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im Kang-eun is an emoticon
collector, and she has 33 se-
Kries of different emoticons
in her KakaoTalk account, the most
popular instant messaging application
in South Korea. As there are at least
24 emoticons in one series, she owns
nearly 1,000 emoticons.
“My favourite emoticon is
Emoticon is popular among Koreans for its cute ‘I’m a university student’ series de-

and delicate way of delivering emotion. signed by Yurang. There are 24 ani-
mated emoticons in the series, fea-
By Chaelim Kim turing university life such as staying
up late doing assignments, skipping
lectures and stressing out because of
grades.”
“It speaks my heart as a uni-
versity student,” Kim says. She says
emoticons help her express her emo-