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Korea's ambitious webtoon industry and the tech giants behind it are bringing a huge store of cash and IP to international markets.

Naver Webtoon has unveiled a list of six webtoons and web-based novels, which will be adapted for silver or small screens by the end of this year, as part of the internet giants latest effort to expand the exploitable scope of its intellectual property (IP).The first in line is “The Law Cafe,” a popular web novel that has accumulated over 25 million downloads in Korea alone. Starring Lee Seung-gi and Lee Se-young, KBS legal romance series of the same name premiered on Sept. 5, with its lates...

In Ridley Scott's The Martian (2015), Matt Damon played an astronaut who got left behind on Mars after a mission went awry. We saw the solo spaceman struggle to stay alive, growing potatoes from his own poop. In Duncan Jones' directorial debut Moon (2009), Sam Rockwell portrayed a man who took on a solitary stint to mine helium-3 on the...

Film adapted from Korean webtoon becomes hit in China

South Koreas 2016 decision to deploy a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery triggered an immediate backlash from neighboring China, which claimed that the anti-missile systems radar could undermine its security interests. The country responded with economic retaliation against Korea, notably curbing imports of K-pop and Korean movies, dramas and games.

KBS’s upcoming drama “Moonshine” has released a relationship chart ahead of the premiere! “Moonshine” is set in the Joseon era during the time when prohibition laws were at their strongest. Yoo Seung Ho stars as Nam Young, Joseon’s greatest inspector who is known for living a very principled life, and Hyeri stars as Kang Ro

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