SEOUL -- South Korea's Hanteo Chart will be able to provide accurate real-time data on k-pop album sales at home and abroad to fans, based on data collected by an online open market platform abroad.
eBay Korea, a subsidiary of the global e-commerce giant eBay, said Monday in a statement that it has formed a strategic alliance with Hanteo Chart, compiling domestic album sales and also overseas data provided by G-Market. eBay Korea acquired G-Market, an e-commerce platform, in 2009.
Hanteo Chart is one of South Korea's two largest album sales chart companies.