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KakaoPage was deemed a failure by mid-2013, but after adding Legendary Moonlight Sculptor and several other popular works, the service bounced back. By April 21, 2014, they had started their free webtoon and web fiction service. In 2014, they announced that they would add over 100 different webtoon series before the year was out. [5]
The service operated as Daum Webtoon alongside Kakao's other service, KakaoPage, attracting many readers to its platform. It wasn't until August 1, 2021, when the service was relaunched as Kakao Webtoon in order to expand globally and management changed to the platform now being operated by Kakao Entertainment, a subsidiary of Kakao. [2]
Following the show's release, the original web novel experienced a remarkable surge in popularity, with viewership increasing fivefold and sales soaring by 14.6 times, securing the top spot on KakaoPage's daily web novel rankings. Similarly, the webtoon, which debuted shortly before the drama series, saw a 3.6-fold rise in viewership and a 6.9 ...
A manhwa webtoon adaptation illustrated by Soon-Q Kwon has been serialized via KakaoPage since December 2019. The manhwa has been published in English by Tapas . A Japanese-South Korean anime adaptation produced by Pierrot and Red Dog Culture House has been announced.
A webtoon adaptation of Solo Leveling was first serialized in KakaoPage on March 4, 2018; it was illustrated by Jang Sung-rak (Dubu) and the webtoon's first season concluded on March 19, 2020, followed by its second season, which was released from August 2020 to December 2021. [3] The webtoon has been licensed in English by Yen Press.
UPDATED: Serialized fiction app Radish is being acquired by Kakao Entertainment, the entertainment arm of Korean internet giant Kakao, in a transaction valued at $440 million. In addition, Kakao ...
Under the plans, KakaoPage Corp. is the surviving entity. The merger was completed on March 1, and Kakao Entertainment was formally founded a day later. On July 15, it was announced that Kakao Entertainment and Melon Company would be merging, with the merger expected to be complete in September 2021. [8]
Korean crime-action webtoon “Knuckle Girl” is being adapted as an original film production for Amazon’s Prime Video. It is structured as a Korea-Japan co-venture. The narrative revolves ...