SEOUL, January 20 (AJP) - South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) will -co-host a K-webtoon exhibition in Tokyo aimed at promoting Korean digital comics to Japanese audiences.
The event will run from Jan. 30 to Feb. 28 at Gallery MI inside the Korean Cultural Center in Tokyo, the organizers said on Tuesday.
The exhibition will feature around 20 major webtoon titles, including 11 winners from the World Webtoon Awards 2025. Globally recognized works such as “Hell,” “Yumi’s Cells” and “If I Don’t Debut, I’ll Die” will be on display.
The exhibition is designed to help Japanese visitors better understand the webtoon format by highlighting storytelling structures, character design and directing techniques unique to vertically read digital comics.
A dedicated section for World Webtoon Awards 2025 winners will be set up, alongside key milestones and records that have drawn attention to K-webtoons in global markets.
An opening-day program on Jan. 30 will feature a talk by webtoon creator Choi Kyu-seok, known for works such as “Hell” and “Awl.”
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