Most Popular Characters in Korea

Can you guess the most popular character in Korea?

The most popular characters in Korea are ‘Kakao Friends’ (카카오 프렌즈).

‘Kakao Friends’ are the characters featured on the most popular messenger app in Korea. They first started receiving a lot of attention in Korea through messenger emojis.

Recently, Kakao has expanded their product market by producing not only emojis but also stationery, household items, and character dolls. You can see Kakao Friends practically everywhere in Korea!

The second most popular character in Korea is ‘Porong Porong Pororo’ (뽀롱 뽀롱 뽀로로).

‘Pororo’ is the main character of a popular animated TV series for kids. Parents with young children call him ‘뽀통령’ [bbo-tong-ryeong], which means ‘the president for kids’.

뽀통령 [bbo-tong-ryeong]

= 뽀로로 [bbo-ro-ro] (pororo) + 대통령 [de-tong-ryeong] (president)

The next most popular characters are ‘Zzangu’ (짱구는 못말려) in 3rd place, ‘Pokemon’ (포켓몬) in 4th place, and ‘Doraemon’ (도라에몽) in 5th place.

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