Melon (online music service)




South Korea music website











































Melon
Logo melon142x99.png

Screenshot


Melon interface (2016).PNG
Screenshot of Melon's new interface, launched on August 2016


Type of site
 OMS
Available in Korean
Owner Kakao M
Website www.melon.com

Alexa rank
As of June 2018
Increase4,195 (Global)
Increase123 (South Korea)[1]
Commercial Yes
Registration Required, for South Koreans only[2]
Users 2.3 million (in South Korea alone, as of November 2013)
Launched November 2004 (2004-11)

Melon (Hangul: 멜론; RR: Mellon) is a South Korean online music store and music streaming service introduced in November 2004, and developed by SK Telecom. LOEN Entertainment (now Kakao M) became the company-in-charge of the service in 2009.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 International operations


  • 3 Promotions


    • 3.1 Music Programs on TV


    • 3.2 Melon Music Awards




  • 4 Achievements


    • 4.1 Songs with the most weeks at number one


    • 4.2 Artists with most weeks at number one


    • 4.3 Artists with most number one songs




  • 5 Accolades


  • 6 See also


  • 7 Notes


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





Background


Melon is South Korea's largest music subscription service, with over 28 million subscribers. Users can stream and download music and music videos and create custom ringtones.[3] Melon is currently available on iOS and Android.


The name Melon is an acronym of the phrase melody on.[4]



International operations


In 2010, Melon was launched by SK Telecom in Indonesia, in partnership with Telkom Indonesia.[5] In 2016, Telkom Indonesia bought all the stake formerly owned by SK Telecom following the SK Telecom's divestment from all MelOn businesses, thus making MelOn Indonesia an Indonesian company.[6]



Promotions



Music Programs on TV




A screenshot of Red Velvet performing Russian Roulette on the SBS program Inkigayo on September 11, 2016, showing the introduction ticker for the song. The ticker shows the highlighting of Melon as a main sponsor for the said program. (from the official SBS Inkigayo YouTubeaccount)


Melon is the main sponsor of the following music-related shows:




  • Inkigayo (SBS, October 2010 - December 2016, re-sponsored since February 2017. Previously known as Popular Song and The Music Trend.)


  • Show! Music Core (MBC, August 2014 - March 2018)


  • Show Champion (MBC Music, January 2013 - May 2018)


  • You Hee-yeol's Sketchbook (KBS 2TV)


  • Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (KBS 2TV)


  • K-pop Star (SBS, all six seasons from 2011 - 2017)


  • Tribe of Hip Hop (JTBC)


  • King of Mask Singer (MBC, since June 2017)[a]


  • MIXNINE (JTBC) (2017 - 2018)



Melon Music Awards


Main article: Melon Music Awards

Also in 2009, LOEN Entertainment launched the Melon Music Awards (MMA), an award-giving body dedicated to calculating digital sales and online votes to judge the winners.



Achievements



Songs with the most weeks at number one


8 weeks




  • YB – "It Must Have Been Love" (2005)


  • Kim Jong-kook – "Lovely" (2005)


  • Big Bang – "Last Farewell" (2007)[7][8]


  • Girls' Generation – "Gee" (2009)[9]


7 weeks




  • Ivy – "If You're Gonna Be Like This" (2007)


  • Wonder Girls – "Tell Me" (2007)[10]


  • Big Bang – "Haru Haru" (2008)[11][8]


  • Soyou & Junggigo – "Some" (2014)[12][13]


6 weeks




  • SG Wannabe – "Crime and Punishment" (2005)


  • Buzz – "Love From a Real Heart" (2005)

  • Gavy NJ Project Group – "Love All" (2006)


  • Yangpa – "Love... What Is It?" (2007)


  • F.T. Island – "Love Sick" (2007)[8]


  • Big Bang – "Lies" (2007)[14][8]


  • Wonder Girls – "Nobody" (2008)[10]


  • Baek Ji-young – "Like Being Hit By a Bullet" (2008)


  • IU – "You & I" (2011)[13]


  • PSY – "Gangnam Style" (2012)[13]


