Yang Hyun Suk criticizes Korea Media Rating Board's new MV pre-screening policy

Posted by on August 8, 2012

CEO Yang Hyun Suk of YG Entertainment, one of the top 3 entertainment agencies in Korea, strongly criticized the new pre-screening and evaluation system implemented by the Korea Media Rating Board for all music videos and footage uploaded online.

During a phone conversation with StarNews on August 7th, Yang Hyun Suk remarked, “In the early 90′s, we were often censored for coloring our hair back when I was promoting with Seotaiji & Boys. This new policy implemented by the Korea Media Rating Board reminds me of those days. I experienced ‘mental collapse’ after hearing about the news.”

“Implementing a policy where music videos must first be screened before being uploaded online is like splashing cold water over a situation where K-Pop is properly being spread to all the corners of the world,” he continued. “Instead of trying to be of any help in further spreading K-Pop to the world, I don’t understand why they have come up with a policy that only daunts the artists and the producers.”

“Every minute and every second is important when it comes to the production of the MV as well as promotions,” he continued. “We were planning on promoting G-Dragon‘s new album starting in mid-August, but it looks like we may have to rearrange our plans due to the new implementation. Psy‘s fresh and humorous “Gangnam Style” MV is going viral all over the world, but if this new policy gets implemented, we are going to have to think twice before we produce this kind of project again.”

“When it comes to public broadcasts, a lot of people tune in so I can somewhat understand the broadcasting company’s already-implemented screening system when it comes to music videos,” he explained. “But when it comes to the internet, [users] select to watch the footage they want, so implementing a pre-evalutation policy for not only music videos but teasers as well is a comical situation that does not exist anywhere in the world.”

He continued, “This is just placing yet another filter in the way of K-Pop spreading across the world, and an urgent debate needs to take place in regards to the new policy.”

Starting on August 18th, all music videos and teaser videos that are produced by any entertainment company (with the exception of the making-of clips and photos) must be first deliberately screened by the Korean Media Rating Board before being uploaded onto YouTube or any other portal sites on the internet.

The Korean Media Rating Board will take anywhere from 7 to 10 days to reach a conclusion after a request for evaluation has been made, however, by law they cannot take more than 14 days. Conducting the evaluation and screening process is the Korea Media Rating Board’s 7-member Video Classification sub-committee. The Korea Media Rating Board explained that this sub-committee is comprised of members who represent all levels of society.

Request for footage evaluation can be made starting on August 13th, and if a video is found to be uploaded onto the internet without first being screened, those responsible can be subject to fines up to $17,000 or even 2 years of probation.

The Korea Media Rating Board explained that this policy was implemented in an attempt to protect the youth, but most people in the K-Pop industry are not on board with the idea.

Sources: StarNews via Nate, allkpop.com

Filed under: G-Dragon, News

  • TiNe183

    Woott! Seriously this policy really is stupid. Duh!

  • http://guernicamusic.bandcamp.com/ twobirdstone

    Whoa. Go YG! This screening thing is pretty ridiculous.
    And the news about maybe pushing back GD's album release breaks my heart.
    T.T </3

    • BBholic

      yeah..and can't wait to watch GD's MVs that full of pororo and sunflowers TT.TT . "Korean Media Rating Board" you're forcing my bias to dance in the boxes like the other K-group out there oh hell NOOOOOOOOO.

      • https://twitter.com/becrebel becbee

        pororo and sunflowers omg (T.T*100000000), that box is too small to dance, GD can only stand still and sing, like a bird without wings~ Fight and Fly!!!!!!!!!

  • Kokoro Ai

    Korean Media Rating Board Go to hell, Sorry but this is so ridiculous where is the freewill of people to decide what want to watch or hear. they want to kill Kpop.

    • givelove

      nope they don't want to kill kpop. Korea's values must not be sacrificed for the sake of pleasing others we have to respect that or else there will be no more distinction between kpop and other music. and since there have been a lot questions re recent MV's dark concepts that artists have been misunderstood take the case of BIGBANG questions re their affiliations have been raised because of the visuals in their recent video.it would be best that they be screened prior to airing to avoid misconceptions.

  • Canada835

    This is the most idiotic policy I have ever heard of, I agree completely with Papa YG's opinions.

  • Lorena Abrodos

    YG Papa, create a channel for your videos in other country, no Korea Media whatever, Argentina is an option =)

  • immorethanthat

    Aigoo... if gd's album will be postponed, ill curse kmrb. seriously, weve waited long enough!
    well, atleast yg bravely showed some disapproval. yeah!~

  • http://twitter.com/NgocTranLe ♕TranLe♕

    That's the stupidest policy I've ever heard of! I agree with YG here. I mean, who does that? Really? Have they seen what Americans have produced for their MVs and lyrics?

    I really want K-pop to be more known around the world but if stuff like this keeps happening, it's not going to happen as soon as I want it to.

  • Jacqueline

    Umm, why don't he release his album in America or Japan. Some place where he can bypass this law in Korea. If The Korean Media Rating Board wants to wield a sword of power in that way. Then why not release it elsewhere. I know there's a ton of politics involved in the music industry. Yet, there's always an alternative solution, another path to take. Just a thought.

