LINE Expands Creative Platform with LINKIN PARK

LINE Expands Creative Platform with LINKIN PARK

Frontman Mike Shinoda Adds Personal Touch to Original Linkin Park Sticker Set

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- LINE Euro-Americas Corporation (subsidiary of LINE Corporation, owner and operator of the free call and messaging app LINE) announces a new creative collaboration with multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning rock band LINKIN PARK.

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Linkin Park released their first free sticker pack today on November 7 at the 12(th) International LPU Summit in Amsterdam. Co-lead vocalist and producer, Mike Shinoda personally edited and refined the exclusive 16-sticker set, which captures the band's essence, highlights each member's distinct personality and allows users to convey a multitude of sentiments.

"I had a great time working with LINE on these stickers," said Shinoda. "I'm always looking for new ways to connect with the fans, and this was a really fun project. I wanted my first sticker pack to really reflect the individual personalities of my bandmates, with the same authenticity we put into our music."

LINE allows the band to personally connect with their millions of fans by offering them exclusive content, sneak-peeks and one-on-one interaction through their Official Account. LINE is a lifestyle, the hottest all-in-one creative platform, creating a new visual language and bridging the world of tech and entertainment.

LINKIN PARK LINE Official Account link: http://bit.ly/LINELPOA
LINKIN PARK sticker set link: http://bit.ly/LPLINEstickers

About LINE Corporation
LINE Corporation is based in Japan and develops and operates the LINE app for smartphones. Since launching in June 2011, the LINE app has grown into a global service used in 230 countries, ranking first in the free app category in 60 countries. LINE offers free one-to-one and group messaging, as well as free domestic and international voice and video calls. LINE also includes a wide array of social elements such as fun and expressive stickers, a personal Home, a Timeline, and numerous LINE family apps, including LINE games and LINE camera. For more information about LINE, please visit http://linecorp.com/en/

About LINKIN PARK
LINKIN PARK is a Grammy-Award-winning, multi-platinum alternative rock band comprised of co-lead vocalist, Chester Bennington, drummer/percussionist, Rob Bourdon, guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave 'Phoenix' Farrell, DJ, programmer Joe Hahn and Mike Shinoda - co-lead vocals, keyboards, guitar. The band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide, and is the biggest band on Facebook - with over 64 million fans and counting.In the span of time since 2000, when Linkin Park debuted on the Billboard 200 - no other artist has had more top 10 singles on the Alternative chart, and no other band has achieved more #1 albums this century. Their sixth studio album, The Hunting Party reached #1 in the iTunes store of 67 different countries. On their most recent touring cycle, the band played to over a million people, in 79 shows, on six continents. In 2005, Linkin Park founded Music For Relief, a 501 © (3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to victims of natural disasters and the prevention of such disasters. Since its inception, Music For Relief has raised over 6 million dollars for victims of multiple disasters across four continents. The organization was recognized by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for the Download to Donate program to raise funds and awareness in the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake. In recognition of its humanitarian work, Linkin Park received a 2011 Global Leadership Award from the United Nations Foundation. www.linkinpark.com

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CONTACT: Carolyn Zweifel, IDPR for LINE, Phone: 323-822-4800, Email: teamline@id-pr.com

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