Japan & Korea × Music, Audio & Creator Economy

Music, Audio & Creator Economy in Japan & Korea

5 music, audio & creator economy providers across Japan & Korea, publishing 2 APIs.

5 providers 2 published APIs 34 indexed documents

Music, Audio & Creator Economy across Japan & Korea — 5 providers on the APIs.io network sit in both cohorts, and between them they publish 2 indexed APIs.

2 of the 5 publish at least one machine-readable API; 3 publish nothing indexed at all. That split is the first thing worth reading here — a vertical can be well represented in a market and still have almost no programmable surface.

By Kin Score band: 3 minimal, 1 thin, and 1 emerging.

Leading by rating: Rakuten, Kakao Entertainment, B612, 2bytes, and Tumblbug.

Region membership is derived from three explicit signals — a provider tag, a provider-name pattern, or a stated headquarters in the provider’s own description. This is a map of stated headquarters, not of markets served.

Providers (5)

Provider Description APIs Rating
Rakuten Rakuten Group is a Japan-headquartered internet conglomerate spanning e-commerce (Rakuten Ichiba), fintech (Rakuten Bank, Rakuten Card, Rakuten Securities), digital content (Rak... 1 thin
Kakao Entertainment Kakao Entertainment Corp. is the South Korean entertainment subsidiary of Kakao Corp., formed from the 2021 merger of Kakao Page and Kakao M. It operates three business lines — ... 1 emerging
B612 B612 is a consumer selfie and beauty camera application for iOS and Android, published globally by SNOW Corporation and operated in mainland China as B612咔叽 (B612 Kaji) by Yirui... 0 minimal
2bytes 2bytes Corporation (투바이트) is a South Korean game services and publishing company founded in 2020 in Seoul, providing game localization, QA testing, player support, content marke... 0 minimal
Tumblbug Tumblbug (텀블벅) is a South Korean reward-based crowdfunding platform for creators, where makers launch projects and backers pledge funds to bring creative works — comics, games, ... 0 minimal

Indexed API documents (34)

Two numbers, both real: these providers publish 2 APIs as their own documents, which the catalog indexes split one-per-resource into 34 documents.

Rakuten Ichiba Item Search API

Rakuten
Keyword and parameter search across all Rakuten Ichiba marketplace items, returning item titles, prices, images, shop information, and ra...

Rakuten Ichiba Genre Search API

Rakuten
Returns the hierarchical genre tree used to categorize items across Rakuten Ichiba, enabling category navigation and browse-based product...

Rakuten Ichiba Tag Search API

Rakuten
Returns tags associated with a genre, supporting faceted navigation and refinement of Ichiba item browse.

Rakuten Ichiba Ranking API

Rakuten
Returns top-ranked items across Rakuten Ichiba by genre, age, and gender, used for trend and bestseller displays.

Rakuten Item Price Navi API

Rakuten
Price Navi (Product Search) returns aggregated product records with multi-shop price comparisons, ratings, and review metadata for Ichiba.

Rakuten Books Total Search API

Rakuten
Unified search across all Rakuten Books catalogs (books, CDs, DVDs, games, software, magazines), returning normalized product records and...

Rakuten Books Book Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten Books for Japanese-language and translated books by title, author, ISBN, publisher, and other metadata.

Rakuten Books CD Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten Books CD catalog by title, artist, label, and release date.

Rakuten Books DVD / Blu-ray Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten Books DVD and Blu-ray catalog including movies, TV, anime, and live performances.

Rakuten Books Foreign Book Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten Books foreign-language books catalog (mostly English-language).

Rakuten Books Magazine Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten Books magazine catalog by title, publisher, and issue date.

Rakuten Books Game Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten Books video game catalog across major consoles and platforms.

Rakuten Books Software Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten Books PC software catalog.

Rakuten Books Genre Search API

Rakuten
Returns the genre tree for Rakuten Books, used for browse and navigation across the unified Books catalog.

Rakuten Kobo eBook Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten Kobo's eBook catalog for digital reading content across Japanese and international titles.

