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A train has recently brought about a heated debate here. It is the “Yoonsukyeolcha,” a train with the face of President Yoon Suk-yeol. The name is a portmanteau of the president's name and the Korean word for “train.” This train is the subject of a prizewinning cartoon satirizing the Yoon administration - the train is running with first lady Kim Keon-hee in the engine room and people wearing prosecutor's gowns and holding swords in the passenger cars, while people in front of it are scared and running away. This work, created by a female high school student, won the first prize in the ...

Global audiences who find themselves hooked on Korean series like “All of Us Are Dead,” “Hellbound,” “The Uncanny Counter” and “Business Proposal” may overlook the one thing these titles have in common - their origins as webtoons. In fact, over the last decade, more than 100 webcomics in Korea have found varying degrees of success far beyond smartphone screens, being turned into dramas, movies and animations.

Kim Jung-gi, a visual artist widely known for live drawing performances, died in France on Oct. 3. He was 47. Artist Kim Hyun-jin, who has led Superani Studio with Kim Jung-gi, made public the death, Oct. 5. He is presumed to have died of heart failure.

I was heartened to learn that the Republic of Korea Supreme Court has ordered the state to pay compensation to Korean women who worked in the sex trade catering to U.S. troops. What is still missing, I believe, is an understanding of just how influential U.S. military commanders were in facilitating the exploitation of the women in the “gijichon” or “base camp” villages.

Remembering Kim Jung Gi: The prolific South Korean artist who endlessly drew from memory.