kkk is basically a direct translation of ㅋㅋㅋ(or how you pronounce it, I'm not 100% sure) , which are the characters used for laughing.
Because it's shorter (idk, for me, I guess?). From what I know (and from what my other Korean friends told me rip) it's for "softer" laughs. Hope this helps :))
okay so basically in korean its ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ which when you say it out loud sounds like kkkkkkk (ㅋ is basically pronounced as k), and its used like 'lol' or 'lmao' in the english language
so koreans laugh kakaka? or kekeke? or prolonged k? ~))
No, it’s just a popular texting thing. Like how we say lol or lmao, this is just like that. They don’t laugh like this is real life tho
It's just an onomatopoeia.
It's not that weird, considering I've also seen Japanese translations using "Ku Ku Ku" for when some characters are laughing, and "Kya" for when they are screaming.
Someone please explain why Koreans are laughing with KKKKKKKK? I was stupefied back then that KKKKK means Ok. ~)