“…To examine societal interest in Metaverse IPRs, this study utilized BIGKinds, a program that analyzes news article data using big data [9]. BIGKinds is a big data analysis system for new from the Korea Press Foundation, where media reports can be classified and analyzed according to keywords [10], which has accumulated over 82 million articles provided by 104 major newspapers, broadcasters, and specialized magazines in Korea since 1990 [11]. This study utilized the BIGKinds program to investigate the extent of interest in and discourse surrounding IPRs in the metaverse within the context of Korean society, assessing the potential IPRs likely to emerge with the increasing prevalence of the metaverse.…”