Before social media was a thing, South Koreans had popular online games in the 1990s like Nexus and Lineage that they would play both as games and to socialize.

Before social media was a thing, South Koreans had popular online games in the 1990s like Nexus and Lineage that they would play both as games and to socialize. While social media is becoming a big deal in SK as well, a lot of people still prefer to socialize via gaming.