'I Like You' Finally.. Kang Dong-won and Oh Jung-se Join 'Korea Musicians' Union' [Official]

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Actors Kang Dong-won, Oh Jung-se, and other leads of the film 'Wild Sing' have joined the Korea Musicians' Union (hereinafter 'KMUU').

The Korea Musicians' Union, a non-profit corporation chaired by Lee Jung-hyun, announced on the 11th that "recently, lead actors Kang Dong-won, Eom Tae-gu, Park Ji-hyun, and Oh Jung-se have joined as members, and the trend of actors joining the KMUU continues steadily."

It further added, "Inquiries and new memberships from actors are steadily increasing. As actors' musical activities grow due to participation in drama OSTs, singing and performances in films, digital music releases, and the spread of global OTT content, the need to protect their legal rights as performers is also growing."

In particular, 'Wild Sing,' which opened on the 3rd, is drawing attention as a symbolic case reflecting the change in awareness of musical performance activities and rights among the leads. 'Wild Sing' is a comedy about the three-member mixed dance group 'Triangle,' which once dominated the pop music scene but disbanded overnight due to an unexpected incident, as they seize a chance for rebirth after 20 years.

In the film, Kang Dong-won, along with Eom Tae-gu and Park Ji-hyun, appear as members of the mixed idol group Triangle, while Oh Jung-se plays a ballad singer, performing songs and dances directly. The group's music tracks and music videos released during the film's production have sparked interest, further raising attention to the actors' musical transformations.

The KMUU is focusing on the fact that musical activities within films are leading to actual awareness of rights. As more actors participate in singing directly or in music production and performance within their works, they can become subjects of neighboring rights protection for broadcasting, transmission, and reproduction as performers.

In fact, there is a steady trend of actors joining the KMUU recently. As the scope of musical activities expands to include participation in drama OSTs, singing in films and dramas, and releasing project music, more actors are choosing to join the KMUU to protect their performance rights. The industry interprets this as a natural flow resulting from changes in the content industry.

KMUU Director Kim Seung-min (EVP) stated, "Musical activities in films and dramas have now expanded beyond simple extensions of acting into substantial music content such as OSTs and digital music releases, establishing themselves as another independent performance field." He added, "The KMUU plans to continuously enhance its rights protection system to ensure that public culture and arts practitioners from various fields, including actors, comedians, and creators, can receive fair rights and compensation for their activities as performers in line with the changing content environment, and to further strengthen the compensation base centered on performers."

Furthermore, Jo Hyeon (Team Lead) of the KMUU Data Business Team explained, "In the past, actors' songs were often consumed as directorial elements or supplementary content within works, but recently, with the spread of streaming platforms and global OTT services, actors' musical activities are also recognized as independent content assets and substantial performance fields." He continued, "As drama OSTs, singing in films, project group activities, and music participation increase, the number of cases where actors join the KMUU to protect their rights as performers is steadily expanding."

The industry expects that with the KMUU joining of the 'Wild Sing' actors, the trend of actors performing music joining the KMUU will further spread. With the perception that "actors who sing are performers," the scope of rights protection for public culture and arts practitioners is also expected to expand further.

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