Music industry of East Asia

The music industry of East Asia, a region that includes China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan, is a rapidly growing economic sector that is home to some of the world's largest music markets.

Milestones

East Asia

In 2003, South Korea became the world's first music market where digital music sales surpassed those of physical formats.[1][2]

In 2012, Japan surpassed the United States as the world's largest recorded music market for the first time, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Though the U.S. remained the largest if licensing fees are included into the figures.[3] However, in the following year, Japan fell back to the second-largest music market after experiencing an 16.7 per cent decrease due to the country's reliance of CDs and slow adoption of digital services.[4][5]

In 2015, the digital music market in China is expected to be worth US$2.1 billion.[6]

Contrast with the global music industry

Although global physical music sales (such as CDs) have been declining in recent years, in East Asia (particularly Japan and South Korea), however, physical music sales have been rising consistently.[7]

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry credits this phenomenon to "K-Pop fans who want high-quality physical formats and deluxe box sets".[7]

According to a music executive from Universal Music Group, CDs are becoming "the new merchandise in Asia".[8]

Ranking

The following table lists the total revenues of the music markets of East Asia:

Rank Country Revenue in 2014
(in million USD)		 Growth rate Source
1  Japan 2627.9 -5.5% [9]
2  South Korea 265.8 19.2% [9]
3  China (PRC) 105.2 5.6% [9]
4  Taiwan N/A[a] N/A
5  Hong Kong N/A[a] N/A

Notes^

  • ^ Statistics for 2014 unavailable. In 2010, the IFPI recorded total sales for Taiwan and Hong Kong at 56.3 and 37.8 million USD, respectively.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marchand, Ruby. "Trade Mission Engages Key Korean Music Professionals". Grammy Award. Retrieved 2013-01-14. ...It's also the first country where digital surpassed physical sales.
  2. ↑ McClure, Steve (2006). Billboard Vol. 118, No. 18. Billboard. p. 23. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ↑ Kyodo News (9 April 2013). "Japan surpasses US as world's biggest recorded music market". ABS-CBN News Channel. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Japan drags down global music market". BBC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Karp, Hannah; Inada, Miho (18 March 2014). "Japan Hits a Sour Note on Music Sales". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Steven Millward (December 4, 2015). "Already bigger than Spotify, China’s search engine giant doubles down on streaming music". Tech In Asia. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Francis Keeling, Universal Music’s Global Head of Digital Business: Google Streaming Service ‘Is the Biggest Funnel We Can Have’". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2013. According to IFPI, global physical format sales declined from 61% in 2011 to an estimated 58% in 2012. However, in Japan, CD and DVD sales posted strong increases (sales numbers or percentages were not provided). While in South Korea physical sales are expected to rise for the third consecutive year, with IFPI crediting K-Pop fans who want high-quality physical formats and deluxe box sets, with driving the format's sustained popularity.
  8. ↑ Lindvall, Helienne. "How K-Pop & J-Pop Are Saving Physical Music Sales". Digital Music News. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 "RIAJ Yearbook 2015: IFPI 2013, 2014. Global Sales of Recorded Music" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan. 2015-04-24. p. 24. Retrieved 2015-06-06.
  10. ↑ "RIAJ: Yearbook 2012, IFPI 2010 Report: 31. Global Sales of Recorded Music by Country in 2010 (Page 24)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
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