Hi guys my name is suhyun kim and I will introduce korea online platform Main presenter : Suhyun Kim sub-presenter: Sojung Kim, Minseong Kim INDEX 1 Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk (Korea's representitive messenger) 2 Introducing useful Korea's online platform (ex. Coupang, secondhand shop app , delivery app , style commerce platform , night delivery, interior app, etc.) So today guys I will talk about Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk and.,I will Introduce Korea's online shopping platform I think would be really helpful if you guys knew about them and had them that way your life in korea will be fully functional when you arrive. Most Popular Messaging Apps Worldwide 2023 | Similarweb Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk This is the map about most popular messaging apps by country. Green is Facebook messenger. We can see green in US and Canada. Blue is whatsapp. We can know that North amarica and euorpe mainly use whatsapp..In korea it’s seems like a black dot. This is a kakako talk. Korea’s main messenger, Kakao talk Kakao talk So the first app I want to introduce is called kakaotalk. Does anyone already knows about kakaotalk? Good. i think you have probably heard about kakaotalk even in dramas I guess they’re using that. anyway ,It’s main messenger app in Korea. I use kakaotalk everyday to talk to anyone. The most common chatting app is Kakao talk Korea’s main messenger, Kakao talk This is a graph showing the apps that Koreans use most often. The most frequently used app by Koreans is kakao talk. Ninety-five percent of Koreans use KakaoTalk. If someone is asking you for your line id in a dating scenario like I’m sorry this is just straight facts it’s because they’re cheating on their girlfriend. It’s because they want to keep these things veryvery separate it’s because they have a profile that doesn’t have her on it where their kakakotalk profile is like all pictures of them as a couple. They have expanded their business into many areas. There are Kakao games, Kakao Pay, Kakao Taxi, Kakao Bike, Kakao Certificate, Kakao Navigation, Kakao Map, Kakao Music, etc. Korea’s main messenger, Kakao talk You should download kakaotalk when you visit Korea. Everything is connected to kakaotalk. It is so much more than a messaging app. They have expanded their business into many areas. There are Kakao games, Kakao Pay, Kakao Taxi, Kakao Bike, Kakao Certificate, Kakao Navigation, Kakao Map and Kakao Music and so on Korea’s main messenger, Kakao talk Kakao Pay Kakaotalk is connected to something called kakako pay which you can use to buy stuff online, so it’s really really handy. You can send money through kakaotalk so there’s like a kakaopay which basically you take money out of your bank account and put it in this virtual wallet in kakaotalk and then you just send your friends money back and forth like instead of splitting the bill at a restaurant. So easy and basically. Korea’s main messenger, Kakao talk Emoticons in Kakao talk It’s something you need and also it’s something quite cute because they have a lot of cute emoticons that people use. and I’ve bought a few as well because they’re just fun to have they’re like a two dollars and I just use them all the time so to me it’s money well spent. But don’t worry, there’s a free emoticons in kakaotalk. And The company created an system that users can design it themselves. Korea’s main messenger, Kakao talk Kakao friends shop And when you visit Korea, you can see a lot of kakao characters, in Kakao friends shop, there’s many goods about kakaotalk characters. Korea’s main messenger, Kakao talk Kakao Taxi An essential app for me is an app called kakaotaxi, kakaotaxi is basically how I call a car. we do have uber in Korea but I don’t know I just prefer kakao taxi. It’s just a lot easier and you can order your car no big deal and if you’re out like in the night time or whatever it’s just the best way to call a car. Forming relationships through introduction an impromptu relationship with an anonymous person Koreans do not prefer to talk to strangers. if they want to meet new people, Koreans usually prefer to meet people through introductions. Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk Now, I will talk about Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk There are two case of forming relationships. Koreans do not prefer to talk to strangers. Koreans don't do small talk with strangers. if they want to meet new people, Koreans usually prefer to meet people through introductions. Relationships are formed after having a conversation. Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk So, for example, in the US, Twitter is very active. user can see who is talking about the field I am interested in, and if there is someone I want to talk to, I can reply to that person. Then they meet offline and become friends. I think that's the charm of American social media. Relationships are formed before having a conversation. Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk In korea, when offline, Someone invites the person and gets close together. Kakao Talk group chat are also operated in that way. I think this fits well with the way Koreans used to manage their connections. Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk When many people eat together at a restuarnat, they pay separately. However, in Korea, one person completes all the payments and pays through Kakao Talk. Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk You can send money to your friends quickly on Kakao Talk. Kakao Talk automatically calculates how much money should be divided. I Know that you guys use the revolute to send a money to your friends. but i think korean send a money more often than other country people. Because there is a culture of sharing food So we don't just calculate our own food. Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk I heard that Americans don't feel awkward even if they meet friends after a long time. Koreans think it becomes awkward if they don't contact each other. So,When Koreans don't want to lose contact with their distant friends, they send gifts through Kakao Talk. They send gifts and continue the conversation on kakaotalk. And Koreans often send gifts through Kakao Talk on their friends' birthdays. Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk they should show themselves the same in any social situation the role should change well depending on the situation. ME ME MOM Teacher Friend Wife Teacher MOM Child Westerners thinks that they should show themselves the same in any social situation. When they feel that they are consistent people, their confidence and happiness increase. But Korean was not. A good son in front of his mother, a sweet husband in front of his wife, and a charismatic father to his children. In this way, the role should change well depending on the situation. That way, in Korea, they feel that I am living a good life. Relationship between Koreans offline culture and Kakao talk Multi-profile I think multi-profile fits well with Korean culture. you can make a profile based on the situation on Kakao Talk. . Kakaotalk is a chatting service that suits the culture of Koreans. I think it has become a country where people of all ages can enjoy this Internet space because it has almost brought offline culture. Second-hand trading app ‘Karrot’ There’s an app that’s kind of been like widespread now in Korea it’s called 당근마켓 and it’s basically where you can buy and sell your used items. It’s the out there it’s probably gonna help you when you’re moving out of Korea and when you’re moving into your apartment because you can treat a lot of stuff. you can sell, you can buy ,second hand things (furniture, clothes, bike, smart phone even coffee like starbucks giftcard) everyting and everyone is on 당근마켓. It’s the app that it’s gonna save you a ton of money. Interior application ‘오늘의 집’ 오늘의 집 is an interior application. It’s basically people who upload their room their home with the things they bought on 오늘의집 and you just get inspired so you can see the things around, you can buy big furniture like table chair mirrors or likes cutlery cups anything, and you can get it delivered. Delivery apps If you need clothes for tomorrow right away, or if you need things or ingredients or food right away, you can order them through the delivery app. Most young people in Korea buy clothes online, and delivery takes a day or two. Coupang is like amazon so most likely if you find something on 오늘의집 for your house, check on coupang first. Because it might be cheaper. And when you buy it, you’re gonna get the items pretty soon. The food delivery app called Baemin can receive food in 30 minutes to an hour, and it is also connected to the mart, so you can buy goods at home with the application and receive them in 20 minutes In korea, delivery is very fast cause Korean land is so small. Naver Map Naver is so huge search engin company in Korea. They have a lot of branches of things. Now, I will tell you about a Naver Map. It is like the only way you’re going to find your way around and it’s really great also for riding the subway it will let you know like what door like what train car you should go to have like the fastest transfer. In Naver, you can make bookings on it and order food too actually. I will use naver to book things like my haircut. And it’s all English on the app for the most part so it’s pretty easy to navigate. Naver blog Naver blogs are used by many people to keep diaries or share information. If you search for good restaurants on Naver, you can see posts on blogs. Use blogs to find good places or get new information in Korea Thank you