Secretary-General Choi Kwang-ho of KOMCA is a field expert who has led music industry policies and practices for 20 years since the establishment of the association.
He has overseen the planning of the Korea Popular Music Chart 'Circle Chart (formerly Gaon Chart)' and has actively participated in the development of music industry-based systems, including the establishment of an integrated DB for music rights information at the Korea Copyright Commission (KCC), the broadcasting music monitoring system (Bromis - Broadcasting Music Identifying System), and the library music UCI system.
음콘협 최광호 사무총장은 협회 설립부터 현재까지 20년간 음악산업 정책과 실무를 이끌어 온 현장 전문가다. 대한민국 대중음악차트 '써클차트(구. 가온차트)'를 총괄기획 했으며, 한국저작권위원회의 음원-권리정보 통합DB 구축, 방송사용 음악 모니터링 시스템(Bromis - Broadcasting Music Identifying System), 라이브러리음악 UCI 시스템 등 음악산업 기반 시스템 개발에도 주도적으로 참여했다.
LiveMusic is an internal venture established directly by KOMCA, whose members include major record planning and distribution companies like HYBE, SM, YG, JYP, Sony Music Entertainment, and Kakao Entertainment, and it was designated as an 'integrated collection agency for music performance rights' by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2023.
"Integrated collection of performance rights" requires businesses such as coffee shops and gyms to pay a set performance fee to music rights holders when using music, and this system aims to enhance 'user convenience' and 'management efficiency' by having a single integrated collection agency manage the various contracts and payments divided among multiple organizations.
CEO Choi stated, "LiveMusic aims to grow the Korean performance rights market to within the top 10 globally within the next five years through an effective integrated collection system and institutional improvements," adding, "To this end, we plan to pursue a market-friendly business across various dimensions, including the development of easy and convenient store-customized services (All-In-One Service), government support policies, and market expansion through amendments to enforcement regulations."
He further noted, "We will solve the problems of settlement transparency and collection efficiency that the music industry has struggled with for a long time, and establish ourselves as a central platform that connects technology, policy, and industry," adding, "Above all, we will faithfully perform the role of a trusted mediator for both users and rights holders of music."
Meanwhile, the music industry is gathering expectations that the appointment of CEO Choi Kwang-ho will realize the digital innovation of the domestic music industry through the combination of KOMCA's policy capabilities and LiveMusic's technological power. There is also keen interest in whether LiveMusic can establish itself as a game changer that will alter the industrial structure.
[Photo] LiveMusic
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