<s>
Melon	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
South	O
Korean	O
online	O
music	O
store	O
and	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
introduced	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
SK	O
Telecom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Kakao	O
merged	O
Kakao	O
Music	O
into	O
Melon	B-Application
to	O
have	O
one	O
,	O
unified	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
is	O
South	O
Korea	O
's	O
largest	O
music	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
28	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
users	O
can	O
stream	O
and	O
download	O
music	O
and	O
music	O
videos	O
and	O
create	O
custom	O
ringtones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
is	O
currently	O
available	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Melon	B-Application
is	O
an	O
acronym	O
of	O
the	O
phrase	O
melody	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2004	O
in	O
south	O
Korea	O
by	O
SK	O
Telecom	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
's	O
largest	O
wireless	O
carrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
SK	O
Telecom	O
transferred	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Melon	B-Application
's	O
stock	O
to	O
its	O
shareholder	O
Loen	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
approximately	O
24.3	O
billion	O
KRW	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Kakao	O
M	O
spun-off	O
from	O
Kakao	O
,	O
but	O
Melon	B-Application
stayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Melon	B-Application
merged	O
with	O
Kakao	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
rebranded	O
itself	O
as	O
"	O
Melon	B-Application
M	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Melon	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
by	O
SK	O
Telecom	O
in	O
Indonesia	O
,	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Telkom	O
Indonesia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
Telkom	O
Indonesia	O
bought	O
all	O
the	O
stake	O
formerly	O
owned	O
by	O
SK	O
Telecom	O
following	O
the	O
SK	O
Telecom	O
's	O
divestment	O
from	O
all	O
Melon	B-Application
businesses	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
Melon	B-Application
Indonesia	O
an	O
Indonesian	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
is	O
the	O
main	O
sponsor	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
music-related	O
shows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
LOEN	O
Entertainment	O
launched	O
the	O
Melon	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Awards	O
(	O
MMA	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
award-giving	O
body	O
dedicated	O
to	O
calculating	O
digital	O
sales	O
and	O
online	O
votes	O
to	O
judge	O
the	O
winners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
Korea	O
's	O
Best	O
25	O
Apps	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
App	O
Awards	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
was	O
recognized	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Trusted	O
Brand	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
for	O
Digital	O
Contents	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
Korean	O
Digital	O
Management	O
Innovation	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melon	B-Application
was	O
recognized	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
Korea	O
Brand	O
Power	O
Index	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ilgan	O
Sports	O
ranked	O
Melon	B-Application
as	O
the	O
3rd	O
most	O
influential	O
entity	O
in	O
the	O
K-pop	O
industry	O
in	O
a	O
November	O
2013	O
poll	O
in	O
celebration	O
of	O
its	O
44th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
