There have been recent reports of a new virtual K-pop girl group making a debut soon.

Metaverse Entertainment, a subsidiary of game company Netmarble, created different social media accounts announcing the upcoming K-pop girl group along with different teasers. Then on January 11, the four members of the virtual girl group were unveiled.

The group named MAVE: will have four AI members - MARTY:, TYRA:, ZENA:, and SIU: and their group teaser photo was released on this day. The girls are seen exuding a punk rock band vibe wearing black outfits with hints of purple.

With the teaser of the new AI girl group revealed, netizens have mixed reactions. They are expressing a range of reactions across various social media platforms and commented, "Do they really think they can earn profit from them?" "Would there be any meaning to being part of a fandom?" "How are they going to do fan sign events or release songs?" "This is so scary," "How are the members going to be paid? lol," "Wow, this is amazing, they look like real people," and, "I thought they were real people."