| Revision as of 12:55, 21 April 2022 editMilowent (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, IP block exemptions, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers48,679 edits these characters are everywhere, so I decided to dig into them. Most coverage is in Indonesian (where they were started) despite their pervasiveness now across English and other social media. | Revision as of 12:31, 21 December 2024 edit undo196.178.89.29 (talk) FormattingTag: Visual editNext edit → | ||
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| | title = Milk & Mocha | | title = Milk & Mocha Bear | ||
| | image = | | image = File:Milk and Mocha characters.jpg | ||
| | caption = | | caption = Milk on left and Mocha on right | ||
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| author = Melani Sie | ||
| | illustrator = | | illustrator = | ||
| | current = | | current = | ||
| | url = https:// |
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| | first = 2016 | | first = 2016 | ||
| }} '''Milk & Mocha''' are two |
}}<nowiki> </nowiki>'''Milk & Mocha''' are two bear characters popular on many forms of social media. The brand was created by Melani Sie, an Indonesian artist, in 2016. The characters started as stickers on the ] messaging app and have since expanded to many platforms and are popular in many countries. | ||
| ==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| Sie created Milk & Mocha in 2016 as stickers to be used by Indonesian users on the LINE messaging app. LINE started in Japan and has become very popular in Indonesia and other southeast Asian countries. Stickers are popular on the app as a form of detailed and large emoji, and can be purchased by users. Originally a user-submitted series of stickers, LINE made them an official part of the Indonesian platform in 2018.<ref name="sura1">(15 July 2019). , ''iniSURABAYA'' (in Indonesian)</ref> Due to its popularity in Indonesia, Milk & Mocha stickers began to be released in other Asian countries including Thailand and Taiwan in 2019, and went from being only static graphics to also being animated.<ref name="sura1"/><ref name="liputan6-1">(10 July 2019). , '']'' (in Indonesian)</ref><ref name="liputan6-2">Kurnia, Tommy (27 May 2018) , '']'' (in Indonesian)</ref><ref name="kump1">(20 July 2018) , ''Kumparan'' (in Indonesian)</ref> | |||
| By 2020, the characters had also become popular in the United States and India.<ref name="digarts1">Lee, Giacomo (14 February 2020), ''Digital Arts''</ref> | By 2020, the characters had also become popular in the United States and India.<ref name="digarts1">Lee, Giacomo (14 February 2020) | ||
| , ''Digital Arts''</ref> | |||
| As its popularity grew, merchandise also began to be offered, as well as a weekly comic strip.<ref name="digarts1"/> |
As its popularity grew, merchandise also began to be offered, as well as a weekly comic strip.<ref name="digarts1"/> Sie joined with another creator to create Klova Studios as the corporate head of the franchise in 2018. | ||
| ==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
| Milk is a white bear and Mocha is brown bear.<ref name="digarts1"/> | Milk is a white bear and Mocha is a brown bear. They have a small pet dinosaur named Matcha. In 2024 a frog named Mustard started to appear in the comic strips as a pet adopted by Mocha.<ref name="digarts1"/> | ||
| Sie first conceived of the pair as a panda and a polar bear before redesigning them, but the concept was generally inspired by other "cute" characters, and their personalities were not developed at first. She models their interactions on common situations that couples encounter. Milk is usually cheerful and energetic, while Mocha is calm and sometimes gloomy. Often Milk engages Mocha by encouraging Mocha to join in an activity.<ref name="digarts1"/><ref name="Chivalry Men">{{Cite web |last=Sim |date=2021-06-11 |title=Milk And Mocha Bear Are The New Trending Characters That We All Love |url=https://www.chivalrymen.com/milk-and-mocha-bear-are-the-new-trending-characters-that-we-all-love/ |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=Chivalry Men|language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:31, 21 December 2024
Cartoon characters
| Milk & Mocha Bear | |
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 Milk on left and Mocha on right | |
| Author(s) | Melani Sie |
| Website | |
| Launch date | 2016 |
Milk & Mocha are two bear characters popular on many forms of social media. The brand was created by Melani Sie, an Indonesian artist, in 2016. The characters started as stickers on the LINE messaging app and have since expanded to many platforms and are popular in many countries.
Background
Sie created Milk & Mocha in 2016 as stickers to be used by Indonesian users on the LINE messaging app. LINE started in Japan and has become very popular in Indonesia and other southeast Asian countries. Stickers are popular on the app as a form of detailed and large emoji, and can be purchased by users. Originally a user-submitted series of stickers, LINE made them an official part of the Indonesian platform in 2018. Due to its popularity in Indonesia, Milk & Mocha stickers began to be released in other Asian countries including Thailand and Taiwan in 2019, and went from being only static graphics to also being animated.
By 2020, the characters had also become popular in the United States and India.
As its popularity grew, merchandise also began to be offered, as well as a weekly comic strip. Sie joined with another creator to create Klova Studios as the corporate head of the franchise in 2018.
Characters
Milk is a white bear and Mocha is a brown bear. They have a small pet dinosaur named Matcha. In 2024 a frog named Mustard started to appear in the comic strips as a pet adopted by Mocha.
Sie first conceived of the pair as a panda and a polar bear before redesigning them, but the concept was generally inspired by other "cute" characters, and their personalities were not developed at first. She models their interactions on common situations that couples encounter. Milk is usually cheerful and energetic, while Mocha is calm and sometimes gloomy. Often Milk engages Mocha by encouraging Mocha to join in an activity.
References
- ^ (15 July 2019). Milk & Mocha, Stiker Karya Kreator Surabaya Ini Diluncurkan di Thailand dan Taiwan, iniSURABAYA (in Indonesian)
- (10 July 2019). Stiker Lokal Milk & Mocha Hadir di Custom Stickers Line, Liputan 6 (in Indonesian)
- Kurnia, Tommy (27 May 2018) Bangga, Stiker Chatting Karya Anak Bangsa Ini Bisa Go International, Liputan 6 (in Indonesian)
- (20 July 2018) Milk & Mocha, Stiker Asal Indonesia yang Terbang ke Thailand, Kumparan (in Indonesian)
- ^ Lee, Giacomo (14 February 2020) Milk & Mocha's creators on making the most romantic app stickers ever, Digital Arts
- Sim (11 June 2021). "Milk And Mocha Bear Are The New Trending Characters That We All Love". Chivalry Men. Retrieved 16 November 2022.