{"id":291,"date":"2026-03-31T18:05:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/tec260331014-enkr\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:05:42","slug":"tec260331014-enkr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/tec260331014-enkr\/","title":{"rendered":"AI K-Pop \uac78\uadf8\ub8f9 Sweetyz Appointed Zero Pay Ambassadors to Revitalize Korean Local Commercial \uc0c1\uad8c"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article type-a\">\n<div class=\"original-title\" style=\"font-size:1.4em;font-weight:bold;margin-bottom:10px;color:#333;line-height:1.4\">Korea Easy Payment Promotion \uae30\uad00 Appoints AI \uac78\uadf8\ub8f9 Sweetyz as Zero Pay \ud64d\ubcf4\ub300\uc0ac<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main-image\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px 0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/03\/tec260331014_01.jpg\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:100%;height:auto\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\">The Korea Easy Payment Promotion \uae30\uad00 hereinafter KEPA announced on the 31st that it has appointed the five-member multinational AI \uac78\uadf8\ub8f9 Sweetyz as Zero Pay \ud64d\ubcf4\ub300\uc0ac. This appointment was initiated to enhance the digital \uacbd\uc7c1\ub825 of small business \uc18c\uc0c1\uacf5\uc778 and inject \ud65c\ub825 into local commercial \uc0c1\uad8c through the fusion of advanced AI \uae30\uc220 and K-pop. Sweetyz is also slated to actively participate in promoting Zero Pay-linked overseas payment \uc11c\ube44\uc2a4.<\/p>\n<h2>Meeting of AI \uae30\uc220 and K-Pop: Appointment of Zero Pay \ud64d\ubcf4\ub300\uc0ac<\/h2>\n<p>The Korea Easy Payment Promotion \uae30\uad00 has appointed the five-member multinational AI \uac78\uadf8\ub8f9 Sweetyz as Zero Pay \ud64d\ubcf4\ub300\uc0ac. This ambassador appointment aims to strengthen the digital \uacbd\uc7c1\ub825 of small business \uc18c\uc0c1\uacf5\uc778 and inject \ud65c\ub825 into domestic local commercial \uc0c1\uad8c through the combination of AI \uae30\uc220 and K-pop.<\/p>\n<p>Sweetyz is a five-member \uac78\uadf8\ub8f9 meticulously selected through an AI \uc2dc\uc2a4\ud15c from among 99 \uc5f0\uc2b5\uc0dd in the AI \uc624\ub514\uc158 \ud504\ub85c\uc81d\ud2b8 PRODUCE9. The group consists of \uba64\ubc84 of diverse \uad6d\uc801, including Yena from Korea, Sophie who is Chinese-American, Aileen from Malaysia, and Riri and Yuzuki from Japan. They have released over 50 single \uc568\ubc94, including Liquid Dream.<\/p>\n<h2>Sweetyz Initiates Diverse Zero Pay Promotional \ud65c\ub3d9<\/h2>\n<p>As the official \ub300\ud45c of Zero Pay, Sweetyz will participate in the creation of various \ucf58\ud150\uce20, including \uc601\uc0c1, \uc74c\uc545, and \ud3ec\uc2a4\ud130. In particular, \uc9d5\uae00 CM \uace1 featuring the voices of Sweetyz \uba64\ubc84 and payment guide \uc601\uc0c1 will be distributed to Zero Pay \uac00\ub9f9\uc810 nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Through this, Zero Pay \uac00\ub9f9\uc810 are expected to gain new \ud65c\ub825, and the Zero Pay \uc11c\ube44\uc2a4 is anticipated to become more approachable for \uc18c\ube44\uc790.<\/p>\n<h2>Expanding Overseas Payment \uc11c\ube44\uc2a4 Utilizing Global \ud32c\ub364<\/h2>\n<p>Leveraging the characteristic of being a \uac78\uadf8\ub8f9 with a global \ud32c\ub364, Sweetyz will actively promote Zero Pay-linked overseas payment \uc11c\ube44\uc2a4. Zero Pay is currently integrated with 67 payment \uc571 across 20 \uad6d\uac00 worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Through this \uc2dc\uc2a4\ud15c, \uc678\uad6d\uc778 can conveniently pay at Zero Pay \uac00\ub9f9\uc810 using their home countrys payment \uc571 without \ud658\uc804. Sweetyz \uba64\ubc84 plan to widely publicize the Zero Pay \uc11c\ube44\uc2a4 to international \ud32c through user guide \uc601\uc0c1 that will be produced in various \uc5b8\uc5b4, including Chinese and Japanese.