– The webtoon ‘Seungri-ho’ began serializing in 5 countries along with the movie ‘ Seungri-ho ’, which swept over the world’s most popular Netflix movies within a day of its release , presenting the first Korean-style SF simultaneously in various story formats.
– Kakao Page plans to expand ‘ Seungho ’ series to Taiwan , Thailand, etc. through its global platform network
– Writer Hong, “It will be unique fun to enjoy one IP in various genres such as movies and webtoons, while discovering the charm that can only be shown in each genre.”
Kakao Page Following Korea’s first space science fiction film ‘Seungri-ho’, which ranked first in Netflix’s most popular movies worldwide just one day after its release (source: Flix Patrol), another masterpiece webtoon from the ‘Seungri-ho IP Universe’, ‘Seungri-ho’, was released in 5 countries on the 8th. Simultaneous serialization begins.
The webtoon ‘Seungriho’ will be released starting from episode 1 through the platforms ‘Piccoma’ in Japan, ‘Tapas’ in North America, ‘KakaoPage Indonesia’ in Indonesia, and ‘Delitoon’ in France. Kakao Page plans to service ‘Victory’ to a wider range of countries, including Taiwan and Thailand, through its global platform network. In Korea, the story after episode 20 will be released starting on the 8th. Expectations are high that it will provide an opportunity to experience the unique charm of ‘Seungri-ho IP’ through various story formats.
The webtoon ‘Seungri-ho’, a science fiction masterpiece drawn by Korea’s leading webtoon writer ‘Author Hong’, has received numerous praises from domestic readers, such as “It’s a webtoon, but it feels like being in a movie theater” and “The quality of Hong’s author you can trust” and currently has about 100,000 views. There are 5.5 million people on record. Ahead of the Korean release of the 2015 film ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, writer Hong worked on the webtoon ‘Star Wars: The Story Before The Force Awakens’ at Disney’s request, and has already created a science fiction masterpiece once.
Writer Hong said, “When I first received the Seungri-ho scenario, I wondered how I could best realize Korea’s first space blockbuster with a webtoon. “I am happy that the ‘Seungriho Universe’ project, which was a new challenge for me, has finally begun,” he said. “While enjoying one IP in various genres such as movies and webtoons, finding differences in interpretation and expression that can only be shown in each genre is also a ‘Seungriho’ experience.” I think it will be another fun experience for readers. “We ask for your interest.”
Meanwhile, ‘Seungri-ho’ is set in 2092, on Earth, which has turned into a huge garbage dump, and is the story of the crew of ‘Seungri-ho’, a space debris cleaning ship, entering into a dangerous trade after discovering ‘Dorothy’, a humanoid robot known to be a weapon of mass destruction. It is Korea’s first science fiction genre work depicting . ‘Victory’ completed an unprecedented story by combining Korean sentiment with the science fiction genre, which was previously considered exclusive to Hollywood. Furthermore, it created the first case in Korea where a webtoon and a movie collaborated simultaneously over one IP, giving birth to the ‘Victory IP Universe’ project.
* PangyoTechnoValley special reporting group: Editor-in-Chief Ji-Hoon Choi, Director Jang-Geun Yoo, Reporter Eun-Sil Lee, Reporter Seong-Sook Lee
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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