    • chandler pharris

      because if he does that he and yge could get hit with a huge fine and he could get a 2 year probation meaning he wouldn't be able to do anything solo or with bigbang for two years. we really don't want that to happen. let's hope they by pass this!

      • Jacqueline

        How can he be hit with a fine if they take the product out of the country and place it in another country? Did I read that article wrong? Time to do some research. This is ridiculous!!!

        • http://twitter.com/MahalKo_YGE Hazel Joyce

          It's for any entertainment company uploading their MVs ONLINE...so it doesn't matter where they are. I wonder though if the KMRB can do anything if they release it through YGEX.....

          but yea, I think what the KMRB is doing is somewhat stupid. Don't make the 'protecting the youth' excuse cuz that's what parents & internet controls are for &/or they'll eventually figure out how to watch something they shouldn't anyway if they really wanted to. This new policy jst prevents YGE & other companies to creatively put out MVs that'll help to spread the Hallyu wave.

        • chandler pharris

          thats what i read on bigbangworldwide. if any company thats in korea uploads without the kmrb taking a look at it they'll be fined and/or placed on probation. which is really dumb. idk how this is suppose to help kpop spread.

          • Jacqueline

            Well, that's why I say take it out of Korea. Meaning, if he has to leave that country and set up shop some place else in order to have his creative freedom, then so be it. I'm saying, Jiyong needs to not be a citizen of that country anymore. That country is losing their youth to other countries anyway. If the government isn't careful, they will be a country without any new births which will make them a dying country. I'm just saying, it's an option.

  • linnunrata

    Please no; no to any delay to GD's comeback!

    How ironic; on the one hand Korean authorities help hallyu go global, think one of the best ways to promote Korea, on the other hand they put obstacles in the way of its spread. If these people want to do something for the sake of protecting the young ones,they should focus on more serious issues such as sasaeng fans, bullying at schools, harsh educating system that pushes the students to the edge or high suicide rates instead of implementing censorship on MVs. South Korea is getting more and more conservative and obsessive to " protect the youth".

    • DarknessRa

      You've said it all!!!
      And they're already controlling so much the Korean music industry, but this is filling the cup!

    • Kimmy

      I agree, they need to let the youth be n the hands of the parents and stop controlling kpop so much. They spend way too much time taking down artists when these kpop artists help bring in revenue

  • J

    wah...complete bummer! and they don't even have a proper standard on what to censor...they're completely strict with banning songs such as "Knockout" which is in no way a cuss word but with dramas and movies, they allow sex in it.... if they'll be having a censorship or pre-screening, at least they should be fair and consistent...

  • http://twitter.com/Kadinoona Kadija

    didn't know about this! WT.... can't they let freedom to artists??? they already have entertainment to watch them so why adding more control?? and why even for online upload like youtube o.O seriously -.-

  • http://twitter.com/AisaMaganda Aisa Magaña

    "to protect the youth?" dafuq. how can kpop evolve or spread if they keep being selective of what they produce. I don't know. I don't even know what I'm trying to say. I mean, why does it look like they're so afraid of change or anything "different?" ughhhh why.

  • http://twitter.com/Yaaniiita ANITA 프리 ∞ 드래곤 스프 ㄱㅠ

    Okay, why the hell are they adding this stupid policy for? Will it be any good to them at all? I mean, it is, as YG Papa says, it'll only place another filter in the way for K-pop.. Geez -__-

    LOL good luck handling all the MVs and all other videos being sent from all kinds of agencies to be approved.. Especially at this time around, when there are incredibly many new groups coming..

  • http://twitter.com/neecalovesSOL Danica ( 대니카 )

    I can see thier point. It can either help or not. Like we need to consider the fact that some KPOP videos are not so eye-friendly to young people that it may look dirty or whatever. However, this would be at KPOP industry's expense. Since it's subjective enough, weird videos like 2ne1's or BIGBANG's might be rejected since it's something not common in KOREAN SOCIETY. Why not make a board that instead of evaluating and punishing those who didn't pass, it needs regulation of who the viewers are. There must be a screening or strict implementation of parental guidance or not simply allowing the minors to watch the videos that may contain sensitive stuffs. It could be simple. KOREAN people just think otherwise.

    • guest

      but....it's the internet? this isn't talking about things they show on the television networks. yg is completely right. people CHOOSE what they want to see on the web. they're trying to police the internet. youtube isn't even owned by a korean company so what right do they have to censor what a company can put on there? this law is completely ridiculous. leave the parenting to the actual parents.

      • http://twitter.com/neecalovesSOL Danica ( 대니카 )

        just because it's the internet doesn't mean that regulations should be taken lightly.. don't get me wrong I am against it but I see their point too. The mechanism however in implementing this is quite annoying and lacking. What's the difference of internet and tv in terms of youth's welfare? Maybe as young as we are we don't notice that but our parents deserve to know that we are watching videos that aren't harmful. They have a nice intention, however since it's on a subjective basis, it might affect YG artists' plans and videos. Let's look at the other side of the coin, not because I'm a YG stan I don't try to understand the other party. I admit it's quite annoying to have that law but what I'm saying is there could be a compromise.

