The incorporated association Korea Music Copyright Association (hereinafter 'the KMCA') elected Lee Si-ha as its 25th president.
At the KMCA extraordinary general meeting held at COEX Magok Convention Center on the 16th, the elected candidate won with 472 of 781 valid votes. Accordingly, the elected candidate will serve as KMCA president for four years beginning next Feb.
The elected candidate is a singer-songwriter who performed as the vocalist of the rock band "The Cross" and released songs such as Don't Cry and For You, and is a musician who has consistently worked in various venues including concerts and broadcasts.
Based on experience accumulated in creative fields, the elected candidate has developed understanding and capabilities regarding the music industry's distribution structure and the overall music business, and has served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Distribution and Logistics Management at Sejong University Graduate School while contributing to training future students. He is also evaluated to have broadened his practical understanding of the association's operating system and major issues, as well as the overall copyright system while serving as a director in the KMCA's 24th executive body.
The elected candidate said, "I will create an association that puts members first and will correct the association's overall operations transparently for a trusted association." He listed strengthening association transparency, establishing a member-centered operating system, substantially raising copyright fees, and building a response system for the artificial intelligence (AI) era as key initiatives, and plans to organize the executive body's operating system and prepare related action plans after taking office next Feb.
[Photo] Provided by the KMCA
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