<\/p>\n<h2>Efforts for Both Small Business \uc18c\uc0c1\uacf5\uc778 and Foreign \uad00\uad11\uac1d<\/h2>\n<p>Kwon Dae-soo, \uc6d0\uc7a5 of the Korea Easy Payment Promotion \uae30\uad00, stated, The support for small business \uc18c\uc0c1\uacf5\uc778 by the AI \uac78\uadf8\ub8f9 Sweetyz, which combines advanced AI \uae30\uc220 and the global Korean \ud55c\ub958, is expected to revitalize local commercial \uc0c1\uad8c.<\/p>\n<p>He added, Zero Pay, along with Sweetyz, will actively strive to create an \ud658\uacbd where foreign \uad00\uad11\uac1d can conveniently make payments at small business \uc810\ud3ec. KEPA expressed its \uc758\uc9c0 to contributing to the revitalization of the domestic \uacbd\uc81c through the \uc2dc\ub108\uc9c0 of AI and the Korean \ud55c\ub958.<\/p>\n<p>This \ud611\ub825 is expected to have a positive \uc601\ud5a5 on Koreas small business \uc18c\uc0c1\uacf5\uc778 and local commercial \uc0c1\uad8c through new AI-\uae30\uc220-based promotional \ubc29\uc2dd. Furthermore, it is anticipated to contribute to the expansion of overseas payment \uc11c\ube44\uc2a4 by leveraging global \ud32c\ub364.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kr-terms-box\" style=\"margin:0 0 20px 0;padding:14px 16px;border:1px solid #e5e7eb;background:#f8fafc;border-radius:12px;line-height:1.8\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px\">\uc774 \uae30\uc0ac\uc5d0 \uc0ac\uc6a9\ub41c \ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4 \uc6a9\uc5b4<\/div>\n<div>\uae30\uad00(Agency), \uac78\uadf8\ub8f9(Girl group), \ud64d\ubcf4\ub300\uc0ac(Ambassadors), \uc0c1\uad8c(Commercial districts), \uacbd\uc7c1\ub825(Competitiveness), \uc18c\uc0c1\uacf5\uc778(Small business owners), \ud65c\ub825(Vitality), \uae30\uc220(Technology), \uc11c\ube44\uc2a4(Services), \ud611\ub825(Collaboration), \uc601\ud5a5(Impact), \ubc29\uc2dd(Methods), \ud32c\ub364(Fandom), \ud32c(Fans), \uc2dc\uc2a4\ud15c(System), \uc5f0\uc2b5\uc0dd(Trainees), \uc624\ub514\uc158(Audition), \ud504\ub85c\uc81d\ud2b8(Project), \uba64\ubc84(Members), \uad6d\uc801(Nationalities), \uc568\ubc94(Albums), \ud65c\ub3d9(Activities), \ub300\ud45c(Face), \ucf58\ud150\uce20(Content), \uc601\uc0c1(Videos), \uc74c\uc545(Music), \ud3ec\uc2a4\ud130(Posters), \uc9d5\uae00(Jingles), \uace1(Songs), \uac00\ub9f9\uc810(Merchants), \uc18c\ube44\uc790(Consumers), \uc571(Apps), \uad6d\uac00(Countries), \uc678\uad6d\uc778(Foreigners), \ud658\uc804(Currency exchange), \uc5b8\uc5b4(Languages), \uad00\uad11\uac1d(Tourists), \uc6d0\uc7a5(Director), \ud55c\ub958(Korean Wave), \ud658\uacbd(Environment), \uc810\ud3ec(Stores), \uc758\uc9c0(Commitment), \uacbd\uc81c(Economy), \uc2dc\ub108\uc9c0(Synergy)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"variant-nav\" style=\"margin:28px 0 0 0;text-align:right;line-height:1.2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en\/tec260331014-en\" style=\"padding:8px 14px;border:1px solid #7c3aed;border-radius:10px;background:#ffffff;color:#6d28d9;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2;text-decoration:none\">English version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Korea Easy Payment Promotion \uae30\uad00 Appoints AI \uac78\uadf8\ub8f9 Sweetyz as Zero Pay \ud64d\ubcf4\ub300\uc0ac The Korea Easy Payment Promotion \uae30\uad00 hereinafter&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[320,322,321,319],"class_list":["post-291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-economy","tag-ai-girl-group","tag-korea-easy-payment-promotion-agency","tag-sweetyz","tag-zero-pay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kstories.kr\/en-ko\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}