# Korea Creative Content Agency

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> Hallyu Wiki hub: Korea Creative Content Agency: 138 Wikipedia views in 7 foreign languages this week (-27%), led by English · 1 news item. The Korea Creative Content Agency is a South Korean government agency which is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and is charged with governing cultural 

The  Korea Creative Content Agency is a South Korean government agency which is affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and is charged with governing cultural content. As part of its partnership the Export-Import Bank of Korea, the agency provides loans for small companies producing cultural products such as TV shows, films, games and animated series. KOCCA has offices in the United States, France, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

The  Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA; [Korean](https://hallyu.wiki/en/wiki/korean-language/): 한국콘텐츠진흥원) is a South Korean [government agency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_agency) which is affiliated with the [Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture%2C_Sports_and_Tourism_%28South_Korea%29) and is charged with governing cultural content. As part of its partnership the [Export-Import Bank of Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export-Import_Bank_of_Korea), the agency provides loans for small companies producing cultural products such as [TV shows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_shows), [films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Films), [games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games) and [animated series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animated_series). KOCCA has offices in the United States, France, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

## 1. History

In 1978–2009, the Korea Creative Content Agency was established with the merger of several [South Korean government](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_government) organizations such as the Korea Broadcasting Institute, the Korean Game Industry Agency and the Culture and Content Agency.

In 1986–2013, the agency signed a [memorandum of understanding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding) with [King Sejong Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Sejong_Institute) (a state-supported institution that teaches Korean) to introduce [hallyu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallyu) content as part of [Korean language](https://hallyu.wiki/en/wiki/korean-language/) classes.

In 2009, the Korea Creative Content Agency was made an affiliate entity of the [Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture%2C_Sports_and_Tourism_%28South_Korea%29) and named Song Sung-gak as its president for a three-year term.

## 2. Organization

The agency's headquarters are located at [Naju](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naju) in [South Jeolla Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Jeolla_Province) and its current President is Jo Hyunrae.