Melon (online music service)

Melon () 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.
Melon is South Korea's largest music subscription service, with over 28 million users. Melon is the most popular music streaming service in South Korea. In fact, a survey of users of smartphones found that they were "the most used applications by Koreans." Melon Users can stream and download music and music videos and create custom ringtones. Melon is currently available on iOS and Android.
The name "Melon" is an acronym of the phrase "melody on".
International operations.
In 2010, "Melon" was launched by SK Telecom in Indonesia, in partnership with Telkom Indonesia. 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.
Promotions.
Music Programs on TV.
Melon is the main sponsor of the following music-related shows:
Melon Music Awards.
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.
11 weeks
8 weeks
7 weeks
6 weeks
Accolades.
Melon became one of "Korea's Best 25 Apps" in the 2011 App Awards Korea.
Melon was recognized at the 2012 Trusted Brand Awards.
Melon won the "Grand Prize for Digital Contents" in the 2012 Korean Digital Management Innovation Awards.
Melon was recognized in the 2012 Korea Brand Power Index.
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.