Federation of Korean Music Performers

What Federation of Korean Music Performers does

The Federation of Korean Music Performers (FKMP / 음실련) is a non-profit social corporation founded in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea, designated by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as the statutory collective management organization for music performers' neighboring rights. FKMP collects and distributes royalties across four primary streams: trust usage fees (transmission, reproduction, distribution, broadcasting rights), commercial phonogram broadcasting compensation (mandated since 1988), digital audio transmission compensation (designated 2008 under Article 76 of the Copyright Act), commercial phonogram public performance compensation (designated September 2009 under Article 76-2), and international mutual management settlements coordinated through SCAPR membership since 2010. The organization serves individual music performers — singers, instrumentalists, and session musicians — as members, and licenses usage rights to online music platforms (Melon, Genie Music), broadcasters, and commercial establishments.

FKMP operates a digital infrastructure built around member-facing platforms: the My Music Usage Statistics Service (mymusic.fkmp.kr) provides real-time monitoring of music usage across Korean digital platforms, developed with support from the Korean Copyright Commission; the Production Fact Performance Information System (work.fkmp.kr) registers and manages performance documentation for musical works; and an online membership application portal handles member onboarding. The organization maintains a database of over 2.6 million registered works spanning from 1957 to present, feeding usage analytics and royalty distribution calculations. Its distribution channels are predominantly self-serve through the official website, supplemented by social media presence (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Naver Blog) and partnerships with industry organizations.

As a non-profit, FKMP generates revenue from statutory royalty collection and distributes net proceeds to performer members. Fee rates are set under usage fee collection regulations approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In 2026, FKMP joined KOMCA, the Recording Industry Association of Korea, and five other bodies in the K-Music Rights Organizations Mutual Growth Committee to address AI-driven copyright disruption, establish content labeling standards, and develop blockchain-based music rights identification infrastructure, marking a strategic pivot toward technology-enabled rights management.

Name

Federation of Korean Music Performers

Legal name

(사)한국음악실연자연합회

Website

https://fkmp.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Federation of Korean Music Performers (FKMP) is a non-profit collective rights management organization founded in 1988 that collects and distributes neighboring rights royalties on behalf of South Korean music performers across broadcasting, digital transmission, public performance, and international channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Collective Rights Management

NAICS

Music Publishers (51223)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighboring Rights Collection (Sound Recording Performance Rights) (MPAIAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Royalty Accounting & Payment Services (Statements, Audits, Payee Management) (MPAIABAL), Global Rights Representation & Sub-Publishing/Reciprocal Collection Services (MPAIAKAI), Neighboring Rights (Master Performance Rights) Administration (MPAIAAAH)

Keywords

• Music rights management
• Neighboring rights collection
• Performer royalty distribution
• Collective rights organization
• Copyright administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Mapo

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Trust Usage Fees (신탁사용료): Collection and distribution of royalties for transmission rights, reproduction rights, distribution rights, and broadcasting rights when third parties use works containing managed performances. Fees are collected according to usage fee collection regulations approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
2. Commercial Phonogram Broadcasting Compensation (상업용음반 방송보상금): Compensation collected from broadcasters who use commercial phonograms containing recorded performances for broadcasting purposes, as mandated by copyright law since 1988.
3. Digital Audio Transmission Compensation (디지털음성송신보상금): Compensation from internet transmission services (excluding on-demand services) that use phonograms, collected as a neighboring right compensation claim under the revised Copyright Act of 2007.
4. Commercial Phonogram Performance Compensation (상업용음반 공연보상금): Statutory compensation collected from commercial establishments (restaurants, bars, etc.) that play music for public audiences, distributed to performers through designated organizations.
5. International Mutual Management Settlements (해외보상금): Cross-border royalty collection and distribution through mutual management contracts with performer rights organizations in other countries, coordinated through SCAPR membership since 2010.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Federation of Korean Music Performers (FKMP/음실련) is the statutorily designated collective rights management organization in South Korea that collects and distributes neighboring rights royalties on behalf of music performers. It manages trust usage fees for transmission, reproduction, distribution, and broadcasting rights, plus statutory compensation from broadcasters, digital audio transmission services, and commercial establishments, and operates international reciprocal royalty settlements through SCAPR membership.

