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Josh Horwitz · · 3 min read

Line users in Taiwan make mini-soap opera masterpieces out of sticker sets

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Line, the popular mobile messaging app, has already permeated pop culture in its major markets. In Taiwan, images of Line’s signature characters appear on billboards, in subways, and in night markets. With the brand firmly planted in the cultural zeitgeist, it’s no surprise that a few of its character have found their way into memes that get spread around social media.

Below are a few mini-soap operas that Line fans in Taiwan have created solely out of stickers. There are a few more floating out there, but in an effort to keep TiA rated-G, we’ve only selected ones our parents would approve of.

The set below is meant to be read from top to bottom, left to right.

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Some of the Line memes use chat bubbles to create text-based narratives. The set below has been translated from the original Chinese.

LineStoryOneX

LineStoryTwoX

LineStoryThreeX

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Josh Horwitz

Josh is a writer based in the great city of Taipei, Taiwan. When not pecking away at his laptop in a cafe, he can be found playing board games, making amateur subtitles for forgotten Taiwan films, and cooking Indian food sans recipe. He'd love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out at josh@techinasia.com or @horwitzjosh.