How to distribute music go Kakao Music

Drop your music for Kakao Music with Spilix: unlimited upload from $15/year, no per-release fee, you own am 100%. Free 7-day trial, no card. South Korea Kakao ecosystem music service.

South Korea

Kakao — Parent (KakaoTalk)

Korea market — Focus

47M+ KakaoTalk users — Ecosystem reach

How to distribute music go Kakao Music

1. Open free account: Sign up with your email for 7-day free trial. No need card.

2. Upload your release: Add your WAV or FLAC audio, 3000×3000px cover art and the release details: title, artist, genre and copyright line.

3. Choose Kakao Music: Pick Kakao Music and the other store wey you want for the submit step. Set the release date at least 2 weeks ahead so every store go get time to ingest am.

4. Pick plan and submit: Choose yearly plan from $15. We go review your release come deliver am, normally within 24 hours, so e fit go live for Kakao Music on your release date.

KakaoTalk Integration

Kakao Music dey join with KakaoTalk — Korea main messaging app wey 93% of di South Korean population dey use.

Korea Market Coverage

Kakao Music dey add another Korean touchpoint alongside Melon (wey Kakao too own) — full coverage of di Korean market.

Social Sharing

Listeners dey share music straight inside KakaoTalk chat — organic music discovery through Korea most-used communication platform.

Kakao Pay Integration

Smooth payment through Kakao Pay — premium subscription conversion wey no get wahala for Korean listeners.

Artist Profile

Your own artist page wey get biography, discography, and streaming analytics for di Korean market.

Melon Synergy

Kakao Corp own both Kakao Music and Melon — distribution to Kakao Music dey stretch your presence across di whole Kakao music ecosystem.

Spilix dey deliver your music go Kakao Music and 100+ other store from one single upload. You still dey own your music 100%.

Question wey plenty people dey ask.

How long before my release go live?

After you submit, dem go review the release come deliver am go the store wey you choose — normally within 24 hours. Each store get im own ingestion window, so set the release date at least 2 weeks ahead so release-day delay no go happen.

The 7-day trial need credit card?

No. Sign up with just your email come explore the dashboard for 7 days: build release as draft, transfer your catalog, set up artist and smart link. To push release go store and buy add-on need paid plan — pick one anytime you ready. Nothing dey charge automatic.

I go still own my music?

Always. You dey grant Spilix non-exclusive licence only so we fit deliver to the store wey you choose, and you fit request takedown any time.

I fit change from another distributor and keep my UPC/ISRC?

Yes. Tick "This release been distribute before" for the editor come enter your existing UPC and original release date so your stream and code go carry over instead of creating duplicate.