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Youth Mental Health Music Project with Amorepacific Empathy Foundation: Key Visual Image Development by Generative AI
아모레퍼시픽공감재단 청년 마음 뮤직 AI 키비주얼 이미지 개발
AMOREPACIFICApr 30, 2025
Summary
“Youth Mental Health Music” is a project produced by the Amorepacific Empathy Foundation. It aims to support the mental well-being of young people by creating personalized songs using AI.
The songs are produced by Daehong Communications, and I was responsible for designing the key visual images for album cover.
Design process
The project proceeded as follows. We first received interview materials and song information about the participating youths from the foundation.
Then, in collaboration with AP ChatGPT, we conducted ideation sessions to generate visual concepts and crafted corresponding Midjourney prompts.
Using these prompts, we iteratively refined the visuals in Midjourney until the desired mood was achieved.
Once a satisfying result was reached, we enhanced the details through Adobe Firefly to complete the final visuals.
Session 1 | The first song we worked on was a folk rock-style track titled “A Heart That Can Possess.”
After helping AP ChatGPT understand the project concept, we input the song lyrics and the participant’s preferences to receive image recommendations and complete the prompt.
The AI produced visuals that were far more detailed and nuanced than expected.
Among the two image proposals from Session 1, Image A was based directly on ChatGPT’s suggested prompt, while Image B reflected my personal interpretation of the youth’s story — visualizing him sitting alone in a coffee-scented café.
The participant ultimately selected Image A, and from the following sessions onward, we decided to entrust the creative process entirely to ChatGPT.
A
A morning landscape bathed in the first light of dawn — capturing the moment
when deep darkness gives way to a hopeful morning. The stars in the sky
symbolically represent the “stars beside me” mentioned in the song lyrics.
B
A visual representation of the young man’s worries and current state.
Sitting alone in an empty café filled with the scent of coffee,
he portrays himself feeling small and weary in the face of a difficult reality.
2nd Session | The second song, “Checking In on Your Dream,” centers on the concept of receiving encouragement from one’s own dream.
As the sessions progressed, the rapid evolution of AI technology became evident — both the naturalness of the vocals and the overall song quality improved,
while the time needed to extract strong images from numerous B-cuts gradually decreased.
The second participant’s preferred keywords were purple, comfort, sea, and companion animal. Reflecting these themes and the song’s narrative, we generated a series of images.
The youth ultimately selected Image A, which depicted a steadfast companion dog — a comforting presence symbolizing strength and support.
A
A dreamlike seaside landscape bathed in soft purple hues.
To visualize the concept of receiving comfort from one’s future dreams,
the future dream was embodied in the form of a companion dog.
B
The footprints left by the young man in the sand convey the lonely
and difficult journey he has endured. The faint light of dawn
breaking in the distance symbolizes the hope that lies ahead.
Session 3 | The third participant, unlike the previous two, preferred symbolic imagery over photographic realism and mentioned a fondness for Monet’s garden paintings.
Reflecting this sensibility, the visual captured a hopeful light amid uncertainty, echoing the lyrics “Stay beautiful, just as you are”.
The storyteller selected Image A, which conveyed a calm, understated, and everyday emotion.
A
The image abstracts the bright light streaming through a window, illuminating a dark
room in everyday life. To prevent the overall tone from feeling too subdued, the color
palette was borrowed from Monet’s paintings, infusing the scene with a soft, impressionistic warmth.
B
The clouds filling the dark night sky reflect a sense of anxiety, yet beyond them,
a bright light shines — symbolizing hope and assurance, offering comfort and courage.
Session 4 | The final participant wished to include a character illustration of himself on the album, reflecting his unique personality.
His defining feature—long, curly orange hair—became the focal point of the illustration. He chose Image A, which conveyed a hopeful sense of moving forward.
A
Having moved beyond a past filled with fear of loss,
he now walks confidently in his own shoes, heading toward a happy ending.
B
Realizing that everything he needs already exists within himself,
the image captures a warm sense of reconciliation and inner peace.
Thus, all four CDs were delivered to the young people who had inspired each song.
When the project first began, I joined with a sense of curiosity—could AI technology truly touch human emotions?
As I later heard from the Empathy Foundation that the participants felt gratitude and genuine satisfaction,
I realized that the true value of this project did not lie in the tools we used,
but in the entire process of understanding, empathizing, and offering comfort to another person.
