카카오톡 업데이트 관련 밈

The "KakaoTalk Update Related Meme" is a collective term for various internet trends that satirize user complaints and criticisms arising after a major update to South Korea's leading messenger app, 'KakaoTalk,' in September 2025.

It emerged on September 23, 2025, when KakaoTalk underwent a significant update for the first time in 15 years.

The KakaoTalk Update Related Meme criticizes KakaoTalk's attempt to deviate from its core messenger functions and transform into a social media platform similar to Instagram.

• Stale-smelling ○○ / Sheun-stagram: After the KakaoTalk update, when the 'Friends' tab changed to a feed format like Instagram and short-form videos were introduced, mocking expressions like "Stale-smelling Instagram" (쉰내나는 인스타그램) or "Sheun-stagram" (쉰스타그램) emerged among the younger generation. This reflects criticism that KakaoTalk's forced attempt to follow youth trends made it feel old-fashioned and outdated. It also connects to the 'Young Forty' (영포티) meme, implying that the new aesthetic would appeal more to people in their 40s.

Primarily used actively by young people in their teens and twenties who were dissatisfied with KakaoTalk's changes. However, as KakaoTalk is the 'national messenger,' critical public opinion about the update formed across all generations.

• "Never update KakaoTalk."
• "It turned into a stale-smelling Instagram."
• "Why do I have to be forced to see Manager Kim's vacation photos?"
• Many images and videos comparing KakaoTalk's screen before and after the update were shared.

As this meme contains direct criticism and satire of a specific individual or company, it is advisable to consider the intensity and impact of the content when using it.

"KakaoTalk" (카카오톡): Pronounced "Kah-kah-oh-talk". The full meme name, "KakaoTalk Update Related Meme," is pronounced as its English words suggest.