Line Friends

Line Friends
Type	Characters
Inventor	Kang Byeong Mok; (South Korean Designer)
Inception	2011
Manufacturer	IPX Corporation; Naver Corporation
Available	Yes
Website	www.linefriends.com

Line Friends (stylized as LINE FRIENDS) are featured characters, invented by South Korean designer Kang Byeong Mok, based on the stickers from diverse applications of the South Korean internet search giant Naver Corporation and the Japanese messaging app Line. Released in 2015, the characters are used in various products, animations, games, cafes, hotels and theme parks. In addition to its online presence, physical stores featuring Line Friends have opened in cities around the world. The brand has currently managed by its subsidiary Line Friends Corporation since 2015.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ "Line Friends Has Plans for Global Domination | License! Global". www.licensemag.com. August 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
^ FRIENDS, LINE. "LINE FRIENDS to Open First Official U.S. Store in New York's Time Square in July". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved April 2, 2018.
^ "A popular messaging app inspired Times Square's latest tourist trap". Engadget. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
^ "스마트 폰 속 이모티콘, 세상 밖으로". 시사매거진 바이트. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
^ "'라인(LINE)'은 일본製일까 한국製일까". 프레스맨 (in Korean). July 5, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

[1] "Line Friends Has Plans for Global Domination | License! Global". www.licensemag.com. August 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

[2] FRIENDS, LINE. "LINE FRIENDS to Open First Official U.S. Store in New York's Time Square in July". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved April 2, 2018.

[3] "A popular messaging app inspired Times Square's latest tourist trap". Engadget. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

[4] "스마트 폰 속 이모티콘, 세상 밖으로". 시사매거진 바이트. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

[5] "'라인(LINE)'은 일본製일까 한국製일까". 프레스맨 (in Korean). July 5, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2017.

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