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Fri, March 31, 2023 | 02:59
Music producers to participate in song ratings
청소년 유해음반, 업계가 자율심의 하도록 유도
Posted : 2011-08-29 18:51
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By Kim Rahn

The government said Monday it will allow music producers to have a greater say in the process of rating songs. It also considers handing over censorship rights to the private sector in the long term.

Music producers will be encouraged to conduct their own monitoring of songs and their decision will be reflected on the government’s rating on “music harmful to youth,” according to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, Monday.

The plans come amid criticism over the government’s music rating system, which labeled several popular songs “harmful to youth” and banned them for those under 19. Controversy has risen over whether it is appropriate to prohibit songs because they have alcohol-related lyrics, and a recent court ruling said it is not.

“After the ministry’s music rating committee conducts monitoring on songs first, associations in the music industry will review the songs the committee considers detrimental. Then the Youth Protection Committee under the ministry will make a final decision by reflecting opinions from both sides,” Vice Minister Kim Tae-seok said in a briefing in central Seoul.

The nine-member music rating committee will have more members, mainly industry figures such as music program directors and producers.

In a long-term plan, the ministry will have a separate organization take charge of song monitoring, comprising only non-governmental members.

While maintaining the current ban for those under 19, the government plans to adopt “a ban for those under 12,” following criticism that the prohibition was equally slapped on all people under 19 even though the mentality of elementary schoolchildren is much different from that of high school students.

“In this way, songs with lyrics harmful to younger children, like elementary schoolchildren, will be subjected to the ban, and those aged between 12 and 18 will be allowed to listen to them. As a result, the rating criteria for those between 12 and 18 will be eased,” Kim said.

In response to the criticism that the committee bans all songs that contain references to alcohol or cigarettes, the ministry will prepare more detailed guidelines on censoring.

“On expressions involving alcohol and cigarettes, we’ll limit the ban only to songs directly encouraging listeners to drink or smoke,” the vice minister said.

The controversy over the monitoring rose early this month after the committee designated several K-pop songs as “harmful” because of alcohol-related lyrics, such as Beast’s “Day When It Rains” and 2PM’s “Hands Up.”

Cover stickers prohibiting sales to those under 19 were put on the albums, and the songs can be broadcast only at night.

rahnita@koreatimes.co.kr



청소년 유해음반, 업계가 자율심의 하도록 유도
앞으로 음반업계가 청소년 유해음반지정에 적극 참여하게 될 전망이다. 장기적으로는 음반심의를 담당하는 민간기구를 설치하는 안도 검토된다. 여성가족부는 음반업계가 자율적으로 심의를 실시하고 이를 청소년보호위원회의 유해음반 지정에 반영하는 제도 개선안을 발표했다. 이는 몇몇 아이돌 그룹의 노래가 술 관련 가사가 들어갔다는 것 만으로 청소년 유해음반으로 지정돼 19세 미만 이용제한이 된 것에 대한 논란이 잇따르자 나온 안이다. 최근 법원은 술과 관련된 가사만으로는 유해하다고 볼 수 없다는 판결을 내리기도 했다. 여성가족부 김태석 차관은 “음반심의위원회가 일단 심의를 하면 음반업계에서 그 곡들에 대해 자율적으로 평가를 하고, 청소년보호위원회가 이를 최종 심의/결정에 반영하도록 하겠다”라고 말했다. 음반심의위원회 위원 또한 방송사 가요 PD 등 현장전문가가 추가로 위촉될 예정이다. 장기적으로는 정부 인사가 포함되지 않은 음반심의 전담 민간기구를 설립할 계획이다. 또한 초등학생과 고등학생을 같은 기준으로 보는 것이 불합리하다는 지적을 수용, 현재의 19세 미만 유해음반 지정 제도를 유지하면서 ‘12세 미만 이용제한’ 등급을 신설할 예정이다. 김차관은 “이렇게 되면 초등학생들에게는 무리지만 중고등학생들한테는 괜찮은 내용의 곡들을 12-18세는 들을 수 있을 것이다”라고 말했다. 술이나 담배와 관련한 내용을 일괄적으로 금지하는 것에 대해, 여성가족부는 직접적으로 이용을 조장하는 경우에 한정하여 유해판정을 하도록 구체화한 세칙을 제정할 에정이다.
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