한국음반산업협회 Laying the groundwork for global expansion
2025
- 08.
- Co-sponsored the academic seminar of the Korean Association for International Copyright Law
- 05.
- Joined the Pan-Creators Policy Council (12 organizations)
2024
- 12.
- Reached 300,000 subscribers on RIAK’s official YouTube channel
- 07.
- Introduced the Honor Code system
- 06.
- Inauguration of the 8th executive board
2023
- 08.
- Reached 250,000 subscribers on RIAK’s official YouTube channel
- 07.
- Achieved 6,000 trust members
2022
- 10.
- Signed MOU with Musicow, Inc. for neighboring rights trading and trust agreement
- 04.
- Launched LP (Vinyl) reissue business
- Launched the official mobile app
- Signed MOU with Music&New Co., Ltd. for LP reissue business
2021
- 12.
- Signed distribution agency agreement for trust recordings with Danal Entertainment (Amazon, TikTok, etc., global)
- 10.
- Obtained YouTube CMS Tier A
- 05.
- Signed trust music distribution agreement with Spotify (Global)
- –
- Ended role as collection body for neighboring-rights remuneration
2020
- –
- Achieved 22.8 billion KRW in collections in 2020
- 07.
- Reached 100,000 subscribers on RIAK’s official YouTube channel
- 06.
- Inauguration of the 7th executive board (President Lee Deok-yo)
2019
- 07.
- Signed distribution agency agreement for trust recordings with iOne Co., Ltd. (Mainland China)
- 05.
- Executive Managing Director (Kim Ji-hwan) inaugurated
2018
- 02.
- Held the 11th Regular General Assembly of Delegates
2017
- –
- Surpassed 5,000 registered full members and music producers in 2017
- 10.
- Established the Music Integrated Management System (MIMS)
- Hosted a music information seminar to promote the music industry
- 03.
- Signed trust music distribution agreement with Apple Music (Global)
- Held the 10th Regular General Assembly of Delegates
2016
- 03.
- Inauguration of the 6th executive board
Advancing music industry infrastructure
2015
- 12.
- Signed trust music distribution agreement with PCCW (Hong Kong and others)
- 06.
- Attended the 26th Golden Melody Awards (Taiwan)
- 03.
- Attended Hong Kong Asian Music Festival (HKAMF) 2015
- Approved amendment of corporate articles (introduction of professional management system, etc.)
- 02.
- Designated as the ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) National Agency
2014
- 09.
- Signed reciprocal agreement with SoundExchange (USA)
- 07.
- Signed reciprocal agreement with IFPI National Group
- 02.
- Signed trust music distribution agreement with Google YouTube (Global)
2013
- 04.
- Changed association name (registration completed on 2013-04-19)
- 03.
- Held the 5th Regular General Assembly of Delegates
- 01.
- Operated as the registration authority for the national digital content identifier (UCI) in music
2012
- 03.
- Inauguration of the 5th executive board (President Kim Kyung-nam)
2011
- 12.
- Held the 2nd seminar for the development of the music industry
- 06.
- Opened and operated the “Popular Music Exhibition Hall” at Olympic Hall
- 05.
- Executed national project for the Korea Music Data Center (KMDC)
- 03.
- Handled KBS song review submissions
2010
- 12.
- Completed the KIS internal information management system
- Held a seminar for the development of the music industry
- 05.
- Held a seminar by the Copyright Advancement Forum on performance rights and the private copying levy system
- 03.
- Confirmed delegates
- Held the 13th Regular General Meeting
Full Monetization
2009
- 12.
- Achieved target collections of KRW 7.5 billion for trust and remuneration in 2009
- Supplied Korean recordings to 81 countries via Apple’s iTunes Store
- Signed an agreement with KOCCA and the Korea Music Data Center (KMDC)
- 11.
- Selected as the UCI registration agency for music content
- 10.
- Signed an agreement with Daum for the development of the music industry and copyright protection
- 09.
- Designated as the collection body for performance remuneration for commercial records (MCST)
- 07.
- Second paid-service agreement of the Webhard Council (20 major providers)
- Operated the Digital Copyright Standardization Forum for the music sector
- 03.
- Introduced producers’ right to claim performance remuneration
2008
- 11.
- First paid-service agreement of the Webhard Council (12 major providers)
- 05.
- Implemented online contracts under the royalty collection rules
- 04.
- Issued and distributed standard music copyright management numbers for domestic works
- 03.
- Designated as the collection body for digital audio transmission remuneration (MCST)
- 01.
- Built integrated metadata for domestic musical works
2007
- 12.
- Jointly launched the National Campaign Headquarters for the Eradication of Illegal Music (MCST, KOCCA, KEPA, Mnet Media)
- 08.
- Agreement to promote the activation of the digital copyright distribution system (KCC, KBS, KOMCA, KMPA, FKMP)
- 06.
- Introduced the ECL system and producers’ performance right; held related seminar
- 03.
- Joined DDEX (Digital Data Exchange)
2006
- 02.
- Fully monetized Soribada service
2005
- 09.
- Induced full monetization of BUGS service
Incorporation Approval and Council Formation
2004
- 01.
- Published the association bulletin “Sound Family”
2003
- 07.
- Promoted monetization of online music services
- 03.
- Designated as a trust management organization (MCST)
2001
- 12.
- Designated as the collection body for neighboring-rights remuneration (MCST)
- 11.
- Obtained incorporation approval (MCST)
- 09.
- Founding General Meeting