Product overview

The Federation of Korean Music Performers (FKMP/음실련) operates as a collective rights management organization for performers' rights in South Korea. The organization offers a unified platform of services centered on copyright collection and distribution, with supporting digital platforms for member management, music usage tracking, and production documentation. The core offering consists of copyright fee management (commercial recording broadcasting fees, digital audio transmission fees, commercial recording performance fees, and trust usage fees) supplemented by digital member services including 'My Music' (내 노래) for usage statistics, an online membership system, and a production fact performance information system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 내 노래 사용정보 서비스 (MyMusic): MyMusic usage information statistics service - monitors music usage on Korean digital music service platforms in real-time
• 제작사실연정보시스템

Products and services

• Trust Usage Fee Services (신탁사용료 업무)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KOMCA (Korea Music Copyright Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026Leading Korean music rights organization. Together with the Recording Industry Association of Korea and five other bodies, FKMP participates in the K-Music Rights Organizations Mutual Growth Committee to address AI disruption to music copyright, establish labels for AI-generated content, and build blockchain-based infrastructure for music rights identification.
• Recording Industry Association of KoreacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026Primary trade association for the recording industry in South Korea. Partner in the K-Music Rights Organizations Mutual Growth Committee to create a new music copyright order addressing AI training, content labeling, and blockchain-based rights identification.
• Korean Copyright Commission (한국저작권위원회)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019FKMP's My Music Usage Statistics Service was built through the Korean Copyright Commission's 'UCI Strategic Dissemination and Utilization Model Support Project', providing system and service infrastructure.
• SCAPR (Societies' Council for the Collective Management of Performers' Rights)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010International federation of performers' rights collection management organizations. FKMP joined in 2010 and uses its network for international activity and cross-border royalty collection. Through SCAPR, FKMP coordinates mutual management agreements with performer rights organizations worldwide.
• Foreign Performer Rights Organizations (via Mutual Management Contracts)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational performer rights collection management organizations with which FKMP has signed mutual management contracts. These agreements enable FKMP to collect royalties for Korean performers' works used abroad and to distribute royalties to foreign performers' works used in Korea.
• AIG General InsuranceminorOthersPersonal information liability insurance provider. FKMP maintains personal information liability insurance coverage through AIG for protection against privacy-related claims.
• Hana BankminorOthersBanking partnership offering preferential savings products to FKMP members as part of member welfare services.
• Korea Music Performers Association (한국음악실연자협회)minorOthersRelated organization operating the commercial music usage complaint center and performance rights usage application service. Both organizations work together to serve the Korean music industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• SCAPR (Societies' Council for the Collective Management of Performers' Rights): International umbrella federation of performer rights CMOs of which FKMP is a member since 2010. Comparable as the coordinating body for cross-border reciprocal collection between FKMP and its peer CMOs.
• Recording Industry Association of Korea (RIAK): Primary Korean trade association representing the recording industry — represents record labels (master rights holders), complementing FKMP's performer rights mandate. Partner in the K-Music Rights Organizations Mutual Growth Committee on AI and blockchain initiatives.

Direct peers

• PPCA (Phonographic Performance Company of Australia): Australian collective rights organization that licenses recorded music for public performance and broadcasts and distributes royalties to performers and rights holders. Directly comparable to FKMP in mandate, fee streams, and international reciprocal structure.
• PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd): UK-based collective management organization that collects and distributes neighboring rights royalties to performers and recording rightsholders for the use of their recorded music. Directly comparable to FKMP in mandate (performer neighboring rights collection) and business model (statutory CMO with international reciprocal agreements via SCAPR/IFPI).
• SoundExchange: US nonprofit collective rights organization that collects digital performance royalties for sound recordings and distributes them to performers and rights holders. Directly comparable to FKMP's digital audio transmission compensation function and statutory CMO role, with similar SCAPR-style international mandate.
• GVL (Gesellschaft zur Verwertung von Leistungsschutzrechten): German collective management organization for neighboring rights (Leistungsschutzrechte) covering performers and producers. Directly comparable to FKMP as a neighboring rights CMO operating under statutory framework with international SCAPR reciprocal agreements.
• CPRA (Center for Performers' Rights Administration): Japanese CMO that administers neighboring rights for performers in Japan. Directly comparable to FKMP as a neighboring rights collection organization serving domestic performers with cross-border reciprocal collection through SCAPR membership.
• Re:Sound: Canadian collective management organization representing performers and recording rightsholders for the collection of neighboring rights royalties. Directly comparable to FKMP in mandate, business model, and SCAPR-based international network.

Regional players

• KOMCA (Korea Music Copyright Association): Korean CMO that administers music publishing/composition rights for songwriters and composers — the complementary domestic counterpart to FKMP (which handles performer rights). Recently partnered with FKMP in the K-Music Rights Organizations Mutual Growth Committee for AI and blockchain rights infrastructure.
• Korea Music Performers Association (KMPA): Related domestic Korean performer rights organization operating the commercial music usage complaint center and performance rights usage application service. Operates as an industry partner alongside FKMP rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCd8ET8hL9Fy-q4yt7W78iqQ/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/fkmp88
• Instagraminstagram.com/fkmp88
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fkmp

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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