“I’m Not Pregnant”… Seo Eun-hye’s “Ultrasound Photo” Turns Out to Be AI-Generated [Full Report]

Seo Eun-hye, an artist and actor with Down syndrome who was formerly known as Jeong Eun-hye, became embroiled in pregnancy rumors, but the reports were confirmed to be unfounded. The image of her holding an ultrasound photo was also AI-generated rather than a real photograph.

On the 25th, Seo Eun-hye’s father told Maeil Business Newspaper Star Today, “Eun-hye is not pregnant.”

The incident began when Seo Eun-hye and her husband used AI to create various images. Her father explained, “The image was generated by AI. Young-nam and Eun-hye were trying to make cards containing cheerful messages for people to celebrate Chuseok, and the image came out as they experimented with different ideas. That photo caused the misunderstanding.”

Earlier that day, several images featuring Seo Eun-hye and her husband, Jo Young-nam, were posted on her Facebook page. One image showed the couple standing side by side while holding an ultrasound photo, while another showed Seo Eun-hye with her hand on her belly. As a result, the images were interpreted as an announcement of her pregnancy. The reports were published and congratulatory comments followed, but the images were not real.

The couple is currently going about their daily lives as usual. Seo Eun-hye’s father shared an update, saying, “She is still busy attending to customers at the cafe.”

The couple, who married last year, now runs a cafe together. Seo Eun-hye also continues her work as an artist, drawing in the workspace set up inside the cafe. The couple is building their everyday life together by serving customers and working on their respective tasks.

Because the couple had openly discussed their concerns about having children on television after getting married, the AI-generated image appears to have been mistaken for real pregnancy news.

When Seo Eun-hye appeared on the SBS variety show “Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny” last August, she asked her husband, “Do you want to have a baby?” and “Do you want to have a child?” She expressed her desire to have a child and also told her family, “Because nieces and nephews are so cute when I see them.”

However, the family had deep concerns about having and raising a child. Seo Eun-hye’s mother voiced her practical worries, saying, “If they have a child, it becomes our responsibility. It is a future that can be plainly foreseen. Even if the two of them have a baby, their circumstances would make it difficult for them to raise the child entirely on their own.”

Jo Young-nam also worried about the realities of becoming a parent, separate from his desire to have a child. He said, “I understand my mother-in-law’s feelings. If the child were born with a disability, we couldn’t simply place that responsibility on my mother-in-law, could we?” He was concerned that the child could become a burden on the family.

He also candidly shared his thoughts, saying, “I also have a disability, so I worry about what would happen if the child were born with a disability. How would we educate the child? There would be many difficulties.”

While working as a painter, Seo Eun-hye appeared in the 2022 tvN drama “Our Blues.” She drew attention for her performance as Lee Young-hee, the twin older sister of Lee Young-ok, played by Han Ji-min.

She previously worked under the name Jeong Eun-hye before changing her name to Seo Eun-hye, taking her stepfather’s surname.

In May last year, Seo Eun-hye married Jo Young-nam, who is eight years older than her and whom she met through a job for people with developmental disabilities.

This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.