Public broadcaster KBS is introducing a new drama production method that incorporates AI technological innovation into content production.
One of the works in the 2025 KBS one-act project Love : track, Wolfga sarajin bame (directed by Jung Kwang-soo, written by Lee Seon-hwa) adopts a method that uses AI-based video technology to achieve realistic direction without filming actual wildlife, presenting new possibilities for Korea's drama production environment.
In this work, the method applied involved filming an actual dog and then using AI-based video transformation technology to make it appear as a wolf on screen. This replaces wildlife filming, which carries high risks and burdens in shooting and management, and makes possible a new directing method that considers both on-set safety and directing efficiency.
Wolfga sarajin bame, which airs on the 17th (Wed) at 9:50 p.m., is a work about a zookeeper couple on the brink of divorce who, while struggling to find an escaped wolf, confront the beginning and end of their love.
The production team implemented wolves' delicate expressions and dynamic movements, which were difficult to realize with conventional methods, through a technology in which AI naturally converts a dog's real movements and expressions into a wolf image. This is drawing attention as a directing method that can maintain the drama's tension and immersion without filming actual wildlife.
KBS said AI adoption expands the expressive range of drama production while reducing potential risks in the production process and creating a more stable production environment, calling it an example of seeking responsible production methods through technology.
Also, the AI technology and production know-how accumulated through this one-act play will be applied to KBS's new epic drama Munmu (文武) scheduled to air next year. As a public broadcaster, KBS plans to strengthen accountability across the production process while building a sustainable production model using technology.
Inside and outside the industry are watching whether this attempt can bring new changes across the content production environment in the future as one directing alternative that could replace filming actual wildlife.
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