Webtoons & Story Content

What the lights at Gwanghwamun were celebrating On the evening of October 8, Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul hosted the eve of Hangul Day celebration. After sets by the K-pop …

A Three-Way Co-Production Announced at New York Comic Con LINE Digital Frontier (LDF), the Japanese subsidiary of Webtoon Entertainment (Naver Webtoon’s parent company), is teaming up with Japanese animation studio …

Korean Webtoon Platform Tech Heads to Marvel The official Marvel Comics app, developed by Naver Webtoon’s parent company Webtoon Entertainment, is set to launch on November 16, 2026. Built specifically …

October 8 Announcement Triggers Translation Shortages in South Korea On October 8, the Swedish Academy announced Canadian poet, essayist, and classicist Anne Carson as the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature …

KakaoPage’s new releases hit a record high, but the ranking entry rate is just 8% The supply of works in the Korean web novel market has surged to an all-time …

A Korean Web Novel Adaptation Steps Onto the Global Stage The anime adaptation of the Korean web novel Overgeared premiered to global audiences on Crunchyroll on October 2, 2026. A …

Three Korean authors arrive in English translation this October English editions of novels by Bora Chung, You-jeong Jeong, and Kim Hye-jin are making their way to international bookshelves in October …

Shifting from a Sole to Co-CEO Structure On October 1, 2026, Naver Webtoon announced the appointment of Webtoon Entertainment President Kim Yong-soo and Chief Administrative Officer Kim Kyu-nam as its …

Consolidating Korea’s story platforms under KakaoPage Kakao Entertainment is merging Kakao Webtoon into KakaoPage, folding its domestic storytelling business into a single platform. On September 22, the company said it …

The Shift Highlighted by a Korean Language Graduation Ceremony in Budapest A completion ceremony for a Korean language course recently took place at the King Sejong Institute in Budapest, Hungary. …