• 패션비즈니스
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.110-125
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• 2023

Virtual idol groups are a product of changes in cultural content and development of digital technology. The purpose of this study is to derive the characteristics of technical expression and fashion of virtual idol groups of Korean entertainment companies, and the significance of this study is to provide basic data for creating a new content business model for virtual idol groups. The research method of this study consisted of literature research and case analysis. Korean virtual idol groups 'K/DA', 'Aespa', and 'Eternity', which show the evolved business model of the entertainment industry through rapid advances in digital technology, were selected as the subject of case analysis for this study, and newspaper articles were searched by keywords and analyzed. As a result of the study, the technical expressions shown in Korean virtual idol groups were 'implementation of realistic content through interaction technology', 'delicate motion expression through motion capture technology', and 'convergence of information between the real world and virtual world through AR technology', 'provision of experience similar to reality by VR technology' and 'formation of cultural contents by Deep Real technology' were deriven. In addition, the characteristics of the Korean virtual guide idol group's fashion are 'marketing strategy through collaboration with fashion items', 'giving recognition as a digital fashion icon of real existence', 'creating a sensuous image as a fashion brand ambassador' and 'fashion style expression of the Z generation's sensibility'.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2020

K/DA는 게임 캐릭터를 기반으로 만들어진 K-pop 버추얼 아이돌이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 K/DA를 중심으로 버추얼 아이돌의 생성과정과 특징, 존재론적 의미를 파타피직스의 관점에서 분석했다. K/DA는 게임 캐릭터와 아이돌 걸그룹의 캐릭터 데이터베이스를 기반으로 생성됐다. 이때 가상의 아이돌 캐릭터와 실제의 여성 아이돌이 결합해 독자적 정체성을 구축한다. 이후 모션 캡처를 통해 가상화된 인물의 신체를 체화하고, 증강현실을 통해 무대에서 퍼포먼스를 구축한다. 그 결과 K/DA는 가상과 현실을 가로지르는 동시에, 둘 중 어디에도 귀속되지 않는 파타피지컬 주체가 된다. 이처럼 K/DA는 가상/현실, 정보/물질, 기계/인간을 구분했던 이분법적 체계를 극복하고, 향후 디지털 주체가 위치할 제3의 지대를 제시했다는 점에서 그 의의가 있다.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.28-38
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• 2022

Virtual idols have aroused wide attention as a novel product of the idol industry in the digital era over the past few years. The population of China determines that virtual idols have a huge fan market. As a digital cultural product closely connected with fans, virtual idols are im-portant to gain insights into the correlation between fan satisfaction and virtual idol functions. In accordance with the KANO demand model, this study first classifies and explains the specific functions of virtual idols into four quadrants, including attractive, must-be, 1D (One-Dimensional), and indifferent. Subsequently, the satisfaction of fans of virtual idols with specific functions in each quadrant are analyzed using a questionnaire. This study suggests that virtual idols have one at-tractive quality, three 1D quality, two must-be quality, and five indifferent quality functional elements. This study qualitatively analyzes the functional elements of virtual idols through fan satisfaction based on the KANO model, which provides valuable help for future research in the field of virtual idols and producers in this field.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.64-79
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• 2022

The concept of Virtual Character has been developed for a long time with people's demand for cultural and entertainment products such as games, animations, and movies. In recent years, with the rapid development of concepts and industries such as social media, self-media, web3.0, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and Metaverse, Virtual Character has also expanded new derivative concepts such as Virtual Idol, Virtual YouTuber, and Virtual Digital Human. With the development of technology, people's life is gradually moving towards digitalization and virtualization. At the same time, under the global environment of the new crown epidemic, human social activities are rapidly developing in the direction of network society and online society. From the perspective of digital media content, this paper studies the production technology of Virtual Character related products in the Chinese market, and analyzes the future development direction and possibility of the Virtual Character industry in combination with new media development directions and technical production methods. Consider and provide reference for the development of combined applications of digital media content industry, Virtual Character and Metaverse industry.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2001

3차원 캐릭터 애니메이션은 컴퓨터 그래픽과 소프트웨어의 기술적인 발전에 힘입어 큰 성장을 맞이하게 되었으며, 영화, 광고, 애니메이션, 게임, 영상물 제작은 물론 여러 분야에서 3차원 캐릭터 애니메이션은 중요한 위치를 차지하게 되었다. 특히, 가상아이 돌 등장으로 3차원 캐릭터 애니메이션의 나아갈 방향을 제시함은 물론 상업적 측면에서 다른 매체의 상호작용을 함으로써 팬시, 테마파크 산업 등에 큰 시너지 효과를 창출시킬 수 있다. 본 내용은 3차원 캐릭터 애니메이션에 관련된 컴퓨터 그래픽 기술과 만화영화, PC게임, 영화, 가상아이돌, 리얼타임 퍼포먼스 등 산업현황을 살펴보고 문제점과 개선방향을 제시하고자 한다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2022

