The New Era of AI Virtual Idols: How MEET48 Integrates AIGC and Web3 to Reshape Entertainment and Social Experiences

With the rapid development of AI technology, digital singers and virtual idols are approaching real people at an astonishing speed. Not only are their visual effects becoming increasingly lifelike, but their performance and interaction abilities are also constantly improving. At the same time, AI-generated artists are emerging in large numbers, playing an increasingly important role in fields such as music, dance, and image design, pushing the virtual idol ecosystem into a whole new stage.

Against this backdrop, MEET48 has emerged as an "entertainment social metaverse" project that integrates AI-generated content, virtual idols, fan economy, and Web3 incentive mechanisms. The project has received billion yuan valuation financing support from several well-known institutions and has been selected for an incubation program of a renowned blockchain ecosystem.

MEET48 held its Token Generation Event (TGE) on June 11, marking the project's entry into a critical "evolution" phase. This initiative aims to pioneer the next generation of the "fan economy + creation economy" model, driven by both AI and Web3.

From Hatsune Miku to AI UGC: Technology Driving Change in the Entertainment Industry

The development of virtual idols can be traced back to 2007, when Hatsune Miku rose to fame with voice synthesis technology, opening up the era of user-generated content (UGC) for virtual idols. Around 2012, some virtual idol projects promoted further development in the industry through motion capture and producer-generated content (PGC) methods, but this model also faced issues such as high costs, significant creative bottlenecks, and long update cycles. Today, MEET48 is redefining the development path of virtual idols through AI-driven content generation and Web3-driven value distribution.

MEET48 has a diversified product matrix, including the Web3+AI entertainment creation platform MEET48.ai, the token launch platform Mars Protocol centered around AI Agent, and the virtual entertainment world MEET48 Metaverse.

MEET48.ai is a Web3 entertainment creation platform that integrates virtual idol AI development, social interaction, and music and dance AIGC. It supports functions such as generating music from text, generating dance from music, AI-driven choreography, and voice cloning, allowing AI idols to produce multimedia content that can be instantly shared on major social platforms. The platform also launched a dedicated AI creation tool AISHOWBOX, which supports deep creation of 3D image generation, AI-driven choreography, idol agents, and more.

Mars Protocol is MEET48's innovative token launch platform, dedicated to reshaping the Web3 idol economy through the integration of the "Idol Meme + AI Agent" model. This platform deeply integrates AI technology with the assetization path on the blockchain, supporting the tokenization of virtual idols and decentralized community interaction.

MEET48 Metaverse is a virtual entertainment world designed to provide users with an immersive social experience that transcends reality and time. MEET48 also features its own developed multimodal large model, supporting music and dance training, and offers AI creation tools and a MaaS editor, significantly lowering the barriers to content creation.

Top resources support, MEET48 masters the core entry point of content assets

MEET48 not only has technical advantages but also possesses rich content resources. Over 700 songs and dances from a well-known girl idol group have been added to the material library, and more than 250 active idols will participate in creating their own AI idol agents. These resources provide MEET48 with a real fan base and IP stickiness in the field of AI virtual people, forming its unique competitive advantage.

Community data also corroborates the market potential of MEET48. In a global voting event, its voting DApp surpassed a total voting volume of 697 million votes, with a total registered user count reaching 3.39 million. During the event, the on-chain transaction count soared to 32.78 million, and the cumulative active wallet addresses exceeded 1.18 million. This data validates the real market demand and product scalability of MEET48 under the combination of AI virtual idols and Web3 incentive mechanisms.

Tokenomics Drives AI Idol Co-Creation

The total issuance of MEET48's native token $IDOL is 4.8 billion pieces, of which 45.2% is used for community incentives, 20% for ecosystem support, 17% allocated to the team and advisors, 7% given to strategic investors and private placement participants, 5.8% for marketing, 3% for liquidity support, and 2% for IDO.

This distribution plan aims to ensure the smooth launch of new products and services within the community and to promote the healthy development and growth of the MEET48 community. Tokens that belong to the "community incentives" and "ecosystem" categories may be unlocked in advance, but they will only be used for user incentives and marketing purposes related to new products and services in the community, and must be approved by a community DAO vote.

Future Outlook: From Idol Selection to AIGC Game Matrix

In the upcoming time of 2025, MEET48 will hold the annual community idol selection, optimize the token launch platform, launch the "AI Dance Troupe" limited test, and release two Web3 games, "Bounty Hunter Fish" and "Chain Tycoon."

On August 2nd, MEET48 will hold the annual community idol selection and release ceremony in Hong Kong, gathering idol artists from multiple countries and regions along with their overseas AI-Agent virtual groups.

In the third quarter, Mars Protocol will continue to optimize the AI Agent and token launch functions, while advancing the "AI Idol Training Room", which is a virtual idol voice intelligent interaction and nurturing system. Users can act as producers, controlling real music scenes, lighting effects, manipulating 3D virtual idols, and leading experiences such as dance choreography and live streaming.

"AI Dance Party" will also enter the development stage. This is a community game adapted from a globally renowned online game, which will use $IDOL as the main token and plans to launch a limited test in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, two Web3 entertainment games, "Bounty Hunter Fish" and "Chain Tycoon", will be launched. In the first quarter of 2026, "AI Dance Group" will enter the full public testing and commercialization stage.

The ultimate goal of MEET48 is to build a global AI-driven Web3 ecosystem based on a Web3 AI social metaverse, integrating community and multiple AI game systems, covering various fields such as entertainment, social interaction, creation, and assetization. With the continuous development of the project, MEET48 is expected to play an increasingly important role in the fields of AI virtual idols and Web3 entertainment socialization.