Naver Vibe (

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:네이버 바이브) is a

music streaming service A music streaming service is a type of online streaming media service that focuses primarily on music, and sometimes other forms of digital audio content such as podcasts. These services are usually subscription-based services allowing users to s ...

developed by

Naver Corporation Naver Corporation () is a South Korean internet conglomerate headquartered in Seongnam that operates the search engine Naver. Naver established itself as an early pioneer in the use of user-generated content through the creation of the online ...

. The service was operated alongside Naver's other music service, Naver Music, until the service ended on November 1, 2020 and merged with Vibe. Naver also operates another music service under its Japanese subsidiary,

Line Corporation was a Japanese internet company. It was a subsidiary of Z Holdings, a joint venture between SoftBank Group and Naver Corporation. It was established in 2000 as the Japanese subsidiary of South Korean NHN Corporation's online game community si ...

, called Line Music. It is the fifth-largest music streaming service in South Korea.

Overview

Unlike Naver's other music service, Vibe relies on

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to curate music, recommending songs based on the sound of the songs that users are listening to rather than what's popular on charts like Naver Music. Vibe also introduced a new payment system where users pay for the songs that they listen to rather than paying a monthly fee. It also revamped the way it compensated artists by adopting a similar payment model to that used by

Spotify Spotify (; ) is a List of companies of Sweden, Swedish Music streaming service, audio streaming and media service provider founded on 23 April 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. , it is one of the largest providers of music streaming services ...

and

Apple Music Apple Music is an audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users can select music to stream to their device on-demand, or listen to existing playlists. The service also includes the sister internet radio stations Apple Musi ...

, where they are paid proportionally to the volume of their music streamed.

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