  • Ratong

    This sucks.

  • Guest

    Y'know,if this affects GD's new album,you know what happen's next? Millions of raging VIPs will be up in yo ass,aha (x JK. We're used to this delays from YG (cos he's a freaking troll XD) but if GD's comeback get delayed because Korea Media Rating Board,that's a different story...

  • Guest

    Tell them like it is Papa YG!

  • fuuko4869

    Mrs. Banner McBannerson is running out of things to do, huh?
    =_=a

  • rachaelbb

    This is completely horrible. And I just noticed that the day this stupid policy will be implemented is on GD's birthday T _ T

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003327063631 Panda Green

    i would just move to a different country..this this dumb ..and waste of energy. this is what happen when a bunch of idiots who has nothing better do gets together.

  • http://twitter.com/dayongbae21 imigeu

    aisht! what kind of implementation is this?!?! I thought they want to spread the Korean music.. if they will do this, I bet there will be lots of things to do.. who thought of this??? I think they are pretty threatened with GD's comeback... ~.~

  • superfilthy

    Why is it that this seems like they're trolling GD (just like with the scandal)?

    I mean really, to implement it on his birthday? Korean Govt and their somewhat obvious dislike for GD...

    • Jacqueline

      I was already thinking the exact same thing. Now I only heard about the scandal recently, so I'm behind on that. Yet this does seem as though they are gunning for Jiyong and YG Entertainment. It's time to leave that country and set up shop somewhere else where they will be appreciated. Unless they really want to spend time and money fighting with this board over every release. Parents need to take responsibility for their children not a governing body. I guess I need to learn more about South Korean policies on everything. This country seems backwards and stuck in a fairytale.

      • superfilthy

        With the scandal they just suddenly had this idea to screen GD, I mean seriously? Out of the hundreds, even thousands out there? I don't get it.

        YG Entertainment would definitely be a gigantic loss to the KPOP industry. I suggest they (the gov't) think again.

        • Jacqueline

          From the way things are there, it seems they did target him. It seems as though that country has a tribe mentality there. If one tries to step out and do something amazing, the others have to get out there and drag that person back down. I doubt they would rethink anything, unless a huge force of outrage is put upon them. It is as if this country would rather be known for other things like plastic surgery. they want to live in a bubble.

        • jj

          Stop with the conspiracy theories. Yes, the policy is dumb but it isn't about YG or GD or Big Bang.

          • superfilthy

            Well you really can't deny that they chose GD out of so many.
            And how timely this all is. Can you really blame us?

    • jj

      Ehh. Not everything is about GD. This has been reported on other Kpop sites before. It's just that Yang Hyunsuk only talked about it now. Not everything is about YG, you know.

  • http://bigbangupdates.com/ DaeGD4ever

    This is obviously a law intended to stop Yg artists roaring popularity overseas. We are not kids, we choose what we like and what we don't. Yuck, It is like we still live in the primitive stages where everything was considered to be Taboo. Korea seriously needs open their eyes and smell the coffee.

    • https://twitter.com/#!/HirooNakamura Hiroo Nakamura

      its not YG only, its the same for all companies.

      • http://bigbangupdates.com/ DaeGD4ever

        Yeah I know, but specifically YG since he has artists that are a bit more adventurous and open in terms of trying new things. The chance for them to be creative is greatly reduced.

    • jj

      Lol not everything is about YG. They're implementing this for everyone.

      • GDnic

        other idols wouldn't be affected much by this. but YG's would be majorly because they are unconventional. and come on! it starts on GD's bday (the earliest date GD's album will come out)

        • jj

          Lol the date has been decided months ago. It's just a coincidence that it's on GD's bday. And seriously, wtf with the theories that that gov't is out to get GD. It's ridiculous and hilarious.

          I agree that the policy is dumb but unconventional =/= harmful. From the previous articles published in other sites, this is more for the too sexy Kpop videos that have been coming out. The article is only about YG now because he was asked to be interviewed.

          Korea is real country, girl. The gov't is not out to get your o-ppas.

  • choigoTOP

    Yeah right~ they will be implementing the new law on mid-August when
    GD's album supposedly be released and that's August 18th, hell yeah,
    that's G-Dragon's birthday.

    Man!! They're just trying to delay him! YG announced GD's comeback way before all these non-sense was made up!!

  • http://twitter.com/Lav_CNBlue Lavender Camaro

    What happened to FREEDOM! i really don't know how other ppl sometimes think.. they make up policies without consulting ppl who will be mostly affected by it.. they just go as they please...so san =(

  • linnunrata

    To pass the criteria of the Korea Media Rating Board, I can imagine next BB MV: our boys are dancing in a box,doing 'aegyo" or 'bbuing bbuing"!
    Just ridiculous...

