Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same

A mobile terminal, comprising:

• a main body;
• a wireless communication unit mounted in the main body to transmit/receive a message;
• a display unit configured to display the transmitted/received message on a message-based screen;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• cause the display unit to display an image shared among a plurality of participants on a group chatting room screen;
• cause the display unit to display a first message received while the image is displayed, the first message including a first predefined content corresponding to a first comment about the displayed image;
• create a first moving image associated with the first predefined content by applying a first moving animation image on the image displayed on the group chatting room screen in response to the first message;
• cause the display unit to display the first moving image together with the first message on the group chatting room screen such that the first moving image is reproduced while the first message is being displayed on the group chatting room screen;
• cause the display unit to display a second message received while the first moving image is displayed, the second message including a second predefined content corresponding to a second comment about the displayed image;
• create a second moving image associated with the second predefined content by applying a second moving animation image on the image displayed on the group chatting room screen in response to the second message;
• and
• cause the display unit to display the second moving image together with the second message on the group chatting room screen such that the second moving image is reproduced while the second message is displayed as a most recent message on the group chatting room screen.