These are ten of my favorite Korean / Japanese emoticons.
1 （＾_＾） Laughing
2 (>_< )> Troubled
3 (^_^;) Troubled
4 (ToT) Crying
5 m(_ _)m Apologizing
6 (^^ゞ or (^^;) Shy
7 （￣ー￣） Grinning
8 (≧∇≦)/ Joyful
9 （￣□￣；） Surprised
10 (#^.^#) Shy
And a few more….
>))))’> = a fish
< ‘)++++< = a fish bone
v(^_^)v = victory
—E = a fork
Vm~ = a fox
>(/////)< = a piece of candy
In South Korea, emoticons using hangul letters are becoming popular.
ㅇㅅㅇ ㅇㅂㅇ -ㅅ- ‘ㅅ’ “ㅅ”
crying faces ㅜ_ㅜ ㅠ_ㅠ
scratching one’s head -ㅅ-a
thumbs up ‘ㅅ’b
with middle finger raised ‘ㅅ’ㅗ
