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Korea Media Rating Board

영상물등급위원회
Official KMRB logo as of February 2020
Film content rating body overview
Formed	1966 (as the Korean Art and Culture Ethics Committee)
Jurisdiction	South Korea
Headquarters	Busan, South Korea
Website	www.kmrb.or.kr

The Korea Media Rating Board (Korean: 영상물등급위원회; RR: Yeongsangmul Deunggeup Wiwonhoe; KMRB) is a public organization that classifies films, videos, and other motion pictures into age-based ratings and recommends domestic performances of foreign artists. Through these rating systems, the Korea Media Rating Board provides domestic viewers with accurate information for their viewing and protects children from harmful and unsuitable materials.

Established in 1966 as the "Korean Art and Culture Ethics Committee", the organization changed the name to the "Korean Ethics Committee for Performing Arts" in 1976 and The "Korean Council Performing Arts Promotion" in 1997. In June 1999, it finally changed to the current name of "Korea Media Rating Board".

Ratings

Ratings are determined on films and videos which are classified, stage performances, and advertising. Stage performances have been rated ALL, Teenager restricted, or not rated. Advertisements have generally been rated ALL or not rated. The media that is rated includes:

• Nationally produced movies
• Foreign movies
• Advertisements on:
  • previews
  • posters
  • newspapers
  • notice boards

Film ratings

The Korea Media Rating Board (영상물등급위원회) in Busan divides licensed films into the following categories:

• ALL (전체관람가 - meaning "all") – Green label: Film suitable for all ages.
• 12 (12세이상관람가 - meaning "over 12 years") – Yellow label: Film intended for audiences 12 and over. Underage audiences accompanied by a parent or guardian are allowed.
• 15 (15세이상관람가 - meaning "over 15 years") – Orange label: Film intended for audiences 15 and over. Underage audiences accompanied by a parent or guardian are allowed.
• 19 (청소년관람불가 - meaning "not for young people") – Red label: No one under 19 is allowed to watch this film.
• Restricted screening (제한상영가 - meaning "limited screening") – White label: Film needs a certain restriction in screening or advertisement as it is considered a highly bad influence to universal human dignity, social value, good customs or national emotion due to excessive expression of nudity, violence, social behavior, etc.

On January 1, 2021, the KMRB updated their maturity icons.

Classification ratings are determined by the following:

• Theme (주제) - The effect on the formation emotions, values of group of age as well as the ability to understand and accept the theme.
• Sex and Nudity (선정성) - Level of exposure of human body as well as caress, sexual intercourse and other sexual activities.
• Violence (폭력성) - Level of damage to human body and oppression through torture and blood battles, pain, indignity and sexual violence.
• Language (대사) - Level and frequency of vulgar language and slangs.
• Horror (공포) - Level of psychological shock resulting from tension, stimuli and threat.
• Drugs (약물) - Level of drugs use and promotion or glamorization of such activities.
• Imitative Behavior (모방위험) - Level of imitation, encouragement and stimulus to perform the expressed act of murder, drug, suicide, school violence and out casting and use of weapons.

Former rating

• 18 (청소년관람불가 - meaning "not for young people") – Red label: No one under 18 is allowed to watch this film. This rating was replaced by 19 on May 1, 2024.

See also

• Game Rating and Administration Committee – game rating organization that separated from KMRB
• Motion picture rating system

References

1. ^ "Classification: Categories". Seoul: Korea Media Rating Board. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
2. Lee, Claire (7 August 2013). "Media Rating Board OKs Screening of Kim Ki-duk's Controversial 'Moebius'". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
3. "영상물등급위원회 >뉴스알림>보도자료>보도자료 상세 내용".
4. Kim Tae-hyeon: 영상물등급위원회 “영상물 등급 및 내용 정보 표시, 내년부터 바뀐다”
5. "영상물등급위원회 영문홈페이지 >CLASSIFICATION>Rating Guideline". www.kmrb.or.kr. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
6. "Media Rating Board OKs screening of Kim Ki-duk's controversial 'Moebius'-프린트화면". The Korea Herald. 2013-08-07. Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2013-11-04.

Website

• KMRB Official Site (in Korean)
• KMRB Official Site (in English)

• Motion picture rating systems
• Entertainment rating organizations
• Government agencies of South Korea