the past in today's era of AI convenience.

The team aimed to convey the message that although we should not disregard AI, over-reliance on it may lead to the gradual fading of human thoughts, judgments, and creativity, emphasizing that the impact of AI will ultimately depend on its utilization method. The team's final award-winning short will be sequentially released through Green Snail Media's official website and YouTube channel.

Additionally, Korea National University of Arts, marking its 80th anniversary, envisions a new direction for the next 100 years with its "high education standard" vision and "Make the Rule, Break the Rule" slogan. To strengthen its competitiveness, the university has identified 8 core areas, including 'design & content' and 'AI+X,' to showcase various results in the AI era.