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This purpose of this study was to investigate registered Pilates instructors, Pilates journals, Pilates science institutions, and published experimental studies on Pilates for establishing a system and the identity of Pilates in the Republic of Korea. We obtained data from the databases of the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training, National Research Foundation of Korea, and Korea Scholarly Information. Our results show that the numbers of registered private Pilates instructors, science institutions, and randomized controlled trials were 104, 1, and 11, respectively. We confirmed the need to establish a Pilates system and its identity to further develop the use of Pilates in the Republic of Korea.