In recent years, the Korean online comic (웹툰) industry has developed rapidly and has a variety of themes. Taking mid-December 2019 as an example, a total of 1,629 online comic works by 1,894 writers were serialized during this period, which is 5 times that of 5 years ago.
As the market continues to expand, Korean online comics have gradually formed an IP industrialization model. "Walking with God", the third-ranked box office in Korean film history, is adapted from the online comic. There have been popular online comics that have been filmed into TV series, including "Cheese Trap", "Ghosts and Gods", " Why Secretary Kim is like ", "Itaewon Class", etc., and the responses are also quite good.
Kanwangcomman website
The three most famous platforms for Koreanwangcomman are Naver Webtoon, Daum Webtoon and Lezhin Comics.
Naver The main themes of comics on the Webtoon platform are mainly funny, fantasy, and campus. The more representative ones are " The Voice of the Heart ", "Plastic Surgery", " Tower of God ", etc. The works on the
DaumWebtoon platform are mostly comic works with strong narrative characteristics such as plot, innocence, and daily life, which are more popular among female users. The popular "Itaewon Class" is serialized on this website. The difference between the
Lezhin comics platform and the other two platforms is that in addition to all ages, the work also provides grading of adult comic works. Readers can read it after verifying their identity. It should be the favorite platform for fuji girls.
. Recommended online comics
1. The Tower of God 신의탑
The Tower of God is a fantasy comic originally made by Korean cartoonist SIU. It has been on the popularity list of Korean comics for many years and has remained popular. This story tells the story of a tower in the world called the Tower of God. No matter what you want, you can achieve it as long as you reach the top of the Tower of God. It takes various trials to climb to the top of the tower, so the battle scenes in the comics are also quite cool.
2. The voice of the soul 마음의 소리
The voice of the soul is a funny comic created by Korean cartoonist Zhao Shi, and it is regarded as the most influential ancestor of sand sculptures in Korean comics. It is also widely circulated in China. The average number of clicks per article exceeds 5 million, and the cumulative number of clicks has exceeded 5 billion. Then, related animations, online dramas, games, etc. were launched. This is a work with daily life as the theme. The stories happening in it are very exaggerated and funny, but they are actually all in our lives, so they resonate very much when watching it.
3, Youth White Book 프리드로우
Youth White Book is the work of Korean cartoonist Tian Shanxu, and it is one of the best works in youth and campus themes. It tells the story of students not sure of their life goals in a school where ordinary students, model students and bad students are still gathered. They are inspired by each other and find the direction of life little by little. The story is relaxed and funny, and the storyboard skills are just right to add a sense of funnyness. The characters are full, the plot is profound and interesting, and the emoticons are everywhere, which are very worth watching.
4, insect hole
insect hole is a horror supernatural comic created by Korean cartoonist Kim Guisen. It tells the story of how humans survive under fear and violence when insects dominate the earth. The protagonist needs to be in a dilemma in order to survive, and strives to avoid losing his humanity. These psychological struggles make the plot full of tension. The settings are quite novel.
Many students who are learning Korean will improve their Korean language skills by watching Korean dramas, but watching a Korean drama often takes up a lot of time. It is better to watch online comics. You can make full use of fragmented time, be good at and practice Korean. Isn’t it killing two birds with one stone ~
