Korea Media Rating Board
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| Korea Media Rating Board | |
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| Hangul | 영상물등급위원회 |
| Hanja | 映像物等級委員會 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeongsangmul Deunggeup Wiwonhoe |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngsangmul Tŭnggŭp Wiwŏnhoe |
The Korea Media Rating Board (KMRB) is a ratings organization in South Korea. They rate movies, videos, stage performances, and phonogrames. The current chairperson is Kyung-Soon Lee. It was founded in 1966 as "South Korea Art and Culture Ethics Committee" before changing into current name in 1999.
Initially, the KMRB also rated video and computer games; However, they rated a gambling game machine called Sea Story (Bada Iyagi) as if it were an ordinary game, due to a bribe, confusing the Korean game industry.[1] After some controversy, the Korean government established the Game Rating Board for rating games in 2006.
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Ratings [edit]
There are five ratings used by the KMRB:
- All (ages)
- 12-year +
- 15-year +
- Teenager restricted (18-year +)
- Restricted (19-year +)
Ratings are determined on the following:
- Nationally produced movies
- Foreign movies
- Advertisements on:
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- previews
- posters
- newspapers
- notice boards
See also [edit]
- ESRB
- Game Rating Board – game rating organization that separated from KMRB
- Motion picture rating system
References [edit]
Website [edit]
- KMRB Official Site (Korean)
- KMRB Official Site (English)