K-pop stars are an important influence in the era of digital culture based on emotions. The purpose of this study is to visually express the identity and worldview of their music in the virtual and real world, and to promote Korea's current and past culture. The study also intends to appeal to the emotions of the global fans by designing original textile in their music video 'IDOL' on Tiny TAN - a symbol of world pop star BTS. For design development, traditional Korean images shown in the 'IDOL' video were collected, patterns for each member were selected, and a motif was designed on Adobe Illustrator. We selected the dragon as the motif for V, cloud for Suga, chrysanthemums for Jin, mask for Jung Kook, hanok pavilion for RM, fan for Jimin, and Sam Taegeuk for J-Hope. The selected motifs were designed as per the four textile design arrangement methods: square pattern, 1/2 half drop pattern, turn-around pattern, and panel pattern. The design was presented by mapping Kwaeja to Tiny TAN character. The developed textile design can be used not only for character costumes in virtual space, but also for various products such as clothes, accessories, bedding, cosmetics, stationery, and food. By using it to produce goods inspired by K-pop stars, it can be used as basic data for the development of high value-added competitive products in the global market and create synergy effects of K-Design, which would lead a new trend in the design world.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.823-831
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• 2021

인터넷 시대에 접어들면서 디지털 문화 산업이 크게 발전하고 있으며, 창업 회사가 인터넷 시장이라는 레드 오션에서 자리를 잡기 위한 혁신적인 비즈니스 모델은 많은 기업들이 직면한 중요한 도전과 기회이다. 본 연구는 가상 아이돌 하츠네 미쿠를 출발점으로 하여 기술 혁신, 가치 주장, 자원 조합, 경영 프로세스와 마케팅 모델 등을 분석한다. 구체적으로 크립톤(Crypton) 회사의 1세대 소프트웨어 Meiko와 2세대 소프트웨어 하츠네 미쿠의 차이에 대한 비교를 통해 비즈니스 모델의 구성 요소를 연구하고, 이를 통해 해당 비즈니스 모델의 특징과 장점을 탐구하며, 경영 모델과 창의적 부분에 대한 심층 분석으로 기타 전자 상품과 소프트웨어 개발 회사의 비즈니스 모델 구축에 실질적인 참고를 제공하고자 한다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.74-84
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• 2020

In November 2018, virtual pop band K/DA, with the use of holograms and actual K-pop girl group members, performed its debut album titled "POP/STARS" at the opening ceremony of the League of Legends S8 final, hosted by Riot Games. The fan culture that exists for real singers adapts itself to virtual bands, and K/DA, consisting of virtual characters, encouraging the production of user created content (UCC). However, this form of UCC is different from the most common one, meaning that this type of band generates another way of consuming content. Therefore, this study examines how K/DA's digital characters are transformed and reproduced by UCC and how the original producers' content differs from them. Firstly, the development of this study considers the open characteristics of UCC, such as user type, created motivation, created process, content type and sharing method. In the second part, the virtual idol Hatsune Miku and virtual band Pentakill will be analysed to understand UCC. Thirdly, K/DA will be analyzed as a case study based on three factors: created motivation, content type and sharing method. In this manner, this study aims to explain how UCC for virtual bands reproduce and consume original content and expand their commercial value.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.102-118
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• 2022

With the development of digital content software production technology and the technological progress of related hardware, the social status quo in the post-epidemic era, the popularization and application of 5G networks, the market and consumers' increasing demand for digital content products, artificial intelligence, virtual digital human, virtual Idols, virtual live, self-media content and metaverse-related content industries are all developing rapidly. Virtual idols, virtual digital human, etc. are not only accelerating innovation in production technology. The economic cost, technical difficulty and time requirements of production are also greatly reduced. With the arrival and development of the Metaverse, the author believes that the content industry with virtual digital humans as the core will continue to develop in the direction of refinement, specialization, facilitation and customization. In this article, we will analyze and study the production of virtual digital human based on Photoscan technology and Unreal Engine 5 Metahuman software, and discuss the application status and future development of related content.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2023

The digital age start in earnest with the widespread use of the Internet. As a digital product, virtual idols bring new value to the design and dissemination of commercial brand images. "Luo Tianyi" is the world's first avatar and VOCALOID voice bank of Chinese. It has a large number of fans in China and is widely used in brand promotion. Therefore, "Luo Tianyi" is taken as the research object. Initially, we investigated the virtual idols through books, literature on the internet and other materials. Then we discussed semiotics and theories related to culture code brand design methodology (CCBD). After that, putting the above theories into practice, combined with brand design cases, we analyzed the strategy of virtual idols in brand promotion and dissemination, at last, we have the conclusion as followed. The results show that the virtual idols, visual symbol of "Luo Tianyi" can express the Index and Symbol corresponding to the brand information according to the characteristics of the brand. As an image of cultural code, "Luo Tianyi" can present three visual images at the same time, which are contemporary, traditional and future. In addition, these three visual images are presented in a strong and weak combination, which has a positive impact on the visual communication of the brand.