The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) reveals that as of January 2024, approximately 51,000 composers and lyricists are registered members. While any copyright holder can join the association as a ‘junior member,’ the board annually promotes 30 of these junior members to the position of ‘full members.’ From this year’s promotions, renowned artists like, BTS’ Jung Kook, (G)I-DLE’s Jeon Soyeon, SEVENTEEN’s Vernon, have been chosen along with BOL4’s Ahn Ji-young, Code Kunst, Ahn Ye-eun. Many songwriters, including 250, VERSACHOI, Lee Seuran, and TOIL have also ascended to full membership. Notably, 27 members are selected from the mainstream category, while the remaining three come from the non-mainstream one.