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A Strategic Study on the Global Utilization of K-Pop Digital Archives: Focusing on the Korea Music Data Center (KMDC)

  • Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
  • Abbr : JRMASK
  • 2025, 25(2), pp.1~25
  • DOI : 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science > Archival Studies / Conservation
  • Received : April 13, 2025
  • Accepted : May 28, 2025
  • Published : May 31, 2025

Kim Hyun-Tae 1,  Bae Na-yun 2,  Lee Jin-seong 3,  Kim Geon ORD ID 4

1전북대학교 기록관리학과 4단계 BK21 교육연구단
2전북연구원 기록연구사
3전북대학교 기록관리학과 석사과정
4전북대학교 기록관리학과 교수 | 전북대학교 문화융복합아카이빙연구소장

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to explore the global utilization potential of the Korea Music Data Center (KMDC) and propose strategies to realize this goal. K-pop has already established itself as globally influential cultural content and is expanding into a cultural platform interconnected with various industries. Accordingly, K-pop–related archival records must evolve beyond simple data accumulation into cultural platforms that share emotions and memories. To this end, a comprehensive review of literature was conducted, domestic and international cases were analyzed, and focus group interviews were held with records management professionals, cultural content experts, and domestic and international K-pop fandoms to examine the limitations and development directions of the archive from multiple perspectives. As a result, five strategic directions were identified: enhancing global accessibility through cultural translation, operating a Fandom Studio, constructing a K-pop map, establishing a K-pop digital heritage archive, and transforming the platform into an emotion-based participatory archive. These strategies are aimed at not only technical improvements but also a fundamental paradigm shift toward a fan-centered archive that facilitates cultural exchange. Therefore, this study presents a direction for the KMDC to evolve into a global cultural heritage platform and broadens the discourse on the public value and social role of archival records.

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