diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/dto/GetArticle.java b/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/dto/GetArticle.java
index 441dcc7..b1f3e01 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/dto/GetArticle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/dto/GetArticle.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public record GetArticle(
         @Schema(description = "내용") String content,
         @Schema(description = "이미지") List<String> images,
         @Schema(description = "언론사") Press press,
-        @Schema(description = "카테고리") Category category,
+        @Schema(description = "카테고리") String category,
         @Schema(description = "댓글") List<GetComment> comment,
         @Schema(description = "좋아요 수") Integer likeCount,
         @Schema(description = "내가 좋아요했는지 여부") Boolean likedArticle
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public static GetArticle of(Article article, Boolean isLikedArticle) {
                 article.getContent(),
                 article.getImages(),
                 article.getPress(),
-                article.getCategory(),
+                article.getCategory().toString(),
                 getComments(article),
                 article.getLikeCount(),
                 isLikedArticle
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/dto/GetArticles.java b/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/dto/GetArticles.java
index fd2b4b6..a941ffd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/dto/GetArticles.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/dto/GetArticles.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public record GetArticles(
         @Schema(description = "기사 제목", example = "기사 제목") String title,
         @Schema(description = "헤드라인", example = "헤드라인") String headLine,
         @Schema(description = "언론사", example = "Chosun") Press press,
-        @Schema(description = "카테고리", example = "IT") Category category,
+        @Schema(description = "카테고리", example = "IT") String category,
         @Schema(description = "썸네일", example = "www.example.com/images/1") String thumbnail,
         @Schema(description = "원본 기사의 게시일", example = "2024-10-25T10:00") LocalDateTime publishDate
 ) {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public static GetArticles of(Article article) {
                 article.getTitle(),
                 article.getHeadLine(),
                 article.getPress(),
-                article.getCategory(),
+                article.getCategory().toString(),
                 image,
                 article.getPublishDate()
         );
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/entity/Category.java b/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/entity/Category.java
index 78bd75d..02a06ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/entity/Category.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/entity/Category.java
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 package com.example.newsfit.domain.article.entity;
 
 public enum Category {
-    정치, 경제, 사회, 생활_문화, 세계, 기술_IT, 연예, 스포츠
+    정치("정치"),
+    경제("경제"),
+    사회("사회"),
+    생활_문화("생활/문화"),
+    세계("세계"),
+    기술_IT("기술/IT"),
+    연예("연예"),
+    스포츠("스포츠");
+
+    private final String displayName;
+
+    Category(String displayName) {
+        this.displayName = displayName;
+    }
+
+    public static Category fromDisplayName(String displayName) {
+        for (Category category : Category.values()) {
+            if (category.displayName.equals(displayName)) {
+                return category;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown category: " + displayName);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return displayName;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/service/ArticleService.java b/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/service/ArticleService.java
index 975673a..cc9ac11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/service/ArticleService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/example/newsfit/domain/article/service/ArticleService.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public GetArticles postArticle(String requestBody) throws ParseException {
         String title = (String) jsonObject.get("title");
         String content = (String) jsonObject.get("content");
         Press press = Press.valueOf(((String) jsonObject.get("press")).toUpperCase());
-        Category category = Category.valueOf(((String) jsonObject.get("category")).toUpperCase());
+        Category category = Category.fromDisplayName((String) jsonObject.get("category"));
         JSONArray imageArray = (JSONArray) jsonObject.get("image");
         List<String> images = new ArrayList<>();
         String articleSource = (String) jsonObject.get("articleSource");