{"id":92495,"date":"2022-08-11T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=92495"},"modified":"2024-02-23T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T16:34:14","slug":"what-are-the-most-popular-south-korean-music-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/what-are-the-most-popular-south-korean-music-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the most popular South Korean music apps?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> A new survey has revealed which platforms are the biggest music streaming apps in Korea in 2022. Which is your favourite Korean music app? <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/koreabizwire.com\/melon-most-popular-music-streaming-platform-among-s-koreans-poll\/225713\">A poll <\/a>has confirmed Melon remains the most popular <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/why-the-future-of-music-is-looking-so-bright-in-south-korea\/\">South Korean<\/a> music streaming service where users can stream music of all genres, K-Pop and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1,500 paying music streaming subscribers were surveyed by the Record Label Industry Association of Korea, and <strong>52.7%<\/strong> said they use <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-distribute-music-on-melon\/\">Melon <\/a>music for their audio streaming entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the other most popular music streaming platforms in South Korea? According to the survey, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/free-youtube-music-distribution-2\/\">YouTube Music<\/a><\/strong> was the second most popular streaming platform with 31.2%, followed by <strong>Genie <\/strong>with 20.2%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/routenote-partners-flo-south-korea\/\">FLO <\/a><\/strong>had 11.5%, 9.2% said <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/music-distribution-south-korea\/\">Vibe<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-distribute-music-on-bugs\/\">Bugs!<\/a><\/strong> was selected by 8% of respondents. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/how-to-get-my-music-on-apple-music\/\">Apple Music<\/a><\/strong> users made up 7.3% whilst <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/can-i-upload-my-music-to-spotify-yes-and-its-free\/\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong> <\/a>brought up the rear with 4.7%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst Spotify has seen slow growth since launching in South Korea <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-is-now-live-in-south-korea-the-worlds-6th-largest-music-market\/\">in 2021<\/a>, despite being one of the leading streaming services around the world, YouTube Music has seen a massive rise in popularity from its 1.7% share in the region in 2019.<br \/><br \/>But for now Melon is still the top music app for South Koreans. There was another win for the platform as nearly half (42.%) of the survey participants chose Melon as their overall favourite place to stream music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\"><strong>Are you a musician or producer? Release your music online with RouteNote for FREE! Our partnerships with Korean streaming platforms including Melon, FLO, and Vibe, as well as Spotify and Apple Music and all the major platforms around the world, give independent artists global reach for their music. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Music Distribution?\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3-wrn7BOK-Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/routenote.com\"><strong>Find out more here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Please note!<\/strong> RouteNote can not distribute any covers to <strong>Korean service providers<\/strong> (<strong>Melon, Bugs!, Flo, Vibe, and Genie<\/strong>) without written permission from the original artist.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new survey has revealed which platforms are the biggest music streaming apps in South Korea in 2022. 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