Bugs!
DeveloperNHN Entertainment Corporation
Launch dateFebruary 2000
Platform(s)Cross-platform
AvailabilitySouth Korea
Websitemusic.bugs.co.kr

Bugs! (Korean: 벅스; RR: Beogseu; formerly known as SUPER SOUND Bugs!) is a South Korean subscription digital streaming service owned by NHN Entertainment Corporation. At the end of 2016, it held a 15% share of South Korea's music streaming market according to an IFPI survey of internet users.[1]

History

Bugs! was established in November 1999 and began operations as a subscription digital music service in February 2000.[2] It is owned by NHN Bugs, an affiliate of South Korean IT company NHN Entertainment Corporation. By 2002, Bugs! became the largest streaming service in South Korea with over 9 million registered users.[3]

See also

References

  1. Yoon, Sung-won (April 24, 2017). "Paid music streaming services thrive in South Korea". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  2. Park, Hyun-jung (April 23, 2003). "박성훈 벅스뮤직 사장 "2~3년내 국내최고 포털로 도약"". Digital Times (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  3. Park, Jae-kwon (October 7, 2002). "독창적 BM "맞춤정보" 가 네티즌 끈다" [Park Seong-hoon, president of Bugs Music, "Leap to the best portal in Korea within 2-3 years"]. Digital Times (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on April 15, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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