Kakao Entertainment, the operator behind Korea's major music streaming service Melon, and K-pop agency Big Planet Made Entertainment are locked in a battle over music distribution fees, with the agency claiming that Kakao favors its affiliates.

The K-pop agency representing artists such as Lee Moo-jin and girl group Viviz alleges that Kakao Entertainment's Melon offers cheaper music distribution fees to Kakao affiliates.

https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-03-04/business/industry/Kakao-BPM-at-odds-over-unfair-Melon-distribution-fees/1994289


knowing how it went for jype when they tried denouncing melon, good luck to viviz and co on ever charting properly again