Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

More than just cute: Kakao emoticons become bellwether of Korea's investor zeitgeist

Every time the Korean stock market swings sharply, something else moves along with it: the Emoticon live rankings on KakaoTalk, the country's dominant instant messaging app.

2026-03-25

Kakao to raise prices of emojis for iOS users from Oct. 6

Kakao will raise the price of its emojis starting Oct. 6 for iOS users, following Apple’s announcement last month that it would increase the price of in-app products in some countries. Apple said on Sept. 19 that it will bring up the price ...

2022-10-02

K-pop idols take brunt of anti-Chinese sentiment

A cold war is raging in K-pop idols’ comment sections. Hostility between Korean and Chinese netizens has reached an all-time high since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off, due to cultural disputes and accusations of biased refereeing ...

2022-02-15

Brave Girls releases collection of 24 emojis on KakaoTalk

Girl group Brave Girls released a collection of 24 emojis for mobile messaging app KakaoTalk on Monday. The collection is called “Breezy Bbeugirl Wind! Bbeugirlticon.” “Bbeugirl” is the group’s nickname which comes from the first and last sound...

2021-07-26