    • http://twitter.com/Malak_Dragon マラク

      god forbid!

    • …

      yeah boring MV. dancing in the box. oh nooo....

  • clay maryel san jose

    What??!!this might postpone GD's comeback on August 18 arghhhhhhhhhh....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! i cant wait anymore!

  • https://twitter.com/#!/HirooNakamura Hiroo Nakamura

    protect the youth? really? i call BULLSHIT!

    the youths they are trying to "protect" will find porn if they want via google, they dont need to be protected from music videos that show nothing bad.

    Idiots

  • http://www.facebook.com/Brieun.Andrea.Fagan Brieun Andrea Fagan

    I total agree with him...I mean it's just makes no sense. I don't even know where to begin. There are two things though that really have me pissed. One, it's coming into effect on GD's birthday and two, GD's solo album will be pushed back even more because of it.

  • https://twitter.com/#!/HirooNakamura Hiroo Nakamura

    dear South Korea, 1980 just called and asked you to stop acting stupid and join the rest of us in 2012

  • http://twitter.com/dasmi93 Sevda K.

    okeeey?! this policy is soooo stupid!

  • http://www.facebook.com/qiuyue.feng.1 Qiuyue Feng

    protect youth? then south korea might as well shut down the internet! worst is that you choose to screen the mv just right before gdragon release his album! you need to know there are alot of fans waiting for him to return with his solo 2!!! T.T

  • woahø.ø

    so that's why they totally censored daesung's "bed scene" in tonight.... am i right or did YG papa do it cause he did it was inappropriate?

  • Sam Best

    Compleetely agree and this new policy should not be made legal

  • WickedAngelNB

    ok I have to say this shouldn't happen and here is why in a post from my facebook...and we live in australia where kpop is just starting to really take off...and I think Psy will be the cause of it going really viral.....
    'That absolutely amazing moment when your daughter messages you and tells you some of her English class started singing Gangnam Style out of the blue....and swears it's not her fault.....damn its gone totally viral........go Psy.'

  • elizabeth mefford

    To me if you want to protect the youth, then start at home and make the parents proactive in censoring their own children and not the entire internet. I say the same thing every time a see some hidden censorship scheme. Do not blame it on protecting the youth because that is what parents and internet locks are for-to censor the internet at home, not stop all people including legal adults from viewing something that may or may not fit into your little box of acceptable items. At least be grown up enough to admit you are trying to censor the people not just the youth.

  • jacqipi

    I agree with YG statement...WTF with the policy =="
    I hope GD comeback will not be delayy....T.T i miss him....

  • givelove

    i honestly don't mind. i personally find some of kpop's videos uncomfortable and sends double meanings sometimes artists gets misunderstood and can be uncomfortable to view due to dark concepts. just so saying... strictly my opinion on the matter.

    • arsinen

      You've obviously haven't seen truly 'dark' concept videos then.

      • Jacqueline

        True Dat! Try hate group videos for starters.

      • givelove

        i have... that's why i am very open to the idea of responsible uploading of videos for the simple reason that countries like mine want our cultures and values intact... how about respecting that. look at what have become of countries who's freedom been abused????

  • Yoriko

    This is so infuriating! Why not block all of Youtube and the internet
    for that matter if you really want to protect you're youth Korea. I
    would understand it more if Korea just came out and admitted that they
    want to make sure they don't want anything coming out of their country
    that would bring great shame to them. Argh this is frustrating! I want to listen and watch GD's new album now!

  • givelove

    the policy is fine... Korea is known to protect their very culture and we have to respect that. what is exactly wrong with coming up with artistic videos within permissible limits. BIGBANG has been the object of criticism and their affiliations have been questioned because of their latest MV's with dark concept and uncomfortable visuals. so i guess... this can also work positively on them so why dwell on the negatives.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Gloria-Caballero/100001430472086 Gloria Caballero

    So... basically South Korea wants to be like North Korea. Can they quote me on this? I want them to use MY quote. "South Korea turning into North Korea" Yeah that's an awesome headline.
    Do you KVIPS agree with this? I know ya'll are here.

  • https://twitter.com/becrebel becbee

    I thought there's gotta be a present for my birthday in August, but I still have a hope because I believe obstacles cannot stop talents to be famous! They will find a way, that's my believe, always.

  • http://twitter.com/adri_adrienne ♛Adriana 아드리아나♛

    why now before Jiyong's comeback? -_- this policy is absurd :(

  • Shiratori

    That's dumb.... =__=' Young people now a days are exposed to a lot of stuff cuz of media. It brings both good and bad influences depending on what they watch or listen to. But, I would say that it makes young people more diverse and open-minded. Well, Korean media has been really strict on the contents of what is shown for years now... Ahh... how stubborn.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=742905400 K Dol Kan

    sucks.. truly sucks!! so they're gonna be censoring a lot of stuff and the artists may have to re-do the entire MV to suit the taste of the rating board.. ahhhhh... that's like nipping the creativity of the whole kpop industry!

