The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) has unveiled a new commemorative logo to the world to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Welcoming the significant year of 2024, KOMCA announced a new beginning through a logo that symbolizes their journey over the past 60 years and the future they aim to move towards. The logo selected in this contest consists of KOMCA’s symbol, the Taegeuk pattern representing South Korea, and a burning flame symbolizing the passion of musicians. This has been highly praised for emphasizing KOMCA’s identity in commemoration of its 60th anniversary and expressing the relentless passion of the music industry.
The logo contest, which ran for about a month since last November, received over 300 innovative and diverse entries. For a more objective and fair evaluation, KOMCA organized a judging committee comprising professors from Seoul National University and Konkuk University’s College of Fine Arts, as well as KOMCA executives, to comprehensively evaluate aesthetics, originality, and practicality. As a result, one grand prize, one excellence award, and two merit awards were selected, and a grand award ceremony was held at KOMCA’s headquarters in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, on the 21st.
KOMCA Chairman Choi Yeol expressed his thoughts on the contest, saying, “It was a meaningful opportunity to hear from various creators about images that symbolize the long history and future direction of the association. In line with the significance of the award-winning works, we will recommit to the founding purpose of the association and do our best to grow into a global copyright organization.” The winning logo will represent KOMCA throughout 2024, being used at major domestic and international events and various online and offline promotional materials.
This logo contest was more than a simple design competition; it served as an occasion to commemorate the achievements made by KOMCA over the past 60 years and to re-emphasize the importance of music copyright protection. Moreover, through this, KOMCA has clearly stated its determination to lead the development of the music industry through change and innovation. The unveiling of this new logo, marking a new beginning for KOMCA, is expected to inject new vitality into the music industry and its future direction is drawing attention.
