Gyeonggi Province Character 'Bonggong-i' Emoticon, "Use it free for 30 days"

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province has created a total of 16 types of animated emoticons featuring its provincial character 'Bonggong-i' that can be used in clever and practical ways during the year-end season, and is conducting a free distribution event.

The Bonggong-i emoticons will be provided free of charge when users newly add the Gyeonggi Province KakaoTalk channel from 2 p.m. on the 14th.

Existing subscribers can also download the emoticons by blocking the channel and then adding it again.

The emoticons will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to a total of 60,000 people, and can be used for 30 days after download.

Yi Won-il, Public Relations Planning Director of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Bonggong-i received a lot of interest and love this year, which led to the preparation of this event. We will do our best to present many events utilizing Bonggong-i in 2024."

Bonggong-i's name was created by vertically arranging 'ㅂ (b) + ㅎ (h)' and 'ㄱ (g) + ㅎ (h)', which are the consonants of the key values of the 8th Civilly-Elected Administration: 'change' and 'opportunity.' The name also carries the dictionary meaning of bonggong (奉公), which means working diligently for the nation and society in public service.

It is also the subject of the third chapter (Six Principles of Bonggong) from 'Mokmin Simseo' (The Art of Governance), a work by Jeong Yak-yong, a practical scholar from the late Joseon period.