SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign tech giants are entering the webtoon market, indicating a possible paradigm shift in the Korean-dominated industry. Last month, Amazon.com, Inc. launched Amazon Fliptoon, a webtoon service, on the Kindle Store. Additionally, Apple Books, an e-book platform powered by Apple Inc., launched a vertical reading manga column. South Korean [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean online webtoon service providers recently eased their strict criteria, releasing a wider variety of adult webtoons after sticking to wholesome comics. The number of adult web comics registered on Naver Webtoon stood at 71, of which 16 are currently published in a series, and the share of adults [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The rising global popularity of Korean TV adaptations of web comics has brought in increasing demand for their originals across the world, data showed Thursday. Starring Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Se-jeong, the romantic comedy “Business Proposal,” broadcast on SBS and available on Netflix, is currently one of the most [...]