World Webtoon Festival returns to Seoul on massive scale

The World Webtoon Festival is set to return to Seoul for its second edition from Sunday to Wednesday, transforming Lotte Town in Jamsil into a premier destination for global comics enthusiasts. Building on its mission to strengthen Korea’s status as the webtoon industry’s originator, this year’s festival boasts a notably expanded scale, featuring massive pop-up stores, a special history exhibition and fan-centric events across the complex in southeastern Seoul. The four-day celebration concludes with the World Webtoon Awards, a ceremony to honor the year’s best works. Co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the festival aims to create a vibrant space for interaction among creators, platforms, production houses and fans. Jamsil becomes webtoon hub Lotte Town Jamsil complex will be transformed into a webtoon cultural hub as the site of the largest webtoon festival of its kind in Korea. The event features over 200 webtoons and combines exhibitions, experience zones and various pop-up stores. The festivities are already unWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times