  • bukibby

    How stupid..-_-

  • NESTOP

    most stupid policy of the year!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Sil-GO/564953915 Sil GO

    this got to be the most idiotic idea the korean goverment came up with....protecting the youth? ok seriously....if they censor the videos for internet spread is gonna cause not only more piracy cuz fans are gonna find a way to watch this videos but also it's gonna deprive us international fans to be able to see our idols......this is gonna cause a serious slow down to the world spread of kpop and probably a lost in sales if we consider the economical weight the exportation of hallyu wave gives............this is just idiotic.........

  • http://twitter.com/WangSwag MRSXX

    Such a worst birth day gift for our G-dragon !!

  • pascha120

    Imo it should ultimately be up to parents to protect their own children
    and have a serious face-to-face conversation with their child (if
    they've viewed something deemed inappropriate) about the messages behind a video, the difference between being an adult and being a child/teen, and the separation between a person/star irl vs the 'character' they portray in an MV/show. If parents are too embarrassed to have these
    types of honest upfront conversations with their own children then
    they're not protecting their child's interests and not being honest with
    them about the real world. Children grow up faster and it is up to parents to keep up with the times and speak to their children honestly.

    I'd rather the government encourage parents of young children to be more
    open and more involved in their children's lives
    rather than resorting to banning Kpop videos (that are mostly harmless
    compared to MVs in the West that Koreans are still able to
    view). How often has a Kpop MV shown footage veering
    on graphic porn or extreme graphic violence ala Fight Club? I've never seen anything reminiscent of
    the Korean movie Old Boy in a Big Bang or 2ne1 video and nothing is stopping a youth getting their hands on X-rated films (which are far more graphic than Kpop MVs) through the internet or by other means.

    Papa YG is right. I don't see the point of killing artistic expression in MVs. If there is extreme graphic footage then perhaps a video should be edited down/out but aside from that Kpop MVs are relatively harmless compared to anything on film in Korean and foreign films.

  • http://www.mykoreanhusband.com/ Nic

    This is ridiculous.

  • http://www.facebook.com/munardinicke Nicke Munardi

    The policy may hurt all of kpop fans in the world..... We cannot wait 7-10 days only to see GD MV being released!!!!

  • dodo18

    so bigbang finaly gonna dance in a box , sing about noona saranghae. as much it would make my fangirl heart(daesung singing noona saranghae) this is damn ridiculous. bigbang is probably one of the kpop band who have the most adults fans , also fanboys and there is a reason. they are the only group that sing lyrics that people of all ages can relates with mv that have a storyline. come on korea this just ridiculous who in the world ban internet . and my bet people who will judge those music video are bunch of old folks who will ban for every little thing. bye bye taeyang &daesung abs, lyrics with sexual alusion, club , drinking in their mv . now axcuse me while i go pack my luggage to leave korean music industry

  • cheezy chez

    "All music videos and teaser videos that are produced by any entertainment company (with the exception of the making-of clips and photos) must be first deliberately screened by the Korean Media Rating Board before being uploaded onto YouTube or any other portal sites on the internet starting on August 18th"..
    Is it coincidence or its just part of the plan (that the board want to stop GD popularity) since its G dragon birthday. And im pretty much sure that YG planning to release GD teaser album at that time

  • Heartilly188

    Let's protest!

  • http://profiles.google.com/simone.halo Simone La

    Well said YG! YG has some of the best kpop MVs, I don't want them to go box mode on us! KMRB is trying to protect the youth? From what? most K-pop MVs are way more PG than some American MVs that's for sure. And kpop MVs are not the only videos on youtube so i don't see the sense in this law.

  • http://twitter.com/fishcakemonster alyson

    this is just really ridiculous and stupid. what kind of policy is that omgggggg D: YouTube is such a big thing and it's so important nowadays. why are they doing this. "protecting the youth" pffffttttt

  • aa_riley

    This korean media rating board is totally fishy...why so suddenly,,especially when psy's gangnam style is getting viral worldwide and GD's about to have a comeback....their definitely targeting to halt YG's future productions....this is one hell of a crap......YG's the only one that goes beyond the conservative and traditional style of the kpop industry,,,,no wonder yG's really affected by this and is outspokenly protesting to this...is there any way to stop this media rating crap?? international kpop fans and korean fans would surely protest to this a well...

    • aa_riley

      let me clear up things before anythin else,,,i know that all the entertainment cmpanies will be affected,,but yg will be the one mostly affected by it.....YG as all we know,is most of the time the unconventional and the unconservative type...not on how the artists dress up,,but most of the time with the mv concepts, fashion style, choreo and music( the rap lyrics)...but come on!!!Whoever thought of this rating board is totally living in the 1900's!!!!...its 2012!!...they might think "TOO MALICIOUSLY" on things that are cool/sexy/sensual/funny and that does not really mean anything bad at all....psy's gangnam style MV is one perfect example of an MV that will surely not pass this krean media rating board ifever....

      • jj

        Not really. Most "sexy" music videos come from other companies. The policy is dumb but people who think that they're doing this to stop YG is dumber. Not everything is about YG, you know.