Rakuten Kobo Genre Search API

Rakuten
Returns the Kobo eBook genre hierarchy for browse and filter.

Rakuten Travel Simple Hotel Search API

Rakuten
Lightweight keyword and area search over Rakuten Travel's Japanese hotel inventory, returning hotel name, location, and basic descriptors.

Rakuten Travel Hotel Detail Search API

Rakuten
Returns full hotel detail records including amenities, addresses, images, and access information for one or more Rakuten Travel hotels by...

Rakuten Travel Vacant Hotel Search API

Rakuten
Searches for hotels with vacancy for given check-in and check-out dates, party composition, and budget filters.

Rakuten Travel Area Class API

Rakuten
Returns Rakuten Travel's hierarchical Japanese area classification (prefecture / region / detail), used to scope hotel searches and build...

Rakuten Travel Keyword Hotel Search API

Rakuten
Full-text keyword search across Rakuten Travel hotel inventory, with filters for area, price, and rating.

Rakuten Travel Hotel Chain List API

Rakuten
Returns the list of hotel chains available on Rakuten Travel, used to scope searches to a specific brand.

Rakuten Travel Hotel Ranking API

Rakuten
Returns top-ranked Rakuten Travel hotels by area and category for trend, bestseller, and recommendation displays.

Rakuten Recipe Category List API

Rakuten
Returns the Rakuten Recipe category hierarchy (large, medium, small) used for browse navigation of user-submitted Japanese recipes.

Rakuten Recipe Category Ranking API

Rakuten
Returns top-ranked recipes within a Rakuten Recipe category, with images, ingredients, and recipe URLs.

Rakuten GORA Golf Course Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten GORA Japanese golf courses by name, area, and facility attributes.

Rakuten GORA Golf Course Detail API

Rakuten
Returns full golf course detail records on Rakuten GORA including holes, yardage, fees, access, and amenities.

Rakuten GORA Golf Plan Search API

Rakuten
Search Rakuten GORA tee-time plans by course, date, party size, and budget — used to surface bookable golf rounds.

Rakuten Pay Merchant API

Rakuten
Rakuten Pay is Rakuten's e-money / QR payment service for Japan, integrated by merchants directly or via PSPs. The merchant API handles o...

Rakuten RMS (Merchant Server) API

Rakuten
RMS (Rakuten Merchant Server) is the operational API for Rakuten Ichiba sellers, covering item management, order management, shipping, in...

Rakuten Ichibagt API

Rakuten
The Ichibagt API from Rakuten — 1 operation(s) for ichibagt.

Rakuten Ichibams API

Rakuten
The Ichibams API from Rakuten — 1 operation(s) for ichibams.

Rakuten Ichibaranking API

Rakuten
The Ichibaranking API from Rakuten — 1 operation(s) for ichibaranking.

Melon MCP Server

Kakao Entertainment
Melon's first-party remote Model Context Protocol server, published by Kakao Entertainment's AI Application Technology team. Streamable H...

Other industries in Japan & Korea

Artificial Intelligence 36 Education & EdTech 21 Data & Analytics 20 Digital Health & Telehealth 14 Healthcare 14 IoT & Connected Devices 14 Supply Chain & Procurement 14 Telecommunications & Connectivity 14 Blockchain, Crypto & Web3 13 Cybersecurity & Identity 13 Retail 13 Developer Tools & DevOps 12 All of Japan & Korea →

Music, Audio & Creator Economy elsewhere

North America 83 Europe 31 Greater China 27 DACH (Germany · Austria · Switzerland) 10 India & South Asia 8 France & Iberia 7 United Kingdom & Ireland 7 Nordics 5 Australia & New Zealand 4 Latin America 4 Middle East 3 Southeast Asia 3 All of Music, Audio & Creator Economy →

This page is the intersection of two independently computed cohorts: Japan & Korea and Music, Audio & Creator Economy. A provider appears here only when it is already a member of both. Japan & Korea membership is matched on tag, name pattern, stated HQ, so this is a floor rather than a census — coverage gaps show up here as small numbers, not as absent pages.

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