Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for generating an audio-embedded image. The apparatus for generating an audio-embedded image includes one or more processors, and execution memory for storing at least one program that is executed by the one or more processors, wherein the at least one program is configured to receive audio and an image, convert the audio into audio information having a preset image format and generate an audio-embedded image in which the audio information is embedded in the image, and discriminate the audio-embedded image using the audio information and discrimination audio information extracted from the audio-embedded image.