        • Jacqueline

          No, not everything is about YG however, are you on the inside of the Korean music industry? I mean, remember the entertainment business is just as cut throat as any other industry and you have what three top entertainment/labels or something like that there right? The others may color in the lines, paint by numbers and fill-in-the blanks while YG especially with the members of Big Bang color outside the lines, paint masterpieces and completely restructure the sentence and make it their own. Other industries may not like this new found popularity that is coming to YG. They are making waves everywhere. I'm not trying to stir the pot of controversy, that dish has already been served. Of course other companies are involved yet the only one that truly seems to grasp the seriousness of this is YG, so now it becomes a hot issue (pardon the pun) that is being brought to their front door. It's not about stopping YG as much as slowing down what is coming out of the country that may not be THE thing that the government wants Korea to be known for. Ya know.

  • GDnic

    ridiculous! and sure KMRB just has to start this just when GD's album's coming out! they are just intimidated by YG's global domination by style, talent, boldness and creativity =D
    GO PAPA YG!! take them down, fight for freedom! WE support you!!

  • Little_m0on

    what kind of government that has an unreasonable policy like that? Korea has so many ridiculous policy!

  • aa_riley

    i hope that the we,international and korean kpop fans, can come out of a plan to outspokenly protest in some way to stop this media rating board...please post any info regarding activities that might stop the krean media rating board and help save the kpop industry .... i would be eager to participate...

  • iLuvTODAE

    this is freaking ridiculous where are the petitions I will be the first to sign it!

  • Jacqueline

    I have said this before I believe as a comment I left for The "Creators Project" video on another site. The only way for Jiyong to truly be able to freely express himself creatively is for him to leave South Korea. So that he can bring his message, his brilliance on a deeper level to the world. He has done all he can there; it is time for him to move beyond Asia and move to a place where he can create in a free environment that will not hinder his vision. We have not seen even the base of Jiyong's creativity. Right now, he is like a caged animal for the circus only achieving less than his best self at this point that is within him. So until he can fully express his greatness, he will constantly be stuck in this game of cat and mouse with Korea. They are going to squeeze the life out of artistry until it becomes just a pale figment of the slowly becoming isolated country's imagination. We all know Jiyong has a vision for his work and it must be allowed to shine. Just an opinionated American saying, ya know...

  • AshesInTheSkaai

    AND THEY ARE STARTING ON AUGUST 18 . SERIOUSLY ?! AUGUST 18 . WHY MUST THEY CHOOSE JIYONG'S BIRTHDAY ?

  • soluiz

    Right on gd's birthday too. Coincidence? Gd doesn't poison youths minds =_=

    • Jacqueline

      He expands them. Moves them beyond what they perceive as impossible to the realm of possibility through the momentum of movement through the magic of sound in voice and word in perfect rhythmic unison. Poetic artistry flowing.

      • soluiz

        If only those old farts knew. I'm disappointed this didn't affect knetizens as much as I expected

        • Jacqueline

          It take notice until one day you won't see any Kpop videos online anymore. Then the real outrage will happen yet, by then it will be too late. I keep saying take to YouTube, Twitter, and any means of social media to demonstrate the power of the internet. We'll see what happens. Until then, I'll continue to spread the wisdom and divulge the knowledge permeating the Universe. Peace.

  • http://www.facebook.com/loreza.palmes Loreza Palmes

    they are s00 ridiculous s00 idiotic policy I agree to papa yg's opinion, i think the g0verment needs only m0ney.. the kp0p n0w is s00 great n0t the same bef0re its s0 boring.. specially the s0ng of yg they are s0 artistic of their s0ng the video its s00 fantastic.. I think n00 need f0r that policy..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Laura-Preda/100001104824377 Laura Preda

    so all music videos might be banned even before releasing???? this is unbelievable....

  • GDnic

    BOOOOO!!! Korea Media Rating Board BOOOO!!! =P

  • Jacqueline

    Okay people. One more time. If you have Twitter, use it. #NOCENSORMVKMRB Flood their email accounts, their phone lines. Everyone with blogs, websites and all social media get to talking. Let your local and international voices be heard. Use the power of the internet! Take to YouTube and post videos! Do Tumblr! Speak your minds. You have power, whether the Korea Media Rating Board listens or not, it's about the journey. Hwaiting!

  • http://tamaraaa.tumblr.com/ Tamara Tran

    What a pathetic policy -.-
    Think, if all the companies submitted MVs all the same week, how would the rating board have enough time to review them all then allow them to be uploaded? No one is stopping the youth generation from watching sex, drugs and alcohol on-screen or online, how are MVs the same as those?

    • Jacqueline

      It just seems that religion has come into play with this. I feel that there is a Christian bent to this that has influenced the Board to make this decision. It seems that Korea is trying to go the route of uber conservative country.

