Jupon-Cheia

Jupon-cheia ''(Juponese Language|Juponese]]: 朝本後輩; Jupon-Cheia; : 조본채아; Jobon-Chaea; Seriyedang: 쪼본체이아; Jobon-Cheia) is an online character made by JeongmiBall, which is a group that designs graphics for, , and. The character of Jupon-cheia was created in August of 2016 by Yu Saiyaka for popular video game SJ4.

Jupon-cheia's name is comprised of Jupon, which is the name of a country located in southwest Bangju, and "Cheia", which in Juponese honorifics}} means "subordinate or younger". The character is depicted as a Juponese male wearing traditional male [[Huanptying|Juponese clothing and face paint. As of 2018 the current Jupon-cheia character is depicted wearing red face paint and sinjuan . The character is also depicted wearing a traditional Huanptying in the traditional Juponese colors of red, blue, green, white and brown. Jupon-cheia also wears red shimdo, traditional Juponese shoes made from leather and fur. The characters wears a traditional konjsh, a traditional Juponese head wrap made from silk.

In early 2019 Jupon-cheia garnered popularity on social media such as JeongmiTube and Umanari, mainly in Bangju. Many Juponese celebrities and online personalities featured the character icon in their videos. In November of 2020 a Juponese toy company released an official Jupon-cheia plushie which became immensely popular worldwide. Jupon-cheia is now a notorious icon of Juponese media and media culture, it is common for Juponese, even those outside of Jupon, to adorn themselves in Jupon-cheia merchandise. Comics now feature Jupon-cheia as well as other JeongmiBall characters, such as Namju-oppa, Tosan-dai and Fusen-senpai.

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