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This project reanimates the “idol body” through an interactive installation that merges algorithmic entertainment with embodied spectatorship. Addressing the platform-governed world of K-pop idol culture, the work uses a text-based Q&A system and AI-generated idol imagery to interrogate the convergence of technology and popular media, as well as the resurgence of bodily presence within hyper-digital fan economies. Participation begins with a randomized draw that determines whether visitors are “selected” for interaction, echoing real-world fan lotteries where intimate access to idols is distributed through controlled scarcity. Once selected, participants submit questions via a tablet interface; the system then uses a lightweight Sentence-BERT–based semantic retrieval model to match each query with thematically resonant K-pop lyric lines. Each dollhouse-scale unit, equipped with an embedded computer and speaker, enables a constructed idol figure to “speak” through musical fragments. This layered interaction reproduces forms of affective fan labor—anticipation, emotional scarcity, and momentary intimacy—while foregrounding the paradox of an idol crafted through algorithmic homogenization yet presented as uniquely responsive. By integrating technical implementation with a critical theoretical lens, the project invites reflection on the commodification of identity, the aesthetics of standardization, and the algorithmic shaping of desire within contemporary entertainment infrastructures.