Today, when assessing the success of Korean populace culture worldwide, very few would expect that the forerunner of the appealing entertainment industry was once restricted for the protection of political stability. The policy of banning popular music was influenced by the policy of suppressing Korean culture during the Japanese colonial period. In Park Jung-hee period, prohibited songs to their negative effects were called keumjikok which consequently limited the singer's artistic activities. This paper is written to study mainly on the process of forming and implementing the policy related to keumjikok. Thereby, the authors attempted to historically present the societal and political features of Korea during President Park Jung-hee period. Also, this paper is extended to discuss some implications related to the current management policy of popular culture in Vietnam.