@article{ART003206176},
author={Kim Hyun-Tae and Bae Na-yun and Lee Jin-seong and Kim Geon},
title={A Strategic Study on the Global Utilization of K-Pop Digital Archives: Focusing on the Korea Music Data Center (KMDC)},
journal={Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management},
issn={1598-1487},
year={2025},
volume={25},
number={2},
pages={1-25},
doi={10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kim Hyun-Tae
AU - Bae Na-yun
AU - Lee Jin-seong
AU - Kim Geon
TI - A Strategic Study on the Global Utilization of K-Pop Digital Archives: Focusing on the Korea Music Data Center (KMDC)
JO - Journal of Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
PY - 2025
VL - 25
IS - 2
PB - Korean Society of Archives and Records Management
SP - 1
EP - 25
SN - 1598-1487
AB - 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.
KW - K-pop;Digital archive;Fandom records;Korea Music Data Center (KMDC);Cultural heritage
DO - 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001
ER -
Kim Hyun-Tae, Bae Na-yun, Lee Jin-seong and Kim Geon. (2025). 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, 25(2), 1-25.
Kim Hyun-Tae, Bae Na-yun, Lee Jin-seong and Kim Geon. 2025, "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, vol.25, no.2 pp.1-25. Available from: doi:10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001
Kim Hyun-Tae, Bae Na-yun, Lee Jin-seong, Kim Geon "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 25.2 pp.1-25 (2025) : 1.
Kim Hyun-Tae, Bae Na-yun, Lee Jin-seong, Kim Geon. A Strategic Study on the Global Utilization of K-Pop Digital Archives: Focusing on the Korea Music Data Center (KMDC). 2025; 25(2), 1-25. Available from: doi:10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001
Kim Hyun-Tae, Bae Na-yun, Lee Jin-seong and Kim Geon. "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 25, no.2 (2025) : 1-25.doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001
Kim Hyun-Tae; Bae Na-yun; Lee Jin-seong; Kim Geon. 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, 25(2), 1-25. doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001
Kim Hyun-Tae; Bae Na-yun; Lee Jin-seong; Kim Geon. 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. 2025; 25(2) 1-25. doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001
Kim Hyun-Tae, Bae Na-yun, Lee Jin-seong, Kim Geon. A Strategic Study on the Global Utilization of K-Pop Digital Archives: Focusing on the Korea Music Data Center (KMDC). 2025; 25(2), 1-25. Available from: doi:10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001
Kim Hyun-Tae, Bae Na-yun, Lee Jin-seong and Kim Geon. "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 25, no.2 (2025) : 1-25.doi: 10.14404/JKSARM.2025.25.2.001
