I'm not sure I agree. I mean, back when the west had WAP there were articles saying NTT DoCoMo had much more advanced phone technology, sure. But in terms of

I'm not sure I agree. I mean, back when the west had WAP there were articles saying NTT DoCoMo had much more advanced phone technology, sure. But in terms of making it into the cultural consciousness - you don't see ubiquitous asia-specific mobile super-apps in cultural exports like 'Squid Game' or 'Spy X Family' (admittedly a lot of cultural exports aren't set in the present day)