Red Velvet's Wendy became the 50,000th member of the Korea Music Performance Association (Chairman Lee Jeong-hyun, hereafter referred to as the Association).
The Association announced after the 1st that it had surpassed 50,000 members and revealed that Wendy of Red Velvet became the protagonist of this monumental moment.
On this day, Wendy attended the ceremony and received a congratulatory cake with 'Welcome Wendy' written on it and a bouquet of flowers from an Association official while participating in a commemorative photo session. The event featured a celebration where Wendy smashed a ball-shaped cake decorated with tiara ornaments using a hammer, creating a cheerful atmosphere.
As a member of Red Velvet, Wendy is actively engaging in broadcast activities as a DJ on SBS Power FM's 'Wendy's Young Street' and is set to make a comeback with her third mini-album 'Cerulean Verge'. At the ceremony, Wendy expressed her gratitude, saying, 'I would like to thank the Association for its efforts in protecting the rights and welfare of music performers.' She added, 'I am happy to be part of this meaningful moment as the 50,000th member of the Association, and I will grow to be an artist that connects closely with the public.'
It is reported that the positive cooperation and understanding of Wendy's agency played a significant role during this membership process. Following Wendy, fromis_9 from the same agency also joined as the 51,000th member of the Association, continuing the new record.
The Association stated, 'The proactive cooperation of the agency has become an important turning point in creating a healthy music industry environment that respects the subjectivity of performer rights,' expressing deep gratitude. The Association also hopes that this collaboration will become a model case and that more agencies will spread a positive environment that respects artists' direct memberships and rights exercises.
Lee Jeong-hyun, chairman of the Association, said, 'As we welcome the era of 50,000 music performers, I am working hard to create a creative environment where music performers who have led the quantitative and qualitative growth of the domestic music industry can freely spread their wings.' He added, 'I will feel a greater sense of responsibility to ensure that many non-member music performers can find the Association and will do my best to fulfill my primary role of collecting and distributing copyright fees as well as supporting the activities of music performers.'
Meanwhile, the Association was established in 1988 to collect and distribute copyright fees for music performers, including singers, instrumentalists, vocalists, and conductors.
[Photo] Provided by the Association
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