1997年金融危机席卷亚洲，正是在这个阶段韩国文化产业得到了空前的发展，在政府的大力支持下，文化产业相关法律法规日益健全和完善，“文化立国”的方针也深深贯彻到政府各项举措中。韩国文化体育观光部是韩国文化产业的主要管理机构，其下设企划调整室、文化艺术政策室、文化内容产业室、体育旅游政策室、国民沟通室、宗教室共六室。《文化艺术振兴法》与《公共演出法》是韩国文化产业的主要法律。2001年文化产业振兴院的设立对于文化产业的飞速发展起到了极大作用，2004年新设国际文化协力科及文化艺术教育科，推动了韩国文化海外推广营销并为文化艺术领域培养了更多的人才。2005～2007年，政府对版权著作权提高重视，相关部门的设立及变动紧跟步伐。2007年新设亚洲文化中心城市促进团，以扩大韩国文化在整个亚洲乃至世界的影响力为目标。
By the time of 1997 when the financial crisis swept through Asia，Korean cultural industry had achieved an unprecedented development.With the strong support of the government，the related laws and regulations are increasingly becoming sound and perfect.At that time，the strategies for “culture orientated national development” were also deeply implemented to various measures.The ministry of Culture，Sports and Tourism is the main administrative body of Korean cultural industry.It includes a planning coordination office，a cultural and arts policy office，a cultural content industry office，a sports and tourism policy office，a public communication office and a religious affairs office.“Culture and Arts Promotion Act” and “Public Performance Law” are the main laws of Korean cultural industry.In 2001，the establishment of the Korea Culture ＆ Content Agency played a great role in the rapid development of the cultural industry.In 2004，the new established International Cultural Cooperation Team and the Culture and Arts Education Team promoted the spreading of Korean culture overseas and also enlarged the number of talents of this field.From 2005 to 2007，it was easy to see that the government's emphasis on copyright，so that the establishment of relevant departments had to keep pace.In 2007，the new Promotional Group for Asian Hub City of Culture aimed to expand the influence of Korean culture throughout the whole world.