      • http://tamaraaa.tumblr.com/ Tamara Tran

        I was thinking it was going to effect South Korea's culture, but didn't want to sound harsh without further explanation, but your comment pretty much just gave my thoughts a conclusion. Religion.
        But to put a policy based on religion is just... silly. I'm not anti-religious or anything, but seriously, you can still stream MVs and still be a conservative country -.-

        • Jacqueline

          True you can still stream MVs and be conservative yet in the eyes of many conservatives, just the suggestion and the content of said material can still be too much. In the case of PSY's "Gangnam Style", that MV is completely innocent by American standards. I mean, we have Lady Gaga and others who do everything to outdo each other at every turn on television, MVs, promotions, and concerts. If those artist were from Korea, none of their work would ever be seen and they'd probably all be jailed, who am I kidding put under the jail, lol. Religious folks believe that their way is the right way and there is to be no discussion to harmonize. It's my way or the highway. I hope that something positive comes out this in the way of deciding not to review MVs. So in the meantime, we should make our voices heard internationally because if it's only handle in Korea then it could be possible that not much will change.

  • mizskullzzz

    why must they implement this stupid policy when my dearest kwon leader is making his comeback? hope this will not give a bad impact to GD's promotion...

    • Jacqueline

      This will only make his comeback more powerful. This brings attention tot the fact that he has an album coming out, so it will be a best seller on an even larger scale than it would have been before. There are ways around this issue. I guarantee the solution is already found. Get ready for greatness people!

  • http://bigbangsmiles.blogspot.com/ ♛ HunnyBB ❤ 지용 ♛

    ds is sooooooooo stupid man!

    how cme they mnage to proceed such idea after all the hard works of
    the KPOP industry???

    ughhh! L.A.M.E

  • kneesshi

    this keeps happening over and over again! corporations/ government bodies trying to have "control" over freedom of expression and it usually has to do the most with hindering artists or just the general masses. this is the internet for god's sake, it is built this way for a reason. its a free platform where people from all walks of life can share and spread what they want. and creativity should never have to come with a price, because if it does its almost like shutting out own voices out.
    good on YG (i expect nothing less from this brilliant man) to have spoken up for the music industry. and i definitely agree 110% that a debate needs to be in order soon to prevent such a ridiculous rule from taking place!

  • http://twitter.com/vleng v leng

    toally in full support with YG papa!! curse those policies

  • http://www.facebook.com/ngockun92 Kun Siêu Nhân

    YG is the best..haha~

  • http://twitter.com/Grenade360 XXIBCYDXX

    The Korea media Rating i dont know Sucks!! They are Idiots! How can they do that !! What do they think are in mv videos? If the Video wouldnt be Good for the youth , they wouldnt do such a Video or the people would notice that and later u can still remove it ... Whats the Problem .... Kpop tried Hard to spread over the World , now their chancen are lower..... We Even dont know what kind of persons they are, maybe they wont like it but we would!! What would Happen if a Video like heartbreaker wouldnt exist if this screening would exist longer and they would think its Not Good for the youth ! What i want to say is : we wouldnt Even know if we would Miss a Great video!

  • http://twitter.com/vipz_222 qchnch222

    appa, just release this on Aug 17th. Hahaaaaa

  • https://twitter.com/kechiklalala Choi Seung Hyun

    YG figthing !!

  • juju

    protecting the youth my ass. as if MVs are the only thing that corrupting the young minds nowadays. internet in basically a large profound space to be monitored about. its pretty much a useless policy to begin with

  • Mimmi Bigbangvip

    WATDAFUQ??!!!?? Has the government have nothing better to do, do they know their doing efforts most artists and companies in Korea in a BAD way, poor Jiyongie, and it had to be right smack on his birthday, didn't they say they wanted KPOP to spread worldwide, what they're doing is just puting a brick wall around their country, this is soo stupid!! GO PAPPA YG!!! YOU ARE THE BEST!! YOU STAND UP FOR WHAT'S RIGHT AND WHAT IS WRONG, now all we need is SM and JYP to argue against this like YG did since they are the 3 most powerful and biggest companies in Korea and more artists to complain and hopefully, this absolutely ridiculous law would be void, JIYONG FIGHTING!!! BIG BANG FIGHTING!!! YG FAMILY FiGHTING!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dalene-Balandra/100000114422766 Dalene Balandra

    This is bullshit.. Those tight-assed board members have no idea what impact this will have on KPop internationally.. MOVE YGE OUT OF KOREA!!! COME HERE TO THE PHILIPPINES WHERE FREEDOM OF PRESS & ENTERTAINMENT IS UNLIMITED!!!

  • http://twitter.com/Goobynoobypoops CHIEN IEN

    CENSORSHIP at its best.

