This study investigated the effect of gender and age of interlocutors on the frequency and objects of compliments in the first meeting conversation. Conclusions are summarized as follows. For Korean, they compliment talking partner more frequently than Japanese and the objects of compliment are various such as belongings, appearance, capability, personality and relationship. For Japanese, the objects of compliment are limited to capability and relationship and they tend not to compliment private objects such as appearance and personality. Despite of these difference, both language have common traits, that is, younger persons don't compliment elder persons often and women compliment talking partner more frequently than men.