In other WTF news: SM Launches VR Dating App For Red Velvet’s Irene

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

SM Entertainment has given fans a chance to go on a date—albeit a virtual reality (VR) one—with Red Velvet’s Irene!

On May 11, the company launched the new app “STAR DATE #IRENE,” which offers users the opportunity to experience a VR date with the idol. The app features Irene in various romantic date settings, such as a scenic car drive and a nighttime fireworks display. It also involves various missions and levels of games, through which players can earn the points necessary to unlock the three different endings to the story.

“STAR DATE #IRENE” is currently available for Android.

Would you be interested in a VR dating app starring your favorite idol? Leave your thoughts below!

source: soompi, osen

Comments

[thekellieee.livejournal.com]

this is not creepy at all

[pearlychoco.livejournal.com]

you beat me to it, op. i even wrote 'in today's WTF news' too -___-

all i gotta say about this is:

[by-venoms-sting.livejournal.com]

D:

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

this popped up on my chrome recommended articles yesterday and I hoped it wasn't real. I just hope no one deludes themselves into thinking they're dating the real woman and causes an incident. Idols already have to deal with enough stuff like that without adding this creepy fuel to the fire.

[sub-divided.livejournal.com]

lol.... :(

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

They already have android phones over there! Just that Google playstore is not available/blocked

[ashdevilrun23.livejournal.com]

Lmao yikes

[senshicalico.livejournal.com]

nopenopenope

[existingisfunny.livejournal.com]

like they don't already know she hates men 😡😡

[vintage-boom.livejournal.com]

oh yeaaa i forgot about SM's VR/AI stuff they were trying to push. it's still fucking creepy. All of the endings better just be Irene laughing at the user for thinking they stood a chance lmao

[dropthecrates.livejournal.com]

no, what

[scionofawhisper.livejournal.com]

Looks like it's only available in korea?

I'd take an app with Shownu, lmao. Plz and ty Starship.

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

I'm not a fan of irene but even I know that she dislikes men so its funny that they're still trying to push her as the next nations girlfriend. Just hold on a little longer girl until they debut the next girlgroup and you get too old for that (see yoona)

But really, who asked for this? At least they didn't make it available for vr glasses

[dot-rose.livejournal.com]

I wonder if Irene voiced herself in this app.
However, I'm really curious on how much money this app can make....Kim Kardashian levels?

[ashdevilrun23.livejournal.com]

Apps like this are so creepy. It's a no from me dog

[ironicmustache.livejournal.com]

do you think she will be getting paid for this? i wonder what kind of rights sm has to her image ...

[myungung.livejournal.com]

I'm not very welcome to this idea, but it's probably not gonna flop, and people will pay big bucks to enjoy this.

[h0ly-ravioli.livejournal.com]

this is so creepy

[typhlogirl.livejournal.com]

someone save her

[purring-feline.livejournal.com]

uh

[lynethia.livejournal.com]

Pretty trashy 🚮 🚮 🚮

[shawarmafordays.livejournal.com]

someone save Baechy :((( I'm so creeped out, Irene has never liked been sexualised and she's so uncomfortable with anything to do with stuff like this :/

I don't know what the fuck is wrong with SM, like they could make her do something else? Maybe a better commercial, not these creepy VR dating shit that gross men masturbate to :(

[friedchickeneu.livejournal.com]

watch someone think they're dating her for real and would cause an incident. smh. someone please save joohyun. she deserves better.

[topismine.livejournal.com]

This is fanservice gone too far. It reminds me of that one VR like dating show that featured celebrities? Idk about others but I clearly remember episodes with Chanyeol and Yuri. Does anyone remember the name?

[yxerin.livejournal.com]

damn, sometimes i'm just overwhelmed by the reminder of how these companies truly don't give a fuck abt anything else expect profit. this enables fan entitlement/saesaeng behaviour, but pandering to obsessive fans brings in the dough so of course sm's gonna be on that shit

[petecarl.livejournal.com]

wtf indeed. this is so creepy. and it's not like irene buys into the kool-aid. she's clearly uncomfortable with men adn being sexualized.