The familiar voice heard in Seoul’s subway system will be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) after the voice actress who has recorded announcements for 29 years stepped down as she receives treatment for cancer, Seoul Metro said.
Voice actress Kang Hee-sun had long voiced a total of 26 types of automated announcements.
Kang is also recognised as the Korean voice of Shin-chan’s mother in the Japanese animated series Crayon Shin-chan. She resigned from that role in August because of her illness.
“It is sometimes not possible to update recorded announcements due to the health of the voice actor. Therefore, a more stable announcement system is needed,” Seoul Metro said. — The Korea Herald/ANN
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