Korea’s largest mobile messaging app KakaoTalk enters the Philippines

KakaoTalk, Korea’s largest mobile messaging service and mobile social platform, is the latest enhanced messaging app to be introduced in the Philippines.
Currently, enhanced mobile messaging applications that feature calls and social engagement among users are on the rise along with the rapid expansion of 3G and 4G Internet in mobile devices.
In recent months, popular global messaging apps such as Line, WeChat, and Viber already announced their presence in the country, whose young population are discovering the advantage and benefits of these new social platforms that allow them to enjoy unlimited calls and enhanced text messaging and other social communication features using their 3G- or 4G-enabled smartphones.
“A recent study done by comScore revealed that the Internet audience in the Philippines is the fastest-growing in Southeast Asia, growing by 22% since March 2012,” says Tim Jang, director of Kakao Philippines.
“We are confident that we will be able to provide the right product at the right time to satisfy the needs of the local consumers. The country has been especially robust in the past years and we are confident that KakaoTalk will do well in such a promising environment. We are truly glad to finally launch KakaoTalk in the Philippines.”
The official launch of KakaoTalk last week also introduced its first local TV commercial that feature Korean super group BigBang alongside Filipino pop idol, Sarah Geronimo. The TVC showcased different features of KakaoTalk and the various ways Big Bang and Sarah keep in touch through free one on one voice calls, group chat, expressive animated emoticons and group voice calls.

Created by Korean mobile messaging and social platform company, Kakao Corporation, KakaoTalk is a free instant messaging application that provides not just free one on one messaging and group text messaging, but also free voice calls supporting one on one calls or group call with as many as five participants.
While it began as a mobile messaging service, the application has slowly evolved into a multi-facet platform that offers a wide range of content and services including business marketing, commerce, games, digital content, and fashion in Korea.
Building on the success in Korea, Kakao Corp has recently began to aggressively pursue global expansion of the application by driving business operations and marketing activities in regions such as Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and now, the Philippines.
In the Phillippines, Kakao Corp will first focus on helping familiarize Filipino users with KakaoTalk, while continuously listening to feedback in order to provide timely localized features that accommodate the needs of the market.

Globally, KakaoTalk is present in 230 countries, servicing 13 different languages. KakaoTalk is available on the iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows, Bada and PC. For more information, visit their website at http://www.kakao.com/talk/en.