NAVER VIBE
Music service with not only your favorite music,
but also music that could perfectly meet your preferences
Specializing in Entertainment Infrastructure and IP business
YG PLUS excels in producing and distributing a wide array of content that spans music, merchandise, and beyond, all harnessed from the intellectual property (IP) of artists who set global trends. We are dedicated to pioneering the generation of innovative cultural content by fostering engagement and interaction between artists and fans. We are committed to continuously innovating a range of business models within the music industry, with the aim of delivering compelling content to a global audience.
OUR BUSINESS
Music Solutions
Discovering new music and adding value to lead music industry development.
YG provides a variety of music services, leveraging its expert understanding of music content, significant experience, and business capability. YG PLUS is the managing agency for Naver’s music platform ‘VIBE’, and conducts music production∙investment∙distribution for over 400 partner companies in domestic and overseas markets, including YG Entertainment and HYBE, and our company provides a service called ‘MIXTAPE’, which is a next-generation digital music distribution platform designed to address the challenge of distributing music globally for independent artists. By discovering and distributing well-made musical content, we are expanding the reach of K-POP in the global market and leading the effort to build a new ecosystem that will contribute to the growth and advancement of the music industry.
Platform & Partnership
NAVER VIBE, SEOUL MUSIC, Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, Amazon Music, TIDAL, LINE MUSIC, KKBOX, JOOX, MyMusic, Yandex, Zing mp3, Omusic, Anghami, Tencent
BIZ-CONTACTNAVER VIBE
mixtape.
MIXTAPE is a next-generation digital music distribution platform designed
to address
the challenge of distributing music globally for independent artists.
Business History
2023
- 03.
Beta launch of ‘MIXTAPE’, the next-generation digital music distribution platform
Established additional OOH advertising platform (Sangam DMC Digital Signage)
- 03.
2022
- 12.
Exceeded 400 partner labels for record/digital copy distribution
- 12.
2022
- 10.
Established OOH advertising platform (Gangnam City Bldg. G-Vision)
- 10.
2022
- 08.
Surpassed 10 Billion KRW in cumulative label investments
- 08.
2022
- 07.
Exceeded 10,000 tracks in terms of the number of distributed music
- 07.
2022
- 05.
Established OOH advertising platform (Incheon Airport AMT, Dongdaemun APM)
- 05.
2022
- 04.
Selected by Korea Creative Content Agency as final program awardee for the ‘2022 ICT-Music Tech Content Creation Support Program’
- 04.
2022
- 02.
Exceeded 300 partner labels for record/digital copy distribution
- 02.
2022
- 08.
Surpassed KRW 10 billion in cumulative label investment commitments
- 08.
2022
- 01.
Internalize the operation of independent album distribution centers
- 01.
2021
- 12.
Surpassing KRW 7 billion in cumulative label investment commitments
- 12.
2021
- 09.
Expand playlist channels under the Seoul Music brand (Spotify, Youtube, Melon, FLO, Genie, etc.)
- 09.
2021
- 08.
Establish OOH advertising infrastructure (signage at the Hyundai Department Store in Samsung-dong, in-store music, POZ, G Bus, etc.)
- 08.
2021
- 04.
Record/digital copy distribution for HYBE and associate companies
- 04.
2021
- 03.
Selected as IFPI and ISRC Manager
- 03.
2021
- 01.
Domestic/overseas direct contract platform (Apple Music, Spotify, Youtube, Tidal, and 20 others) DDEX interface internalized
- 01.
2020
- 10.
Exceeded 200 partner labels for record/digital copy distribution
- 10.
2020
- 07.
‘YG PLUS Music Contents Lab Ltd’ SPC investment entity founded
- 07.
2019
- 12.
Exceeded 100 partner labels for record/digital copy distribution
- 12.
2019
- 06.
SEOUL MUSIC Brand Youtube channel opened
- 06.
2019
- 05.
YG PLUS distribution system WAPL 1.0 opened
- 05.
2019
- 01.
YG Ent. record/digital copy distribution started
- 01.
2017
- 12.
YG PLUS record/digital copy distribution started
- 12.