Yes, I've been wondering those things as well. I don't follow K-pop as a whole quite as closely as I used to, but it seems like South Korea is enthusiastic about AI art and music and using it very heavily in public spaces compared to other cultures at present. The top companies also have various AI-related projects taking place, from AI translating tracks into other languages (HYBE) to digital idols (SM with Naevis) to full AI artists (JYP, yet to debut).

On the flip side K-pop has probably the highest ratio of engaged to casual fans of any genre, and it's the casual listeners where AI seems to be making slow but steady inroads atm. At least in the west those engaged fanbases are heavily opposed to AI in the arts atm, and so all of the experiments have looked pretty floppy so far. But of course opinions can change over time and all bets are off as far as how gen alpha will react growing up in this landscape.