Lee Jae-hoo, head of the Naver app service division (left), and Gautam Talwar, Spotify's Asia-Pacific general manager, pose for a commemorative photo./Courtesy of Naver

NAVER and the global audio and subscription streaming platform Spotify are launching a strategic collaboration.

Lee Jae-hoo, head of the NAVER app service division, and Gautam Talwar, Spotify's general manager for the Asia-Pacific region, met on the 4th at NAVER 1784 in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, to discuss ways to create synergy between the companies' services and content.

Through this partnership, the two companies will connect NAVER's various services with Spotify's vast audio catalog, including more than 100 million tracks and about 7 million podcasts. They will work together so users can easily discover and enjoy music and audio content that suits their situation, mood, and taste.

Details on the partnership and future services of the two companies will be released sequentially at a later date.

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