Popular K-Pop Idol Calls Out Korea’s Most-Used App— Sparks Massive Reactions

Netizens agreed with him.

Recently, Korea’s most popular messenger app, KakaoTalk, received massive backlash after undergoing a huge platform update.

Being one of the most essential methods of communication in Korea, this makeover was not received well by the public.

Korea’s Most-Used App Becomes The Most Hated Overnight

Most recently, TXT’s Beomgyu also spoke out about his frustration regarding the upgrade.

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“Okay, but why is the KakaoTalk update being done on its own? I hate anything being changed suddenly, and I really dislike that the app has been updated. Not sure if it’s okay to say this, but this update is awful.

If the update is done automatically, they should have the option to return to the previous version. As someone who enjoys analog things, it’s hard for me when so many things change at once.”

— Beomgyu

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I understand they have to add something groundbreaking for the update, but did they really have to make it more difficult to navigate and add unnecessary features? I was so annoyed when the update happened without me knowing about it. And I am not interested in the profile photos, but it’s become a photo gallery. Ok, I’ll stop being angry now.

— Beomgyu

Although he was frustrated with the update, he added that he respected and understood the developer’s reasoning behind it.

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“Not a single person likes the update. Who is this update for? I agree! Okay, I’ll stop here. The developer could be reading this.

But I really think it’s great that they continue to create something new and update it for users. Thank you for all your hard work.”

— Beomgyu

K-Netizens praised his statement and agreed that this update didn’t benefit anyone.

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• “I usually update immediately, but turned off automatic updates because of this.”
• “He ain’t wrong!”
• “He seems really mad about this LOL.”
• This is precisely how I feel.”
• “He’s stating facts…that’s our Beomgyu!”
• “What’s with the ending statement? Making a sudden ending LOL.”
• “Is there any way to cancel the update?

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