  • IamNotATroller

    starting 18 Aug ??? is that GD's bday ?? this is lil suspicious ...
    I think there's a company that freakin afraid of GD's comeback, then pay them to make a BULLSHIT-POLICY-THAT-NEVER-EXIST-IN-THE-WORLD-AND-FUCKIN-USELESS ?? oh man ! this is 2012 already !!F UCK OFF if ALL KPOP's MV just DANCING with a formal suit and black hair = =

  • goBB

    what the hell with Korea government?? they're truly idiot!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001898577951 Alexandra Ayame

    YG Papa correct. :D And i hope GD's album will release. and they don't want to censor it, bcz GD wrote badass lirycs >.<

  • https://twitter.com/haiosh97 haiosh

    WHAT THE HELL !! come on what's with korea !! this 2012 all american MV are like shit and just on GD comeback they release this stupid announcement! is it because of PSY MV ?!cause it really doesn't have anything wrong compared to american MVs or other kpop MVs !! this stupid this is bullshit !! YG 5iting !! <3

  • Kimmy

    This annoys the hell out of me. I feel like they're controlling too much. They need to stop worrying and kpop because it brings in a lot of tourism and revenue and start working about the REAL ISSUES of Korea like suicide rate and human trafficking,

  • Kimmy

    I hope all the artists and music companies protest. Please stand up for your freedom of expression people! :( I don't want yg artists to succumb to the " cliche" of kpop and " play it safe" I like yg artists bc they're so rebellious. It'll make me sad if no one protests and all the underground artists and yg etc have to set limits to what they can produce and release to the public. It shouldn't be up to the government to control what the youth sees. That's why children have parents!!!!!

  • Mizu

    omfg this will be implemented on my and GD's birthday D: nooo!
    Ugh this is ridiculous, ridculous and stupid.

  • http://twitter.com/jepah89 J.E.P.A.H

    What i can see is all kind of these ridiculous ideas could lead to this:

    1.The Board acting like they doing their job
    2. Lots of MV n teaser were rejected by the ridiculous rule made by the board
    3.Entertainments company become desperate
    4.To solve the matters Entertainments company were asked to pay some amount of 'fine' to the board
    5.CORRUPTION...

    coz things like this might happen even in the entertainment industry coz it involve money and certain people will try to take advantage form it by creating those Ridiculous-Out-Of-This-World board..it such a filthy world out there..
    Anyway it just my personal opinion..hmmmm *shrug*

  • ReonSoru

    Of course, this is annoying news, but I do not see where all the "now they will only dance in a box and sing noona saranghae and do aegyo all the time" argument is coming from.

    The new law barely prohibits everyone from publishing stuff without approval. We do not know yet if they will also be harsher in their ratings than before.

    To make this easier to understand: BIGBANG's latest MV's, such as Fantastic Baby or Blue, probably never had any problems with being too provocant in the first place and were never even close to being banned, STILL they were original. With the new law, all that changes is that the video has to be checked in advance, but for the above mentioned two videos, they would have probably gotten the seal of approval anyways, with this law or without.

    This being said... Even though I DO NOT AGREE with this law, YG will probably continue to make awesome, original music videos and will not be forced to make "in the box" dance videos like SM just because of this law.

    And lastly... The date is pure coincidence. I doubt they care about GD's birthday, to be honest. Don't be so freaking paranoid all the time. I love YG too, but it is not like they make new laws ONLY TO HURT YG. ~ ~ *rolleyes*

  • http://www.facebook.com/kesha.barkulis Kesha L. Barkulis

    This limits creative freedom , I agree with Papa YG...

  • http://twitter.com/Patdevogue PatDeVogue

    Stupid rule! Social media is so IMPT now....they are killing our work again!

  • http://www.facebook.com/misabelhcirado Maria Isabel Huertas Criado

    IDIOTIC POLICIES EVERYWERE

  • http://twitter.com/purplejester777 –==MusicJunkie==–

    seriously?! did they ever think that even though they try to filter k-pop videos being uploaded it doesn't really matter because the music videos from other countries which are NOT filtered are totally accessible to the so called youth they're pertaining to. YG has a point really....

  • wintersecrets

    boooo! well YG should have the mv screened and then put the non screened mv on his making dvds kkkkk. then if they get uploaded online.. oh well, not his problem! ;p

  • bigbangfosho

    A world without Gangman style? wow....

  • http://www.twitter.com/enalefay EnaLeFay

    Personally, I have no objection regarding this matter. If this really going to happen, I hope Korea Media Rating would be fair on their evaluation. I don't think YGE would be affected much regarding this. Just avoid scenes that would be considered inappropriate. YGE could still make awesome mvs without that kind of scenes, and so far, BigBang doesn't have to sing in a box just to make the MV awesome and appropriate for youth.

  • http://twitter.com/monotone_jc JC

    I agree with YG what is wrong with wanting kpop around the world? If people don't like it they shouldn't listen to it

  • http://twitter.com/mrsfishie15 HENG SHO♕

    THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING IVE EVER HEARD! GO YG, DONT AGREE TO THIS!!!

  • Akiumie

    =_="

    okay...it's getting way ridiculous really...

  • http://bigbangand2ne1.tumblr.com/ AYE♥BB4EVR♛♛♛♛♛

    this policy is just stupid!!! my gaad!

  • http://twitter.com/14jagiya GeeDee-REN

    stupid policy!

  • BBULVIPVIPFORLIFE

    Thanks too this, nobody "underagedd" can watch Seungri's Strong Baby. Are you frekin KIDDING me?!?!?!? You're ruining the chances of kpop going global!