# 'Agent Kim Reactivated' uses AI to create So Ji-sub's past story sequence

> Source: <https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/20260711/agent-kim-reactivated-uses-ai-to-create-so-ji-subs-past-story-sequence?utm_source=rss>
> Published: 2026-07-11 08:32:03+00:00

The SBS drama "Agent Kim Reactivated" has showcased a large-scale action sequence created using artificial intelligence, signaling its ambition to open a new chapter for K-dramas through the active adoption of AI technology. Currently airing on SBS, "Agent Kim Reactivated" featured a roughly three-minute sequence depicting the past of its protagonist, Manager Kim, played by So Ji-sub. The scene was produced entirely with AI, making it a rare example of a Korean drama using a single AI-generated sequence to tell such an extended narrative. The sequence was created using AICRON, an AI platform developed by Korean visual effects (VFX) specialists. Set in North Korea, it follows Manager Kim as he carries out a special mission and was featured across the drama's first and second episodes. The AI-generated footage includes large-scale action scenes such as building explosions, high-speed car chases on snow-covered roads and through tunnels, vehicle rollovers and crashes, underwater submersion and vehicle recovery operations. It also depicts gunfights, hand-to-hand combat and close-up shots of
