{
  "id": 2302817,
  "title": "Kookmin University design students win grand prize at Korea AI Content Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/kookmin-university-design-students-win-grand-prize-at-korea-ai",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:52:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260821/kookmin-university-design-students-win-grand-prize-at-korea-ai-content-festival"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Kookmin University design team, known as Holy, emerged victorious at the 2026 Korea AI Content Festival, taking home the grand prize in the music video category. The team was honored for their creation, titled \"Epos,\" which was chosen as the top submission out of a staggering 225 entries at the festival's award ceremony held at Seoul's Construction Building on August 6th. \"Epos\" was commended for its innovative approach, compelling narrative, and adept integration of artificial intelligence technology.\n\nThe Holy team, consisting of five undergraduate students from the AI Design Department at Kookmin University's College of Design, includes Kim Se-hyun, Lee Song-won, Yoon Hee-won, Seong Yeon-woo, and Han Ji-woo. Team representative Seong expressed her belief that AI-generated works hold value in the questions they pose, the messages they communicate, and the direction in which they are guided. She further elaborated, stating that the award acknowledges the team's ongoing reflection on the message, concept, and direction of their work, rather than solely focusing on the technology used.",
  "summary": "A team of design students from Kookmin University has won the grand prize in the music video category at the 2026 Korea AI Content Festival. The university said Thursday that the team, named Holy, received the prize for its work “Epos” during the award ceremony held at the Construction Building in southern Seoul on Aug. 6. “Epos” was selected as the top entry from among 225 submissions. It was…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kookmin University design team Holy wins grand prize at 2026 Korea AI Content Festival",
    "\"Epos\" music video wins top spot among 225 entries",
    "Team of five Kookmin University students from AI Design Department"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This win cements Kookmin University's reputation as a breeding ground for innovative design talent adept at leveraging AI technology to push creative boundaries.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Kookmin University design students win grand prize at Korea AI Content Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/kookmin-university-design-students-win-grand-prize-at-korea-ai-2308030",
        "published": "2026-08-21T05:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}