| Naibis (provided by SM Entertainment) |
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Seung-ah Go = SM Entertainment’s (hereinafter SM) first virtual artist, nævis, is seriously beginning a new narrative in the real world.
‘The Birth of Nævis’, which was released on the official Navis YouTube channel at 6 pm on the 23rd, is a video content containing Navis’ first narrative from the digital world (desert) to the real world. The newly born Naibis, who obtained a physical body from a digital being.
This video not only foreshadows what Naibis will showcase as an artist, but also a colorful IP universe that will unfold based on a vast worldview that travels between the real world and the digital world (wilderness), generating expectations for the debut and the full-length activities already developed that will begin in September.
Additionally, this video will also be available to view in an immersive version enhanced by Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos in the Dolby-only room of U+tv, the LG U+ IPTV service.
Naibis, presented by SM Virtual IP Center, is a character who appeared as an assistant to the four members in Espa’s worldview story and previously participated as a protagonist in the song ‘Welcome To My World’ from Espa’s third mini album Next. He left a strong impression by performing on the stage of aespa’s second solo concert, ‘2024 aespa LIVE TOUR – SYNK: PARALLEL LINE’.
In addition to being vividly realized with Giant Step’s hyper-real VFX technology, Naibis will act as a flexible character that flexibly changes to adapt to the characteristics of each platform in more diverse forms such as cartoon style and casual 3D. We plan to expand the IP universe to include not only music but also webtoons, games, MD, and brand collaborations through content produced with generative AI.
