Webtoon's reflection of misogynistic belief that women exploit men for economic gain sparks gender conflictWhile expressing disparagement of the opposite sex in a show of hatred has long ailed South Korea, the severe gender conflict took a turn for the worse after a cartoon recently came under fire for misogyny ( Read more... )

Having benefited heavily from the webtoon boom that surged during the height of the pandemic, South Korea has marked webtoons as a key driver for future growth ( Read more... )

Popular Korean webtoons are set to be adapted into international drama series, riding high on the webtoons' appeal to global audiences and the widespread perception that webtoon-based content is entertaining ( Read more... )

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A 21-century Confucian scholar meets an aspiring designer looking to achieve her dreams in the romantic series DARE TO LOVE ME, coming May 13, only on Netflix.

starring Kim Myung-soo and Lee Yoo-young

source: Netflix K-Content

Kakao Entertainment has deleted a record number of illegally distributed webtoons and web novels over a period of seven months, amid continued illegal dissemination of copyrighted works, online, the company said Monday ( Read more... )

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“My daughter turned into a chicken nugget”

A clucking comedy out of this world
By director Lee Byeong-heon of Extreme Job

The plot “chickens”

A Netflix series
Chicken Nugget | March 15, only on Netflix

starring Ryu Seung-ryong and Ahn Jae-hong

source: Netflix K-Content

Actors Lee Min-ho and Ahn Hyo-seop have been cast as lead actors in the movie adaptation of “Omniscient Reader,” a popular web novel that has garnered 200 million views since 2018 ( Read more... )

The government will foster domestic webtoon platforms with global influence comparable to Netflix, the culture ministry said Tuesday ( Read more... )

Korea's webtoon industry has witnessed continued growth in annual sales, while artists' annual incomes have declined, according to a government report ( Read more... )

Kakao Entertainment, a content arm under Korea’s IT giant Kakao Corp., said Friday that a spin-off webtoon series of the Netflix original "Gyeongseong Creature" will be released on Kakao Webtoon and KakaoPage starting Jan. 20 ( Read more... )