KakaoTV

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KakaoTV
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Screenshot of the homepage on July 20, 2021
Developer Kakao Entertainment (Kakao)
Type OTT platform
LaunchedJune 16, 2015;11 years ago (2015-06-16)
DiscontinuedJune 30, 2026 (2026-06-30)
StatusDiscontinued
Members3.07 million (as of September 21,2020) [1]
AvailabilitySouth Korea
Website tv.kakao.com

KakaoTV was a South Korean over-the-top, advertising-based and pay-per-view streaming television service, and personal broadcasting and video platform owned by Kakao Entertainment that launched on June 16, 2015. On March 5, 2026, KakaoTV announced it would cease operations on June 30, 2026, after the termination and removal of video uploads, channels, live chat, etc. [2] [3]

Contents

History

On June 16, 2015, KakaoTV was officially released. Initially, it was a website similar to Naver TV in the way that it offered the streaming broadcasts from affiliated or contracted broadcasters. [4]

On November 6, 2015, Kakao launched the "KakaoTV Live Open Chat" function which links KakaoTV's live broadcasts and Kakao Talk's open chat, allowing viewers to chat while streaming a program. [5]

On February 18, 2017, Daum tvPot was integrated with KakaoTV. [6] In 2017, KakaoTV attracted only 1.8% of streaming video viewers according to a survey of 7,426 online video streaming users. [7]

On September 1, 2020, Kakao M (now Kakao Entertainment M Company) expanded the service area of KakaoTV to OTT as it needed a platform to distribute its own dramas, entertainment programs and films. [8] [9] It accumulated 13 million views one week after its launch, [10] 58 million views after a month [11] and 106 million views after three months. [12]

While most content is short-form series with episode runtimes of 10 to 20 minutes, some created in vertical format for mobile users, [13] [14] KakaoTV also includes "mid-form" dramas with episodes ranging around 30 minutes. [15]

Original programming

Drama

TitleGenrePremiereFinaleSeasonsRuntime
Amanza Fantasy drama September 1, 2020November 3, 20201 season, 10 episodes15–19 min.
Love Revolution Teen drama September 1, 2020December 27, 20201 season, 30 episodes18–23 min.
No, Thank You Melodrama November 21, 2020March 26, 20222 seasons, 24 episodes19–26 min.
Lovestruck in the City Romantic comedy December 22, 2020February 16, 20211 season, 17 episodes29–39 min.
A Love So Beautiful Coming-of-age romantic comedy December 28, 2020February 20, 20211 season, 24 episodes21–25 min.
How to Be Thirty Romantic comedy February 23, 2021April 13, 20211 season, 15 episodes19–21 min.
Mad for Each Other Romance May 24, 2021June 21, 20211 season, 13 episodes29–39 min.
Start Up the Engine Slice of life romantic drama June 29, 2021July 20, 20211 season, 4 episodes19–27 min.
The Great Shaman Ga Doo-shim Coming-of-age fantasy drama July 30, 2021October 8, 20211 season, 12 episodes19–21 min.
Jinx Fantasy drama October 6, 2021November 6, 20211 season, 10 episodes16–24 min.
Would You Like a Cup of Coffee? Slice of life October 24, 2021December 2, 20211 season, 12 episodes24–31 min.
Fly, Again Coming-of-age drama November 13, 2021December 15, 20211 season, 10 episodes28–35 min.
NEW Love and War Romance anthology November 18, 2021December 26, 20211 season, 24 episodes21–29 min.
Shadow Beauty Romantic drama November 20, 2021December 29, 20211 season, 13 episodes20–24 min.
Mr. Lee Mystery November 29, 2021December 27, 20211 season, 5 episodes18–21 min.
Pumpkin Time Coming-of-age fantasy drama December 17, 2021December 18, 20211 season, 10 episodes20–23 min.
Love & Wish Coming-of-age December 24, 2021December 25, 20211 season, 9 episodes16–18 min.
Her Bucket List Romance December 31, 2021December 31, 20211 season, 10 episodes17–19 min.
Welcome to Wedding Hell Romance May 23, 2022June 15, 20221 season, 12 episodes34–44 min.
Once Upon a Small Town Romantic comedy September 5, 2022September 28, 20221 season, 12 episodes32–40 min.
The Blue House Family Political drama TBATBA1 season, 10 episodesTBA
Goosebumps Horror TBATBA1 season, 8 episodesTBA
Beware of Your Boyfriend Romance TBATBATBATBA
Aquaman Romance TBATBATBATBA
Is It Fun, Unrequited Love? Romance TBATBATBATBA
Bunny and Her Boys Romance TBATBATBATBA

