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Korea Herald
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
World Webtoon Festival to return with global push
Korea's premier web comic event expands to major shopping complex as industry eyes international growth South Korea's flagship web comic showcase is returning for a second year — this time, on a larger scale. As with last year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will host the event, with the Korea Creative Content Agency overseeing operations. The 2025 World Webtoon Festival will take place Oct. 19–22 at the sprawling Lotte World Mall complex in Songpa-gu, Seoul, a 244,000-square-meter mixed-use development. The new venue marks a shift from last year's boutique setup in Seongsu-dong to one of Asia's largest shopping destinations, allowing for greater international participation and expanded commercial programming. Pop-up stores will occupy 11 spaces ranging from 10 to 100 square meters throughout the mall. These retail spaces will operate beyond the four-day festival window, staying open Oct. 16-26 to capitalize on visitor traffic and commercial momentum. The complex's ice rink will house content exhibitions, while its multiplex cinema will host conferences and presentations featuring industry professionals and creators in a 300-seat theater. This year's festival doubles down on cross-platform storytelling — showcasing how webtoons branch into games, animation and other multimedia formats. Separately, a job fair will connect aspiring creators with production houses to help expand career pathways in the rapidly growing sector. The culture ministry plans broader international participation following criticism that last year's event fell short of its global branding. This year's programming will feature creators and professionals from around the world to bring diverse industry perspectives. The second World Webtoon Awards ceremony will cap the festival's final day by recognizing outstanding domestic and international works across multiple categories. Last year's inaugural festival drew packed crowds to venues across Seongsu-dong. Popular series like "Solo Leveling" and "Omniscient Reader" drove merchandise pavilions, while tech giants Naver and Kakao demonstrated platform innovations, including AI-powered features and interactive viewing technologies. Korea's web comic industry recorded 2.19 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in sales in 2023, marking nearly 20 percent growth year-over-year, according to government data released earlier this year.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Blackpink Jisoo hits No.1 on Malaysia iTunes albums, shows off lethal aim in ‘Omniscient Reader' TV show (VIDEO)
SEOUL, Feb 15 — Blackpink's Jisoo has been super-busy as of late. After claiming she wasn't preparing a comeback last year, she then announced a Valentine's Day release with her album Amortage featuring the title track Earthquake. The album has already scored 35 number ones on the iTunes album chart, 12 number ones on Apple Music's chart while Earthquake has scored 13 Number 1 in the iTunes Singles charts, with Malaysia being among those number ones all three charts. As for YouTube, the Earthquake MV has already surpassed 11 million views since release. If the slick music video isn't enough watching for Jisoo fans, they also got an extra treat with the dropping of the trailer of Jisoo's next TV show appearance in Omniscient Reader. It's a very short tease of her role — she is seen holding up a rifle, hair slicked back in a high ponytail while dressed up in a school uniform. There's also her latest interview with Buzzfeed where she gets up close with kittens, feeding them treats and giving them a massage. Or if you'd rather, you can also check out her interview with Spotify where she promotes her comeback and also reveals herself as perhaps the biggest Blackpink fangirl of them all. It's great that she'll also get to be there with them on the upcoming Blackpink world tour!
