Bugs! (
Korean
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: 벅스;
RR: ''Beogseu''; formerly known as ''SUPER SOUND Bugs!'') is a South Korean subscription digital streaming service owned by
NHN Entertainment Corporation
NHN Corp. () is a Korean IT company that started its business as a game company called Hangame in 1999. Currently its main businesses can be categorized as Cloud, Fin-Tech (cross-border e-commerce, payment), Entertainment (game, webtoon, musi ...
. At the end of 2016, it held a 15% share of South Korea's music streaming market according to an
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a non-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland and founded in Italy in 19 ...
survey of internet users.
History
Bugs! was established in November 1999 and began operations as a subscription digital music service in February 2000. It is owned by NHN Bugs, an affiliate of South Korean IT company
NHN Entertainment Corporation
NHN Corp. () is a Korean IT company that started its business as a game company called Hangame in 1999. Currently its main businesses can be categorized as Cloud, Fin-Tech (cross-border e-commerce, payment), Entertainment (game, webtoon, musi ...
. By 2002, Bugs! became the largest streaming service in South Korea with over 9 million registered users.
See also
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Line Music
Line Music (stylized as LINE MUSIC) is a subscription-based music streaming service by Line Corporation that combines existing Line Messenger app with the entertainment system that users not only can stream the music on-demand, but users can sha ...
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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 (became Kakao M and then Kakao Entertainment) became the company-in-charge of the service in ...
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Naver VIBE
Naver VIBE (Hangul:네이버 바이브) is a music streaming service developed by Naver Corporation. The service was operated alongside Naver's other music service, Naver Music, until the service ended on November 1, 2020 and merged with VIBE. N ...
References
External links
* {{official website, URL=https://music.bugs.co.kr
Music streaming services
Internet properties established in 2000