Objective: This study aimed to explore the social perception of ‘creative aging‘, which is receiving attention as an alternative for improving the quality of life and self-realization of the elderly in modern society that has entered a super-aging society. In particular, it approached creative aging from the perspective of cognitive flexibility, creative problem-solving ability, and potential for social integration in old age, and sought to provide basic data for understanding it. Method: Big data text mining was used to collect data for approximately three years from November 2021 to November 2024. Data was collected from Naver, Daum, Google, etc. using the keyword ‘creativity+aging’. A total of 825.74KB of collected data was refined through TEXTOM. Frequency analysis, keyword network analysis, and CONCOR analysis were performed. Results: While accepting the core elements of the traditional aging paradigm, such as ‘maintaining health, social participation, and productivity,’ it suggests that old age is being reconstructed as a period of ‘active cultural subjectivity’ through an expanded value axis of creativity and psychological self-realization. This change goes beyond the passive discourse that still made the elderly the objects of protection and management, and shows that the elderly themselves are positioning themselves as subjects who design their own lives and create social values ​​through learning and creative activities. Conclusions: These results show that the creative aging discourse is expanding beyond the simple cultural and leisure dimensions to a multidimensional concept encompassing learning, psychology, health, and institutional support. This study can be used as important basic data for the development of various programs and policies for creative aging in the future.