Netizens unimpressed by Naevis's remake of BoA's 'Game' from the 2025 SMTOWN album

'Pink Blood' fans were delighted to have their favorite artists remake one another's songs for SM Entertainment's 30th anniversary special album, '2025 SMTOWN : THE CULTURE, THE FUTURE'.

However, some believe that the remake of BoA's "Game", sung by virtual artist Naevis, was not served justice. 

"Game", which was revealed as a pre-release leading up to BoA's comeback with 'Hurricane Venus' in August of 2010, is known for its prominent use of the vocoder and autotune, as it was released during an era when electro-pop dominated the popular music scene. 

Now, remade by virtual artist Naevis whose voice is generated through AI technology, some listeners feel that "Game" has lost its human touch altogether. 

Netizens reacted with comments like,

"Wow they could have remade this song so many different ways and it would have turned out good... except for this."

"I can't recognize Naevis's voice at all even though I've tried listening to her music releases."

"Did they program the AI so it would pretend like it couldn't sing??"

"This is one of my favorite BoA songs TTTT."

"The remake is so bad, I need to wash my ears by listening to the original."

"It's so crazy because an actual SM trainee would be cut in a heartbeat with those vocals but for some reason, they went out of their way to generate an AI voice that sings badly."

"This isn't just bad, this is an embarrassment to all virtual and vocaloid artists out there."

"Please never ever compare this failed project to real successful vocaloid artists like Hatsune Miku."

"SM has made some bad remakes in the past, but this one takes the cake."