Morning Musume Reunion: Legendary Girl Group Meets Through Music Streaming

Japanese distributor Nexton, the first global DSP to distribute Morning Musume catalog

[서울=뉴시스]Reporter Jaehoon Lee = Legendary Japanese girl group ‘Morning Musume’ and ‘Hello! All tracks from ‘Hello! Project’ can be enjoyed by streaming around the world. According to UP-FRONT WORKS, a large Japanese label, and NexTone, a large Japanese music distributor, on the 14th, ‘Hello!’, including Morning Musume, has been released since the previous day. The entire song catalog of ‘Project’ artists was distributed on a global digital music platform. ‘Hello!’, including all Morning Musume songs that have been restricted from streaming service use. This is a project that presents the vast music assets of the artists under the ‘Project’ to fans around the world. In particular, all previous songs that led to the golden age of J-pop are included, including the hit song ‘LOVE Machine’, which was very popular in Japan. The music released this time amounts to a total of 1,378 songs, including the latest songs from 7 groups, including Morning Musume.’26, ANGERME, and Juice=Juice. If you add the music sources released sequentially from 2024, you can see a massive catalog of a total of 3,219 songs. An official said, “There have been continuous and strong requests from global fans to enjoy the music of Morning Musume and other Hello! project artists through streaming,” and added, “We are happy to finally be able to officially showcase it through major platforms around the world.” This sound source can be enjoyed on major global platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music. It is not available on domestic music services such as Melon and Genie. This music distribution will be carried out in 2028 for ‘Hello! It is also part of a large project commemorating the 30th anniversary of the project. Starting with this global distribution, Nexton and Kite will operate a special website that introduces the artists’ history and playlist.
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