[Monday Newspaper = Reporter Wang Jin-hwa]Kakao launched’Emoji Plus’, a monthly flat-rate emoticon service.
According to the IT industry on the 12th, Kakao released’Emoji Plus’, which allows unlimited use of emoticons through my subscription, for 3900 won per month.
Regular payment occurs on the regular payment date set monthly according to the Kakao Paid Service Terms and Conditions.
Emoticon Plus is a monthly subscription service in which you pay a fee and use unlimited emoticons for a specific period.
It is a strategy to expand consumers’ choices by maintaining the sale of single products in the same way as before.
If you subscribe to Emoji Plus, you can experience free for a month, and emoticons required for conversation are automatically recommended and can be sent faster. It is explained that it is recommended based on personal preferences.
In addition, it is explained that the’random emoticon’ can further enhance the fun of the conversation.
When you pull or touch the keyboard area, an emoticon appears randomly among the automatically recommended emoticons. If you like it, you can send it directly to the chat room.
Emoticons are organized with keywords for each situation and emotion, making it easier to find the emoticon you want.
Earlier, on November 24 last year, Kakao announced that it will introduce a new emoji service with a flat rate system from the first half of 2021.
Some believe that Emoji Plus will not only generate stable sales, but also increase overall sales of emoticons, unlike existing single purchases.
Meanwhile, the emoticons provided by Emoji Plus are regularly or irregularly updated and changed, and some emoticons may be suspended or restricted without a separate notice according to the policies of the emoticon maker and the company.
The free trial (experience) period is provided only for the first time, and is not provided again even if the subscription is withdrawn or terminated after partial or full use of the free trial period.
If you are not a KakaoTalk user, you cannot use Emoticon Plus, and functions provided or implemented operations may differ depending on the type of device and OS version. Minimum supported KakaoTalk version is Android/iOS 9.1.7, Windows 3.2.0, Mac 2.8.3.