Kakao Entertainment kicked off 2026 by unveiling four new webtoon titles spanning genres from romance-fantasy to hard-edged action, part of the company’s regular practice of showcasing a curated slate of …
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Webtoons & Comics
Kakao Webtoon’s Wuxia Hit ‘Red Storm’ Returns After Five Years, and Fans Have Not Moved On
by Mina Choby Mina Cho“Red Storm: Return of the King,” a wuxia-genre action webtoon on Kakao Webtoon, made a comeback after roughly five years away, and the response suggests the wait did little to …
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Webtoons & Comics
Korea’s Webtoon Industry Passes 2 Trillion Won, But Growth Is Slowing at Home
by Grace Limby Grace LimKorea’s webtoon industry has crossed the 2-trillion-won revenue mark, but the milestone arrives alongside a sobering signal: the breakneck growth that defined the sector for most of the last decade …
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Webtoons & Story Content
Naver Webtoon’s ‘Study of a Fighter’ Becomes a Japanese-Language Netflix Series
by Grace Limby Grace LimA revenge-fueled webtoon about a bullied teenager who livestreams his fights back at his tormentors has found a second life as a Japanese-language Netflix production — the latest sign that …
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Webtoons & Comics
Hit Horror Film ‘Exhuma’ Gets a Webtoon Prequel Just in Time for Summer
by Mina Choby Mina ChoA different kind of media adaptation is happening in reverse this year: instead of a webtoon becoming a movie, a movie is becoming a webtoon. Naver Webtoon launched “Blind Following” …
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Webtoons & Comics
Naver Webtoon’s Wuxia Hit ‘Return of the Blossoming Blade’ Comes Back for Part 3
by Hana Suhby Hana SuhOne of Naver Webtoon’s flagship wuxia titles is back after a year-long hiatus, and the platform is throwing a genuinely elaborate promotional campaign behind it. “Return of the Blossoming Blade” …
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Webtoons & Story Content
A Korean Army-Kitchen Webtoon’s Views Just Jumped 61x. The Web Novel Jumped 170x. Blame the Drama That Just Wrapped.
by Mina Choby Mina ChoWhen tvN and TVING’s “Chef in the Army” (취사병 전설이 되다) wrapped on June 16, it left behind more than just ratings numbers. According to TV Report, the source webtoon’s …
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Webtoons & Comics
A Webtoon About a Dad Who Used to Be a Black-Ops Agent Just Became a Global Netflix Show. It’s Not Even a Standalone Story.
by Mina Choby Mina Cho“Manager Kim,” a webtoon about a mild-mannered office worker who turns out to be a former special agent, just became “Agent Kim Reactivated” — and it dropped globally on Netflix …
