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Korean Webtoons Expand Global Reach with Hollywood Film and Japanese Musical Adaptations

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean digital comics, known as webtoons, are breaking new ground across international borders and media formats, with recent adaptations announced for both Hollywood and Japanese stage productions. Webtoon Entertainment, the parent company of Naver Webtoon, announced on January 22 that its horror series “Stagtown” is being developed into a feature film [...]

Naver to Display Korean-made Webtoons in Frankfurt Book Fair

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct 08 (Korea Bizwire) – Naver, a Korean search portal with more than a 70-percent market share, said on October 7 that it would set up a “webtoon” (web cartoon) booth in the Frankfurt Book Fair to be held between the 9th and 13th, in partnership with the Korea Contents Agency. This [...]