Entertainment Management Business in Korea

If someone wants to do Entertainment Management business in Korea, he/she must know some regulations. 

 

I will write down some brief summary of regulations of Korea on ""Popluar culture planning business" in an act.

 

Attorney David K. Chang

BNL Law

BNL Law

 

david@bnl.legal , 010-6836-7578

 

Popular Culture And Arts Industry Development Act

Article 26 (Registration of Popular Culture Planning Business)

(1) A person who intends to conduct popular culture planning business shall register with the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In such cases, the same shall apply to the modification of registered matters.

(2) A person who applies for registration pursuant to paragraph (1) shall meet the following requirements:

  1. That he/she shall meet any of the following requirements: Provided, That in the case of a juristic person, at least one executive officer shall correspond thereto:

   (a) Work experience of at least two years in the popular culture planning business;

   (b) Completion of an educational course relating to the popular culture planning business run by a facility prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;

  2. A separate office. (Omitted below)

 

Article 2 (Definitions) The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:

1. The term "popular culture and arts industry" means an industry that produces broadcasting products, films, video products, show performances, records, music files, music video products, music video files, etc. (hereinafter referred to as "popular culture products") using popular culture services provided by popular culture artists, or that brokers, plans, manages, etc. the provision of popular culture services provided by popular culture artists in order to produce popular culture products, which is prescribed by Presidential Decree;

2. The term "popular culture services" means acting, dancing, playing musical instruments, singing, and reciting, with regard to the popular culture and arts industry and other services related to artistic talents;

3. The term "popular culture artist" means a person who provides popular culture services or a person who has entered into a contract regarding popular culture services with a popular culture business person with intent to provide popular culture services;

(Omitted the middle)

6.  The term "popular culture planning business" means a business of providing or brokering popular culture services or a business of training or directing popular culture artists, or giving counsel, etc. thereto;

 

 

The classification of someone's business fits within the scope of "Popular culture planning business", it should register the business.

 

However, Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs), which are focusing on planning business for digital creators like Youtube creators, are generally not considered as falling under the category of Popular culture planning business in Korea.

 

Though, it is crucial to recognize that such interpretations are not by courts or government can change over time.

 

Attorney David K. Chang

david@bnl.legal

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