The Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) is a South Korean non-profit copyright collective for musical works, administering public performance and broadcasting rights, and mechanical recording and reproduction rights. Copyright owners—including authors, composers, arrangers, and music publishers—can join KOMCA as associate members.
The process of becoming a full member demands compliance with certain prerequisites. These include maintaining an associate membership for at least 3 years and earning more than 30 million won in royalties. This rigorous procedure allows only 25 members to be upgraded to full membership each year. Among these select few is HAN from Stray Kids, recognized for his immense talents along with his fellow producing members Bang Chan and Changbin, known collectively as sub-unit 3RACHA. The trio earned this prestigious promotion in January 2023.
At the young age of 22, HAN has already amassed an impressive collection of 135 registered songs to his name, making him the third most credited idol from the 4th generation of K-pop artists. His multifaceted skills, which extend from writing and producing to singing, evoked significant public acknowledgment.
A recent trending post on theqoo with over 50,000 views and 240 comments discuss HAN’s many skills including writing, producing, singing, and all-round talent.
The post titled, "The youngest idol (currently) among the full members of the Korean Copyright Association," details how HAN's music has impacted them.
Some of the post's comments include:
“There are “Alien” and “Chill”. I listened to both of them and they are just my taste. All the songs written by HAN are my taste.”
“HAN is just a genius. Hope he will release many more songs. Really, he is so good at it. I hope more people will get to know about him.”
“Genius Jisungie, the real all rounder ㅠㅠㅠㅠ There is nothing missing, his rapping, dancing, singing, lyrics, composing…"
"He's an all-rounder himself... He's good at composing lyrics, he's good at rapping, he's a good vocalist, he's good at dancing, he's good on stage, I'm not a fan, but he's crazy enough to know why people like him just by looking at him."
"I listened to Winter Falls even in the summer, because I liked the song, and I found out it was made by HAN."
Whether individually or with his group Stray Kids, we are looking forward to what this 4th generation ace releases next!
I am so proud of him, just like I'm sure STAYS are. I really love his song "Hold On" sung by Seungmin. It is so painful but beautiful.