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Melon music listening data, Billboard reflected… Korean music platform first

Three charts including 'South Korea Songs', 'Billboard Global' and 'Global 200 (Excl. US)'

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Melon announced on the 7th that it would provide Melon's music listening data to the Billboard charts through a contract with Billboard's data management company Luminate Data Holdings.

The Billboard charts that reflect Melon's data include 'South Korea Songs', a regional chart in Korea, 'Billboard Global 200', a global chart that counts more than 200 countries including the US, and global charts excluding the US. Chart 'Billboard Global Excl. US' and three others. With all digital-based charts, Melon provides music streaming and download data.

Melon said, "Billboard, which is advancing to the global chart beyond national boundaries, went through a thorough data verification and review process for several months together with Melon, the No. 1 platform in Korea, to accurately reflect the Korean music market, which is the 7th largest in the world."

With the reflection of Melon's data, which has 5 million paid members, K-pop's position on the Billboard charts is expected to further strengthen. In fact, there are a lot of K-pop in the 'Global 200'.

Park Doo-wan, head of Melon Strategy Office at Kakao Entertainment, said, "Melon plans to enhance the value of music through cooperation with various domestic and foreign partners."