멜론(Melon)

Kakao Entertainment Corp.

About this app

*In-app purchases are possible.

Meet Melon on the watch (Wear OS).
It can be used by connecting it to a mobile device, and you can enjoy music with the watch alone.

[Service Introduction]
[Music] This is a personalized music home where you can be the first to find music you might like.
[Trend] This is a space where you can see the hottest music such as Melon Chart at a glance.
[Music Broadcasting] You can enjoy all of Melon's original contents such as audio, video, and magazines.
[Search] You can easily search based on the recommended tag that suits you, and shortcuts to various menus are provided.
[Music Drawer] You can collect only your favorite songs, put them in your music drawer, and create and manage playlists with your favorite songs.
[Player] You can easily play the previous/next music by swiping, and you can browse content while playing music in the mini player mode.
[Melon Chart] Melon provides various charts such as TOP100 / period / period.
[Rising31] You can easily discover and enjoy various latest music trends that are loved outside the charts.
[Melon TV] You can see music videos and broadcasts, as well as all the artists' videos in vivid high-definition.
[Artist Channel] We deliver all the music activities of artists, including albums, videos, photos, and stories.
[Music Search] Smart music search finds you right away just by playing the music.
[Smart i] Say ‘tell me a song’ with the song name and artist name. AI smart i listens and plays.
[Just That Song] You can check the real-time song information just released on TV or radio at a glance.
[Language] We provide various language services from business conversation to middle/high school learning.


[Main Features]
- Unlimited downloads when subscribing to a free (DCF) product with no restrictions on mobile carriers and devices
- Smart EQ settings tailored to individual hearing characteristics and basic EQ by genre
- Provides download and streaming by sound quality
- Music video continuous playback and HD high-definition streaming service
- Easy storage/management of saved contents, support for playback by playlist folder
- Lyrics support when streaming/downloading
- Provides widgets of various sizes (2X1, 2X2, 4X1, 4X2)
- Kakao login and basic emoticon support
※ Please update after removing the previously installed Melon widget!
If you update the installed widget without removing it, a widget error may occur.


[Required access rights to use Melon]
1. Phone (required)
- Required for login, device registration, download streaming, settlement, PC Player linkage, and initialization of the sound source caching module.
2. Storage space (required)
- Required when configuring the storage box of terminal media, downloading contents and lyrics, creating a local playlist, and creating a log for CS response.
3. Microphone (optional)
- Required when using the music search function.
4. Location (optional)
- Required when using the service recommended through For U weather information.

If the Android version is less than 6.0, you cannot individually control the access rights of the app. In order to control unnecessary access rights, it is necessary to upgrade the operating system of the device.

※ For inquiries and suggestions during use, please use the mobile 1:1 inquiry in Melon App> Customer Center!
- Inquiries (weekdays 09:00~18:00): 1566-7727 (charged)

Ratings and reviews

The music collection is respectably comprehensive but the player UX is confusing and convoluted. Deal breaker: can't automatically save offline music to SD card (only to internal memory). And to make it a one star review: canceling my account (and the rolling payments!) was so difficult that I had to search 멜론 해지방법 in naver and follow through some instructions provided in a blog (in Korean). I am talking about real *UX dark patterns* there, designed to make you give up cancelling.

I don't understand the complaints here. Like most korean apps you need a korean phone number. Its for verification. The layout can be confusing at first but once you get used to it, its so helpful! I love this app much more than spotify~ For people who can't understand Korean why don't you just use spotify / Apple Music / Youtube Music? There are tons of Korean songs there too. With so many options why are people bashing a Korean Music App for catering to Koreans only?

I've been using Melon for a long time. Some time around last year, I changed the plan from listen+download to streaming only. That's when I started having problems. The song would stop in the middle repeatedly. It's annoying.