<s>
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
LINE	B-Application
MUSIC	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
by	O
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
that	O
combines	O
existing	O
Line	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
app	O
with	O
the	O
entertainment	O
system	O
that	O
users	O
not	O
only	O
can	O
stream	O
the	O
music	O
on-demand	O
,	O
but	O
users	O
can	O
share	O
the	O
music	O
directly	O
to	O
Line	B-Application
messenger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chairman	O
for	O
the	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
division	O
is	O
Lim-Suk	O
Jun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
app	O
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
version	O
of	O
Naver	B-Application
VIBE	I-Application
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
reveals	O
their	O
plan	O
to	O
expanding	O
their	O
Line	B-Application
product	O
range	O
beyond	O
their	O
messaging	B-Application
service	I-Application
Line	B-Application
to	O
provide	O
a	O
one-stop	O
entertainment	O
portal	O
where	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
Line	B-Application
services	O
to	O
consume	O
media	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
these	O
plan	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expansion	O
has	O
been	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
Line	B-Application
annual	O
event	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
the	O
company	O
also	O
announces	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
online	O
Manga	O
service	O
and	O
also	O
new	O
game	O
ventures	O
,	O
with	O
investment	O
of	O
music	O
streaming	O
division	O
worth	O
¥480	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
stage	O
,	O
has	O
signed	O
the	O
deals	O
with	O
Sony	O
Music	O
Japan	O
and	O
Avex	O
Group	O
to	O
allows	O
their	O
works	O
to	O
be	O
streamed	O
in	O
their	O
services	O
once	O
the	O
service	O
has	O
been	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
acquired	O
MixRadio	B-Language
from	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
its	O
expansion	O
to	O
music	O
industry	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
,	O
however	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
MixRadio	B-Language
will	O
continue	O
to	O
operate	O
separately	O
from	O
parent	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
launched	O
in	O
Thailand	O
where	O
Thailand	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
largest	O
Line	B-Application
messenger	I-Application
market	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
after	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
33	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
using	O
this	O
service	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Line	B-Application
has	O
signed	O
deals	O
with	O
major	O
labels	O
in	O
Thailand	O
such	O
as	O
RS	O
Music	O
,	O
BEC-TERO	O
,	O
SpicyDisc	O
and	O
What	O
The	O
Duck	O
to	O
allow	O
their	O
works	O
to	O
be	O
streamed	O
in	O
this	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
Thailand	O
announced	O
their	O
intention	O
to	O
shut	O
down	O
and	O
move	O
to	O
Line	B-Application
TV	O
on	O
1	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
launched	O
the	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
deals	O
with	O
major	O
labels	O
has	O
been	O
signed	O
such	O
as	O
Warner	O
Music	O
Group	O
,	O
Universal	O
Music	O
Group	O
and	O
King	O
Records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
started	O
to	O
provide	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
service	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
launch	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
currently	O
has	O
1.5	O
million	O
licensed	O
tracks	O
from	O
30	O
music	O
labels	O
and	O
publishers	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
is	O
the	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
Line	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
where	O
users	O
can	O
send	O
the	O
music	O
track	O
or	O
playlists	O
to	O
friends	O
or	O
chat	O
group	O
in	O
Line	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
user	O
without	O
a	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
subscription	O
can	O
preview	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
seconds	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
Corporation	O
air	O
its	O
first	O
television	O
commercial	O
about	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
in	O
Thailand	O
,	O
Deezer	B-Application
,	O
Rdio	B-Protocol
and	O
Tidal	B-Application
were	O
the	O
only	O
competitors	O
in	O
the	O
Thai	O
music	O
streaming	O
market	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
where	O
other	O
major	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Spotify	B-Application
are	O
still	O
absent	O
in	O
Thai	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
Thailand	O
,	O
Japan	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
major	O
streaming	O
services	O
launched	O
in	O
their	O
country	O
such	O
as	O
Spotify	B-Application
,	O
Rdio	B-Protocol
,	O
Deezer	B-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Music	I-Application
,	O
Pandora	B-Application
Radio	I-Application
etc.	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Music	O
Unlimited	O
by	O
Sony	O
Entertainment	O
Network	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
the	O
Music	O
Unlimited	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
Sony	O
's	O
announcement	O
to	O
replace	O
its	O
service	O
with	O
PlayStation	O
Music	O
which	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Spotify	B-Application
on	O
28	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Apple	O
launched	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
worldwide	O
,	O
which	O
makes	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
competitor	O
in	O
music	O
streaming	O
industry	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Thailand	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
customers	O
in	O
both	O
Japan	O
and	O
Thailand	O
with	O
6.2	O
million	O
downloads	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
months	O
of	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
provides	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
accounts	O
,	O
vary	O
by	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
Line	B-Application
Music	I-Application
provide	O
free-tier	O
account	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
320	O
kbit/s	O
,	O
192	O
kbit/s	O
or	O
64	O
kbit/s	O
Unlimited	O
(	O
Taiwan	O
)	O
NTD$149	O
and	O
180	O
Plan	O
WOW	O
149	O
provides	O
three	O
tickets	O
for	O
personalized	O
Line	B-Application
Ring	O
Tone	O
and	O
Ring	O
Back	O
Tone	O
per	O
month	O
;	O
Plan	O
WOW	O
180	O
provides	O
unlimited	O
tickets	O
for	O
personalized	O
Line	B-Application
Ring	O
Tone	O
and	O
Ring	O
Back	O
Tone	O
.	O
</s>
