Viewers of Netflix's new fantasy romantic comedy "Genie, Make a Wish" are facing an unexpected technical glitch — their smart devices are reacting each time Suzy's character says the magic word "Genie."

A increasing number of fans have complained to XportsNews that their AI voice recognition systems are turning on automatically in the course of episodes in the series. The frequent problem has left viewers both amused and frustrated.

The Netflix drama features Kim Woo-bin as Genie, the spirit of a lamp who is awakened after a thousand years, and Suzy as Ga-young, a human who has no emotions and makes three wishes.

Since Genie's name is constantly being referred to during the series, devices with "Genie-ya" as wake-up word are being activated on a constant basis.

Most of the audience members reacted with mixed feelings online. One simply stated, "It responds every time Genie is mentioned."

Another stated, "I got so annoyed that I turned off the wake-up word."

Others played along, "IIt keeps responding, so I can't concentrate on the drama," and some even admitted, "I shouldn't watch it at home."

There was an added fun courtesy of a viral short video that circulated on social media. In the video, Suzy's character utters the line, "Genie This X-boy keeps talking to me since yesterday," whereupon an AI device reacts by saying, "It makes me so sad when you say things like that," sending fans into laughter.

Suzy herself, as reported by the news outlet, even liked the post, further propelling the viral moment.

Leading actor Kim Woo-bin also revealed that he was influenced by the bug. In an interview conducted on the 13th, he stated, "It's the same in my house. During the reading, I would say my lines alone.

He would come out of the lamp and say, 'I'm Genie,' and the device would keep saying, 'Yes~.' So I had to turn the volume down," which was met with laughter from the reporters.

In the meantime, "Genie, Make a Wish" opened internationally on Netflix on October 3. The show remains popular for its fantasy charm — and now, for its so-called real-life technological mayhem.