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Naver Webtoon Unveils Series of AI Services for Readers

Naver Webtoon Unveils Series of AI Services for Readers

SEOUL, May 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of new artificial intelligence (AI) services that enable readers to better enjoy webtoons are being released. Naver Webtoon, South Korea’s leading webtoon platform, recently launched a beta service called Toon Filter on its app. It transforms uploaded photos into artworks created by popular web comic artists. The [...]

Foreign Tech Giants Challenge S. Korea’s Dominance in Webtoon Industry

Foreign Tech Giants Challenge S. Korea’s Dominance in Webtoon Industry

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 [...]

Naver Unveils Technology that Converts Photos and Videos into Webtoon Images

Naver Unveils Technology that Converts Photos and Videos into Webtoon Images

SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Webtoon, an online platform for digital comics run by South Korea’s leading portal operator Naver, on Tuesday unveiled new technology that converts photos and videos into webtoon-style images on a real-time basis. During developer conference DEVIEW 2023 held at COEX in Seoul on the same day, Naver developers [...]

1 in 3 Webtoon Artists Struggle with Depression Due to Excessive Workload: Survey

1 in 3 Webtoon Artists Struggle with Depression Due to Excessive Workload: Survey

SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Webtoon artists in South Korea are far more exposed to the risk of mental illness as they struggle with an excessive workload, a survey showed Wednesday. Dr. Min Ji-hee at Hanyang University Hospital conducted a survey of 320 webtoon artists making more than 500,000 won (US$390) in monthly income [...]