UPDATE: MEDIA PLAY & CLICKBAIT ALERT (BOTTOM OF THE ARTICLE) (Patreon)

Wonhee of ILLIT was saying the KOREAN word Naega (내가) (I or me). No country should have to adjust its language to accommodate others' sensitivities.

Philippines also became a target. We have a province that sounds likes the N word and we were being bullied into changing it.

Next is this: The government has started working to create choreography copyright guidelines, following NewJeans situation.

For sure, gossip website will eat this up.

This has been in play for a long time.

Lia Kim, director of 1 Million Dance Studio has started working on this last year. She mentioned it in her interview in 2023 https://www.mcst.go.kr/english/policy/kocis/newsView.jsp?pSeq=151.

Naver published the story last month. https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0005723272

ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE ARTICLE:

NOTE: This is AI translated.

“Protecting choreography copyrights fosters a virtuous cycle that motivates choreographers to create better works and supports their economic activities as professionals.”

The Korea Choreography Copyright Association's inaugural meeting was held on the 24th at the headquarters of One Million, a global lifestyle dance company. The association was established to promote the development of the dance industry by discussing choreography copyrights, creating a protection system, and ensuring a sustainable environment for choreography creation.

The promoters of the Korea Choreography Copyright Association include renowned choreographers who have brought K-dance to the global stage, such as Honey J, Bae Yoon-jung, Bada, Jeong Jin-seok, Bae Sang-mi, Jeon Hong-bok, Bata, Funky Y, and Nob. Also included are Yoon Yeo-wook, co-representative of 1Million, and Kim Jung-hyun and Woowa, who served as auditors. A total of 25 individuals, including industry experts like the Director of Brothers' Value Management Office, share this vision.

During the inaugural meeting, Lia Kim, co-representative of 1Million, was appointed as the association president. Choi Young-jun, a choreographer from team Same, was appointed vice president. The directors include Poppin Hyun-jun, Aiki, Gabi, Hyojin Choi, Baek Gu-young, In-gyu, Sang-woo Myung, Beom Kim, Mina-myeong, Halo, and Ryu D. They adopted the purpose of the establishment, corporate name, articles of incorporation, and business plan.

Currently, K-dance is gaining global attention and driving K-culture, but the choreography copyright protection system is still in its infancy. According to the Korea Copyright Commission's 2022 statistics, choreography-related copyrights account for only 0.14% of all copyrighted works. Even though K-dance is followed worldwide, choreographers struggle to earn additional profits beyond the initial choreography fees, and their basic rights as creators are often unprotected.

Lia Kim, the first president of the Korea Choreography Copyright Association, stated, “K-dance has the potential to transform individual lives and expand into various industries. By joining hands and forming solidarity with fellow choreographers who love dance, we can create a sustainable environment for creativity.”

UPDATE, HERE IS MY 2 CENTS:

I am not a lawyer but I know a thing or two about copyright given that I have copyrighted some stuff. Still, this may only be considered a prediction based on experience and not a legal conclusion. As far as I understand, individual dance moves are not copyrightable because the Copyright Act only protects the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. For example, the basic waltz step, the hustle step, the grapevine, or the second position in classical ballet are not copyrightable because they are basic foundation of the art.

Also, you cannot copyright "things" or "moves" that are basic to humans. For example, one of the moves that NJ choreographer is crying about where they put their hands behind their head, that cannot be copyrighted because every human being on earth puts their hand behind their head.

No one created that. As of now, they can copyright an entire performance. With this law, maybe they can stretch it a little and copyright a block in a performance but they cannot copyright every single move.

It will be absolutely stupid to copyright specific moves given that MANY of their moves are copied from African Americans, Africans, Latinos, other Asians, and others. These people they have been "copying" (by their definition) will absolutely drain their pockets.

That being said, many politicians are out of touch. So... LOL