Kakao Friends

'Kakao Friends' are featured characters based on KakaoTalk emoticons released in November 2012 by Kakao, managed by their subsidiary Kakao Friends Corporation. The company carries out character related businesses.

The character illustrator is Kwon Soon-ho, also known by his pen name Hozo. Kakao Friends has been used in various products and commercials, and has gained popularity and have become beloved characters in South Korea.

Now here are the characters:

Muzi: Curious and playful, Muzi is actually a piece of takuan (also known as Danmuji in Korean) in rabbit clothes. HOZO stated that he thought of a takuan while thinking about a character that could represent the colours yellow and brown, which are the corporate colours of KakaoTalk.

Con: Con, who looks like a small crocodile, is the one who raised Muzi. HOZO stated that Con is a character with a lot of secrets, always showing only the side of his face.

Apeach: Apeach has the setting of escaping from a peach tree after learning that he became monoecious due to a genetic modification. They are a playful character, and also an adolescent character in their late teens to early twenties.

Jay-G: Jay-G is a mole character who was sent to find a rabbit's liver as an agent from the underground country. So, he chases after Muzi for his (or her) liver. He apparently renamed himself Jay-G, after looking up to the American hip-hop artist, Jay-Z.

Frodo: Frodo is a rich-born dog from the city. He has a complex that he is a mixed-blooded dog. He usually wears a red dog collar or a tie. Frodo is officially a couple with Neo, the cat character, and shows affection.

Neo: Neo is a cat character with a bob cut wig and she is the lover of Frodo. The company stated that Neo is the representative fashionista of the Kakao Friends characters who love shopping.

Tube: Tube is a cowardly, weak-minded duck. He has the complex for his small feet so he wears flippers. If he feels extreme fear or anger, he spits fire out of his mouth and turns into a crazy green duck.

Ryan: The character named Ryan was newly announced on January 22, 2016. At first glance, he looks like a bear but he is a lion that doesn’t have a mane. Ryan was a successor to the throne of Doong Doong Island, but he decided royalty was not for him. A lot of people misunderstand him because of his expressionless face, but he’s the trustworthy mentor who has delicate emotions.

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