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Streaming on these platforms contributes to chart performance and helps improve scores on these Music Shows:
MelOn (멜론) is South Korea’s top music streaming platform, launched in 2004. It plays a major role in K-pop, with its charts and MelOn Music Awards (MMA), and its streams heavily impact in all music show scores and wins.To better reflect the growing global influence of K-pop, MelOn launched the Global-K Chart, a new ranking system that combines streaming and fan engagement data from MelOn (Korea), Tencent Music (China), and LINE MUSIC (Japan). The chart provides a broader measure of an artist’s popularity across key Asian markets and is expected to become an important indicator for chart performance and future MMA evaluations.
CHART WEIGHTING ON MELON:
STREAMING 40% | DOWNLOADING 60%Streaming (40%): Melon measures Unique Listeners (UL). No matter how many times an individual account replays a song, it only counts as one listener per hour.Downloads (60%): Counts once per purchasing account
How to use MelOn App?
For Android Device
Step 1. Download the App's APK from a trusted source or the official website.
Download links for:
MelOn APK link
Genie APK link
Bugs APK link
Step 2. Enable “Install unknown apps” in your phone’s Security/Privacy settings.
Step 3. Open the APK file and install it; if blocked, allow installation from unknown sources.
For iOS Device
(For MelOn, Genie and Bugs)
Genie Music is a major Korean streaming app by KT Corporation. It affects K-pop chart rankings and music show scores like Music Bank and Inkigayo, helping artists win and get nominations.CHART WEIGHTING ON GENIE:
STREAMING 50% | DOWNLOADING 50%
Bugs (벅스) is a Korean music streaming service similar to Spotify, Apple Music, etc. It helps K-pop artists rank on digital charts, which affect wins on major music shows like Music Bank, Inkigayo, Show Champion and M Countdown. Streaming on Bugs directly supports an artist’s chart performance and success.CHART WEIGHTING ON GENIE:
STREAMING 20% | DOWNLOADING 80%