ABSTRACT
A Study on the Consumption Value of Music Festivals Using Text Mining-Focusing on Tongyeong International Music Festival-
Lee, Jiyoung
Doctor of Philosophy in Culture and Art Management
Department of Music
Graduate School of Hansei Universit...
ABSTRACT
A Study on the Consumption Value of Music Festivals Using Text Mining-Focusing on Tongyeong International Music Festival-
Lee, Jiyoung
Doctor of Philosophy in Culture and Art Management
Department of Music
Graduate School of Hansei University
Advisor : Prof. Kim, Jihyun
Local festivals have many positive functions, such as activating and revitalizing the local economy through increased tourist spending, integrating community festivities, creating opportunities for shared cultural engagement, and enhancing the overall cultural environment of the region. Most local governments hold various festivals to address the crisis of urban decline and enhance a city‘s brand image by utilizing the constructive functions of these festivals.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the most competitive of these festivals have been focused on nature-oriented ‘outdoor travel’ that heals the body and mind and ‘regionality’ for strengthening a city’s unique identity. These local festivals have also been shifting their priorities to linking local culture with tourism.
Amid these conditions, the value and influence of traditional arts are also changing significantly due to the increased consumption of and changes in perception towards the arts.
Much of the existing research on regional festivals primarily focuses on comprehensive festivals, including cultural heritage, local specialties, and visitor survey analyses, while research on music festivals remains scarce. In terms of content, most of the research focuses on the motivation for visiting the festival, success factors of the festival, satisfaction, and festival performance. Few studies have been conducted based on the artistic value of the festival. There is currently a lack of research on the consumption value model of classical music festivals utilizing big data. As such, it is essential to analyze the consumption value of these festivals, particularly in regards to low participant engagement and the mediating effects that initiate active attendee behavior.
This study is based on the understanding of consumption patterns across diverse consumer groups, rather than focusing solely on niche or enthusiast-oriented art consumption. It sets forth the hypothesis that the consumption value of classic music festivals influences participants’ attitudes and satisfaction with the festival, and also serves as a mediating factor. By applying the customer value theoretical approach to music festivals and conducting an empirical study using text mining techniques, the study aims to explore the positive functions of music festival consumption value in eliciting favorable participant attitudes and enhancing satisfaction.
To elaborate, an empirical analysis was conducted using literature research and text mining on the Tongyeong International Music Festival, Korea's representative classical music festival. This study presents theoretical significance and political implications for shaping a ‘festival for all’ that aligns with contemporary societal dynamics. Analysis of text mining data was performed using six methods: Frequency analysis, N-gram analysis, Topic modeling, TF-IDF analysis, Sentiment analysis, and Concordance analysis, by extracting related languages as the subject words of the Tongyeong International Music Festival for the last three years (2022~2024).
Results showed that the cognitive benefits obtained directly and indirectly through participation in music festivals helped form perceived consumption value, which in turn positively influenced participants' attitudes and festival satisfaction, while also having a mediating effect. Specifically, while the Tongyeong International Music Festival had high artistic value, its low popularity prevented the festival‘s value from being widely shared with local residents. Nonetheless, participants expressed high consumption desire and satisfaction with the Tongyeong International Music Festival. Among the consumption values of this festival, ‘functional value' and ‘social value' were high, whereas ‘experiential value' and ‘liberating value' were relatively low. Tongyeong City strives to promote itself as ‘creating a cultural city worth revisiting’ through its natural environment and arts-based tourism infrastructure but has fallen short of creating tourist loyalty among the festival participants. This study presented important research implications regarding the impact of local music festivals on ‘activating the local economy', ‘establishing urban brand image', ‘expanding the reach of the festival', and ‘fulfilling individual needs.'
Due to the lack of data related to music festivals, this study used text mining techniques to analyze big data from social media and the news. For future research, obtaining data on factors directly influencing festival consumption (including revisiting rates and visitor expenditure) will allow for more comprehensive analysis that will help music festivals establish a city’s brand image, thereby addressing social issues such as urban decline.