  • Ailee - "I Will Go to You Like the First Snow" (2017)


  • iKON - "Love Scenario" (2018)



Artists with most weeks at number one



























Rank[15]
 1st
 2nd
 3rd
 4th
 5th
Artist
Big Bang
IU
Wonder Girls
2NE1
Sistar
Total weeks
 51
 43
 32
 28
 27


Artists with most number one songs



























Rank[15]
 1st
 2nd
 3rd
 4th
 5th
Artist
IU
BIGBANG
2NE1
Sistar, Davichi
Wonder Girls, Girls' Generation
Total songs
 20
 18
 12
 10
 8


Accolades


Melon became one of "Korea's Best 25 Apps" in the 2011 App Awards Korea.[16]


Melon was recognized at the 2012 Trusted Brand Awards.[17]


Melon won the "Grand Prize for Digital Contents" in the 2012 Korean Digital Management Innovation Awards.[18]


Melon was recognized in the 2012 Korea Brand Power Index.[19]


Ilgan Sports ranked Melon as the 3rd most influential entity in the K-pop industry in a November 2013 poll in celebration of its 44th anniversary.[20]



See also



  • SK Telecom

  • Kakao M

  • Apple Music

  • Tidal (service)

  • iTunes



Notes





  1. ^ Formerly sponsored by rival music service Bugs




References





  1. ^ "Melon.com Site Information". Alexa Internet..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Terms: GENERAL". MelOn. LOEN Entertainment, Inc.


  3. ^ "South Korea's Biggest Music Subscription Service Acquired by Mobile Messaging Company". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-03.


  4. ^ Seung Si-yeon, Park Jong-geun (December 3, 2011). "Shin Won-soo, representing Korea's largest OMS, "MelOn"". JoongAng Ilbo.


  5. ^ "Melon Indonesia".


  6. ^ eck. "MelOn kini 100% Merah Putih - Indotelko".


  7. ^ "V.O.S 박지헌, 8주 1위 빅뱅에 제동". Chosun Entertainment. January 26, 2008.


  8. ^ abcd "'보이그룹 통계'② 최장·최다 음원 1위 빅뱅, 견줄 그룹 없다". MBN Daily. May 7, 2014.


  9. ^ "'지'가 뭐길래… 소녀시대 'Gee' 삼촌팬들도 흥얼흥얼 '열광'". Hankyung. March 9, 2009.


  10. ^ ab "원더걸스 'Nobody', 'Tell Me' 기록깰까?". SBS News. November 1, 2008.


  11. ^ "'활동중단' 빅뱅, 원걸 컴백에도 7주째 온라인차트 1위". Korea Economic Daily. September 30, 2008.


  12. ^ "친구보다 가깝고 연인은 아닌 … '썸 타는' 남녀 듀엣 전성시대". JTBC News. June 24, 2014.


  13. ^ abc "여자친구 '시간을 달려서' 주간차트 4주 연속 1위". Dong-a Sports. March 1, 2016.


  14. ^ "빅뱅, 온라인 음악차트 6주 연속 1위...또 한번 돌풍". Chosun Entertainment. January 8, 2008.


  15. ^ ab "[맨 인 컬처]음원시장, 걸그룹 주도 속 보이그룹 '빅뱅' 독보적 입지" [Music market, girl groups lead and boy group Big Bang's unique position]. Dong-a News (in Korean). June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.


  16. ^ "2011 App Awards Korea". MelOn. LOEN Entertainment, Inc.


  17. ^ "2012 Trusted Brand Awards". MelOn. LOEN Entertainment, Inc.


  18. ^ "2012 Korean Digital Management Innovation Awards". MelOn. LOEN Entertainment, Inc.


  19. ^ "2012 Korea Brand Power Index". MelOn. LOEN Entertainment, Inc.


  20. ^ jun2yng (November 3, 2013). "The Top 10 Most Influential Entities of K-Pop". Ilgan Sports via Soompi.




External links




  • Official website (in Korean)


  • Melon on Facebook


  • Melon on Twitter


  • Melon's channel on YouTube











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