
AI-generated summary
Cat was born in 2012 and became popular nationwide, but was discontinued during the 8th popular election, but was revived with the first approval of Mayor Min Kyung-seon immediately after the 9th popular election. After announcing its return on July 1, it attracted attention with a short video combining AI technology and social media memes, exceeding 3 million cumulative views.
Shipped from the 16th... 24 festival and sports application images also released
(Goyang = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Do-yoon = Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 15th that it will distribute free KakaoTalk emoticons of the representative character 'Goyang Cat' from 2 p.m. on the 16th.
It will be provided to the first 40,000 users who add Goyang City's official KakaoTalk channel as friends on a first-come, first-served basis. You can receive it through the download link in the gift message sent when adding a friend.
Emoticons can be used for 30 days after downloading. Existing subscribers must resubscribe to the channel to receive it, and quantities are limited and may end early.
In addition, Goyang City will also release 24 festival and sports application images of this character on its website.
We plan to release the original emoticon images so that citizens can use the 'Cat' content in various ways.
'Cat' was born in 2012 and became popular nationwide.
However, its operation was suspended during the 8th popular election, but was revived with the first approval of Mayor Min Kyung-seon immediately after the 9th term was launched.
After announcing its return on July 1, it attracted attention with a short video combining artificial intelligence (AI) technology and social media memes, exceeding 3 million cumulative views.
Mayor Min said, “We will create content that communicates with citizens by unraveling the various charms of Goyang City, including its history, culture, and festivals, with the unique personality of ‘Goyang Cat.’”
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
It is highly likely that distribution of cat emoticons will end early.
Likely · Within days
The scope of use of cats will expand with the release of 24 festival and sports application images.
Possible · Within weeks

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