Entertainment

TitleGenrePremiereFinaleSeasonsRuntime
Wannabe Ryan SurvivalSeptember 1, 2020November 20, 20201 season, 16 episodes20–24 min.
KakaoTV Morning Variety September 1, 2020February 4, 20211 season, 103 episodes11–40 min.
Face ID Reality September 1, 2020February 8, 20211 season, 22 episodes14–22 min.
Zzin Kyung Kyu Reality September 1, 2020TBATBA15–27 min.
Si Bel Homme Sitcom September 11, 2020October 2, 20201 season, 14 episodes5–8 min.
Comeback Show MU: Talk LiveMusicSeptember 14, 2020November 16, 20201 season, 9 episodes43–97 min.
Fandom Tour Travel documentary September 19, 2020January 2, 20211 season, 16 episodes15–21 min.
Learn Way Reality September 20, 2020February 25, 20222 season, 60 episodes13–19 min.
Fake Men 2 Reality October 1, 2020November 27, 20201 season, 8 episodes22–59 min.
Ateez Fever Road Adventure reality October 26, 2020November 19, 20201 season, 8 episodes17–25 min.
Sing Again Open SourceMusicDecember 10, 2020February 25, 20211 season, 12 episodes18–24 min.
March of the Ants Chap 2 Reality December 23, 2020February 10, 20211 season, 8 episodes33–40 min.
The Shop Next to the Best Cooking show February 6, 2021TBATBA20–29 min.
The Real Big Brain Genius Reality February 17, 2021TBATBA11–15 min.
March of the Ants Chap 3 Reality February 24, 2021April 29, 20211 season, 10 episodes31–43 min.
Antenna TV: Clumsy Antenna Reality October 7, 2021TBATBA15–40min.
The Origin – A, B, Or What? Reality March 19, 2022May 7, 20221 season, 8 episodes60–90 min.
Girls Reverse SurvivalJanuary 2, 2023TBATBATBA

Film

TitleGenrePremiereRuntime
Live Your Strength Romance September 4, 202012 min.
P1H: A New World Begins Science fiction musical October 8, 20201 hour, 39 min.
Night Trip Mystery TBATBA

Live shows

TitleGenrePremiereRuntime
Suzy: A Tempo Concert film January 23, 20212 hours
Park Seo-joon, CommaFanmeetingMay 15, 20212 hours, 25 min.
Choi Woo-shik's A Midsummer Night's DreamFanmeetingJuly 5, 20211 hour, 58 min.

References

  1. ↑ Min, Kyung-won; Kim, Yeon-ah (September 29, 2020). "Kakao TV launches this month, takes on Netflix". Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "카카오TV 서비스 종료 안내" [Notice regarding the termination of KakaoTV service]. KakaoTV (in Korean). March 5, 2026. Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  3. ↑ Shim, Min-Kwan (March 5, 2026). "카카오, 카카오TV 서비스 종료 결정... 6월까지만 운영" [Kakao decides to end KakaoTV service... operations to continue only until June]. Chosun Biz (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo . Retrieved September 1, 2026.
  4. ↑ Jeon, Sang-hyung (June 16, 2015). ""카톡 채팅방에서 친구와 동영상 같이 본다" 다음카카오, '카카오TV' 선봬". New Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ Kim, Hyo-jung (October 27, 2015). "카카오TV 라이브 오픈채팅 출시". Digital Today (in Korean). Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  6. ↑ Yoon, Sung-won (February 19, 2017). "Kakao TV to take on foreign video services". The Korea Times . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (August 3, 2018). "Naver, Kakao overrun by YouTube in video streaming". The Korea Times . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  8. ↑ Kim, Hyun-bin (August 24, 2020). "Kakao, Naver strengthens OTT platform". The Korea Times . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  9. ↑ Choi, Ji-won (September 1, 2020). "Kakao M to launch 25 original contents this year". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  10. ↑ Kim, Jae-huen (October 2, 2020). "Kakao TV to differentiate itself from YouTube". The Korea Times . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  11. ↑ Lim, Jang-won (October 13, 2020). "Celebrities head to Kakao TV for entertainment show opportunities". The Korea Herald . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  12. ↑ Kim, Yeon-ah (December 1, 2020). "Kakao TV accumulates 106 million views in three months after launch". Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  13. ↑ Lee, Jae-lim (August 26, 2020). "Seven new shows to be streamed on Kakao TV from Sept". Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. ↑ Chea, Sarah (September 1, 2020). "Kakao M releases short shows to take on the big players". Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  15. ↑ ""특별한 웰메이드 '미드폼 드라마', 카카오엔터라서 가능했죠"/헤일리". Kakao Entertainment (in Korean). June 3, 2021. Archived from the original on September 1, 2026. "A special well-made 'mid-form drama', made possible by Kakao Entertainment." / Hailey
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