About this report
2025 Korea Arts & Culture Industry Report. January - December 2025. 21 PDF pages.
The 2025 Korea Arts & Culture Industry Report reviews cultural-economy recovery following the political turbulence of late 2024. Its executive summary focuses on inbound tourism, content exports and K-beauty, and discusses the AI Basic Act enforcement framework and Cultural Korea 2035 roadmap.
The report examines the tension between K-pop revenue growth and operating-margin pressure, alongside changes in performing arts, fine art, fashion and media. It also considers cultural investment structures and uses a cross-sector Cultural Finance Value Index to compare the characteristics of cultural businesses.