Kokone, , Korean version released...Pollution-Free - Stimulus-Free Clean Avatar Targeting Fans' Hearts

Oct 25, 2024

Kokone, Lively Island, Pocket Twin Korean version released...Pollution-Free - Stimulus-Free Clean Avatar Targeting Fans' Hearts



Kokone Group will release global hit services "Lively Island" and "Pocket Twin" in Korean in November.

Kokone M (CEO Grace Yoon), the Korean subsidiary of Kokone Group, will release the Korean version of "Lively Island" on the market on November 7 and the Korean version of "Pocket Twin" on November 28.

Founded in Japan in 2008 by Korean IT company Chairman Chun Yang-hyun, Kokone Group has dominated Japan in social service apps using avatars such as Pokémon Koro and Hello Sweet Days (Korean service name: Hello Kitty Sweet Party). Currently, it has established corporations in eight cities in six countries around the world, including New York, Tallinn, Shanghai, centering on Seoul, Tokyo, and Fukuoka, and provides unique virtual world service apps centered on avatars and decorations.



"Lively Island" has been a hit since its release in 2021, with 10 million downloads as of October 2024. Rivly, born in alchemy, is a service app that fosters and empathizes with mysterious creatures, and is currently gaining popularity around the world in Japanese, English, and Chinese. The fourth language, the Korean language service, starts with the fact that the Lively Research Institute, which had been only one of the world, opened in Seoul.

Kokone, Lively Island, Pocket Twin Korean version released...Pollution-Free - Stimulus-Free Clean Avatar Targeting Fans' Hearts
If "Lively Island" is a service aimed at teenagers to adults, "Pocket Corot Twin" with 16 million downloads is a service that focuses on teenagers. Unlike ordinary avatar services, there are cute twin avatars, and customers can enjoy various role plays by decorating these two avatars as same-sex friends and opposite-sex friends.



Grace Yoon Kokone M, CEO of the two services, expressed confidence, saying, `I'm glad to be able to bring out the emotional Kokone's pollution-free services to domestic consumers, far from violence or irritation.' `Korean consumers who expect various activities in a virtual world different from reality through avatars will not be able to escape the fun of and .

"Lively Island" will make advance reservations on October 25 and "Pocket Twin" will be made through its website and app store from November 14, and users participating in advance reservations will receive various benefits, including special items.





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