Thank you Viki. I cancelled my stupid Kocowa membership (thankfully it was still free) and signed up for Viki Pass Plus enabling me to also view Kocowa content. Kocowa was the WORST streaming service.
I had the exact same reaction! Yay! No more dealing with stupid Kocowa!
I know the Korean entertainment industry has been hurting since China threw a hissy fit over THAAD, and has been looking for new sources of revenue. And I enjoy their product enough that I am ok contributing my money to the cause. I am not ok sending my money to a crappy app like Kocowa.
I could wax poetic about Kocowa. I think many people have ranted about it here (see previous post of mine even). When they launched they didn’t have the app ready, when it was up, you couldn’t cast it to your tv, terrible costomer service (I never got a reply), no app for Roku like devices to watch directly on the tv. I could complain more. Hahaha.
And yes, to my knowledge, Viki Plus Pass is both streaming services combined. All content is through Viki, so no need to use stinky Kocowa app. For me I saved $1 by going this route as well since individually I paid $3.99 for Viki and would have been charged $6.99 for Kocowa. The Plus Pass is $9.99 for both. So with this I eliminate Kocowa from the equation completely but still get access to their content. Win for me!
Excellent rant thread. Thanks for linking, I missed it first time around.
Things that I, personally, don’t like about Kocowa:
They won’t let you screencap.
They blur out the sponsor banners at the end of an episode. (Mostly funny, but also kind of annoying.)
There is no rewind button. If you missed a sub, tough cookies.
They renamed all of the shows ala Netflix.
They try to translate the untranslatable, ie oppa, ahjumma. (To be fair, DF is guilty of this as well.)
They won’t play on the computer, only the app. Which means my sister has to watch on her phone rather than her laptop. (I use my tablet.)
They have a ridiculous model for non-paying clients. You can watch shows with ads, but only if they less than 24 hours old or older than 3 weeks but less than a year old. Why?!?!?!
The app shuts down every time I switch to a different app. So if I pause a show to look something up on Chrome, when I try to go back to Kocowa, it has to restart.
It hogs all the licenses, forcing me to deal with them or go to the hated 3rd party sites. Or, you know, find a new addiction.
UmbrellaMan
August 15, 2017 at 10:45 AM
Thank you Viki. I cancelled my stupid Kocowa membership (thankfully it was still free) and signed up for Viki Pass Plus enabling me to also view Kocowa content. Kocowa was the WORST streaming service.
UmbrellaMan
August 15, 2017 at 10:49 AM
Save a dollar, consolidate viewing platforms, and bypass dumbass Kocowa.
Amilia
August 15, 2017 at 10:07 PM
I had the exact same reaction! Yay! No more dealing with stupid Kocowa!
I know the Korean entertainment industry has been hurting since China threw a hissy fit over THAAD, and has been looking for new sources of revenue. And I enjoy their product enough that I am ok contributing my money to the cause. I am not ok sending my money to a crappy app like Kocowa.
ohhaeyoung
August 15, 2017 at 12:21 PM
so does Viki Pass Plus really have every single Kocowa drama?
also what exactly did you hate about Kocowa? can you give an overview?
UmbrellaMan
August 15, 2017 at 12:57 PM
I could wax poetic about Kocowa. I think many people have ranted about it here (see previous post of mine even). When they launched they didn’t have the app ready, when it was up, you couldn’t cast it to your tv, terrible costomer service (I never got a reply), no app for Roku like devices to watch directly on the tv. I could complain more. Hahaha.
And yes, to my knowledge, Viki Plus Pass is both streaming services combined. All content is through Viki, so no need to use stinky Kocowa app. For me I saved $1 by going this route as well since individually I paid $3.99 for Viki and would have been charged $6.99 for Kocowa. The Plus Pass is $9.99 for both. So with this I eliminate Kocowa from the equation completely but still get access to their content. Win for me!
UmbrellaMan
August 15, 2017 at 1:08 PM
A bunch of us beanies went on a tirade in the reply section if you’re interested: http://www.dramabeans.com/2017/07/premiere-watch-falsify-criminal-minds/#comment-2959204
ohhaeyoung
August 15, 2017 at 1:24 PM
oh thanks, that was pretty informative!
I’ve only tried the Kocowa free 24 hr pass on the mobile app and thought it was just ok. Nothing impressive that’s for sure.
Amilia
August 15, 2017 at 9:44 PM
Excellent rant thread. Thanks for linking, I missed it first time around.
Things that I, personally, don’t like about Kocowa:
They won’t let you screencap.
They blur out the sponsor banners at the end of an episode. (Mostly funny, but also kind of annoying.)
There is no rewind button. If you missed a sub, tough cookies.
They renamed all of the shows ala Netflix.
They try to translate the untranslatable, ie oppa, ahjumma. (To be fair, DF is guilty of this as well.)
They won’t play on the computer, only the app. Which means my sister has to watch on her phone rather than her laptop. (I use my tablet.)
They have a ridiculous model for non-paying clients. You can watch shows with ads, but only if they less than 24 hours old or older than 3 weeks but less than a year old. Why?!?!?!
The app shuts down every time I switch to a different app. So if I pause a show to look something up on Chrome, when I try to go back to Kocowa, it has to restart.
It hogs all the licenses, forcing me to deal with them or go to the hated 3rd party sites. Or, you know, find a new addiction.
UmbrellaMan
August 16, 2017 at 5:16 AM
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UmbrellaMan
August 16, 2017 at 5:23 AM
There are still just too many problems to name and way too much to type out in order to explain all the problems encountered with Kocowa. Haha