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KakaoTalk

Literal Translation
The dominant messaging platform in South Korea, used by approximately 93% of the population. Not an app people choose to use — functional infrastructure for Korean social, commercial, and government communication. The KakaoTalk Friends emoticon characters are their own cultural phenomenon.