<s>
KKBox	B-Application
,	O
stylized	O
as	O
KKBOX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
developed	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
KKBox	B-Application
Inc.	O
,	O
a	O
software	O
company	O
in	O
Taipei	B-Application
,	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
on	O
a	O
freemium	O
basis	O
,	O
both	O
paid	O
and	O
free	O
members	O
can	O
listen	O
to	O
over	O
20	O
million	O
tunes	O
on	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
TVs	O
,	O
media	O
centers	O
and	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
Taiwan-based	O
music	O
streaming	O
software	O
,	O
KKBox	B-Application
caters	O
mainly	O
to	O
Mandarin-speaking	O
users	O
by	O
collaborating	O
with	O
record	O
companies	O
in	O
the	O
Taiwanese	O
music	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KKBox	B-Application
also	O
has	O
close	O
links	O
with	O
Taiwanese	O
artists	O
,	O
and	O
mainstream	O
Mandopop	O
artists	O
like	O
Jay	O
Chou	O
,	O
Eric	O
Chou	O
and	O
Bii	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
launching	O
KKBox	B-Application
in	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
expanded	O
the	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
to	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
and	O
Macau	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Japan	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
and	O
Singapore	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
2011	O
,	O
KKBox	B-Application
received	O
investment	O
from	O
KDDI	O
Corporation	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
telecom	O
who	O
holds	O
76%	O
of	O
the	O
stocks	O
;	O
HTC	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
,	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
company	O
,	O
and	O
;	O
GIC	O
,	O
a	O
Singaporean	O
Government	O
fund	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KKBox	B-Application
has	O
operated	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Symbian	O
,	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
,	O
partly	O
Java	B-Device
,	O
and	O
since	O
2015	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
KKBox	B-Application
Music	O
Awards	O
ceremony	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
KKBox	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
winners	O
of	O
its	O
12th	O
Annual	O
KKBox	B-Application
Music	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
KKBox	B-Application
was	O
suspected	O
of	O
reproducing	O
musical	O
works	O
and	O
allowed	O
its	O
members	O
to	O
download	O
them	O
without	O
authorization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KKBox	B-Application
's	O
owner	O
and	O
manager	O
were	O
prosecuted	O
by	O
Taipei	B-Application
District	O
Prosecutors	O
Office	O
.	O
</s>
