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LINE Giftshop’s Free Stickers × Hi John: A Furry Friend for Your Chats!
Remember back in the day when you could snag some seriously cute stickers just by adding an official account on LINE? Well, LINE Giftshop jumped on that bandwagon with a fantastic collaboration featuring an adorable dog character named Hi John. The deal was simple and sweet: just become friends with the LINE Giftshop official account, and boom, you’d get eight animated stickers of this fluffy pup for absolutely free. It was a classic promotional move to get more followers, but who could complain when the reward was this charming? The only catch was the time limit, as these stickers were only up for grabs until January 23, 2019. It was a ‘get ’em while they’re hot’ kind of situation for all the sticker lovers out there.
LINE Giftshop’s official account is up and ready! Friend LINE Giftshop’s official account to get these eight Hi John animated stickers for free. Available till January 23, 2019.
- Title : LINE Giftshop’s Free Stickers × Hi John
- Price : Free
- Type : Animation
- Region : Taiwan
- Link : line://shop/detail/13207
- Publisher : LINE Giftshop
- Copyright : LINE Taiwan
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Meet Hi John: An Animated Ball of Fluff
This sticker set was packed with personality, giving you a perfect animated reaction for almost any chat situation. The little dog, Hi John, is a bundle of expressions that are both adorable and hilarious. Let’s take a look at what this pack offered.
In the top row, the set kicks off with a confident pup making an ‘OK’ sign over its eye, complete with a friendly wink and a little green LINE-branded collar. Next, we see a complete mood swing as the dog is wailing, with tears flying and fists clenched in frustration—a perfect way to show you’re having a comically bad day. Then, the mood shifts to pure adoration, with the dog puffing out its cheeks and hearts fluttering around its head, looking completely smitten. The row finishes with pure, unadulterated joy. Hi John has sparkling eyes and gives two enthusiastic thumbs up, surrounded by celebratory sparkles and bursts of pink. It’s the visual equivalent of shouting ‘Yay!’
The bottom row keeps the expressive energy going. First, there’s a sticker for when you’re just speechless. The dog sits with a tired, unimpressed look, sipping from a cup, with the Chinese characters for ‘Speechless’ (無言) floating beside it. Following that is a polite gesture of gratitude, where Hi John bows slightly while holding a gift bag, accompanied by the red characters for ‘Thank You’ (感謝). The pack also had you covered for the holidays with a ‘Happy New Year’ sticker, featuring Hi John and a buddy in cute animal hoods. Finally, for all the foodies, the last sticker shows the dog drooling happily while dreaming of a burger, ramen, and a rice bowl—perfect for sending when you’re thinking about your next meal or a late-night snack.
The Big Names Behind the Little Dog
So, who was behind this cute and clever promotion? It was a team effort between LINE Giftshop, the publisher, and LINE Taiwan, the copyright holder. They worked together to bring this charming character to our chats.
What Exactly Was LINE Giftshop?
Think of LINE Giftshop as a digital gift-giving service built right into your favorite messaging app. It was an official platform run by LINE that let you send all sorts of presents to your friends without ever leaving your chat window. It was super convenient! You could send digital goodies like other sticker packs, cool themes for the app, or even LINE Coins. But it didn’t stop there. The service also handled physical gifts. You could surprise a friend with anything from coffee and cake vouchers to beauty products and other cool merchandise. It was the perfect tool for birthdays, holidays, or just a simple ‘thinking of you’ moment, making it incredibly easy to show someone you care.
And Who Is LINE Taiwan?
LINE Taiwan is the regional powerhouse for the LINE messaging app in Taiwan. While LINE is originally a Japanese company, it became massively popular in Taiwan, and the local branch is in charge of keeping it that way. They handle everything specific to the Taiwanese market, from running local ad campaigns to forming partnerships with local businesses. More importantly for us sticker fans, they’re responsible for the content that feels uniquely Taiwanese. As the copyright holder for the ‘Hi John’ pack, LINE Taiwan either designed the character in-house or commissioned a local artist to create it. This is a huge part of LINE’s success. By having regional teams, they can create stickers with local slang and cultural references—like the ‘Speechless’ and ‘Thank You’ stickers written in traditional Chinese characters—that really connect with users on a personal level. It’s this attention to local detail that turns a simple messaging app into a cultural phenomenon.
