If two days ago we were quite surprised by the announcement by those of Cupertino Following the arrival of Apple Music on Android this fall, it has now been Line, popular for its messaging service, that is moving ahead with the launch of its own music streaming service in Japan.
While it seemed that iTunes would always have its space with iOS devices, and Spotify was going to be the dominant player in the streaming music scene for years, the lack of response from it and the lack of any of its services, has allowed Google Play Music will be revealed as a great option with its All Access, and that Line itself has thought of preparing another alternative, although it is currently in Japan. A whole repertoire of services that are available to the user and thus have more options to enjoy the best music online.
Line continues to his
Line is taking more fortitude as a service with different options and functionalities from what has been your online messaging which has even had its relevance in our country at the time. Although the arrival of Telegram caused those popularity ratings to be lowered.
What if it continues, is incorporating new features, such as games, and what is now a music streaming service, which seems right now the trend of the moment.
Line He started the testing phase of his streaming service when he offered it for $ 2 a month in Thailand last May, so that today it has been introduced in its full form in Japan. Like Apple's new service, Line Music does not have a free version, instead it offers the user the ability to enjoy 20 hours of music and a catalog of 1 million songs for $ 4 a month. For those who want unlimited access it is approximately $ 8 per month.
Line offers a lower price to students with $ 2,50 for the limited version and for the unlimited for 5 dollars.
Line and its commitment to music
Line Music users can share your songs with friends in chats and through the timeline feature of the Line itself, apart from the fact that it allows them to follow their favorite artists from it. Here we have to mention that Line is a very popular service among the most popular artists in this country.
And if Thailand has been the testing phase, and Japan the initial launch, global deployment will take a while, as a representative of Line has said that it will happen step by step. They also have plans to launch a version of their service for the web so that music can be listened to from the PC.
A service like Line, which has 205 million active users and that of which half are located in Japan, Thailand and Taiwan, it is preparing to present itself as another of the important names in this of courier services and that you have to be watching closely. You have to count on the fact that Line already offers payment services, a platform like Uber in Japan and a YouTube-like service with an online shopping feature, not forgetting the new group calling service that it launched last week. known for Popcorn Buzz.
