I wanted to introduce Korean Web-comic system called "Webtoon"(Web-Cartoon) which is becoming very popular in South Korea. While most of web-comic is uploaded on personal websites, Korean webtoon is uploaded on Major Search Engine Websites in Korea.
"Naver" and "Daum" are the two major online search engine in South Korea. As you can see, the title page of these websites are populated with news articles, blogs, shopping informations, e-mails, and Webtoon Links. Since almost every Korean people use these websites, Korean webtoon is an entertainment that Anyone using this website could enjoy.
Many webtoons of various genre are uploaded by various artists artists. Most webtoons are uploaded in weekly term (every coming monday, coming tuesday, etc...), and some of the works are uploaded more than once a week. Since each day is assigned with different webtoon, audiences can expect to read something they like almost everyday without making payment.
Korean Search Engines hires skilled webtoon artists mostly through amateur audition. Since Webtoon became such a popular entertainment in Korea, Webtoon Artist is considered a decent paying job with popularity.
This webtoon system started similar to how web-comic started. When people started owning their personal websites, some talented individuals start creating comic strips and gained their popularity and audiences. When online comic started becoming popular, "Naver","Daum", and even Korean "Yahoo" decide to hire amateur artist and professional Newspaper comic artists to post webtoon on the websites to gain more website users. their plan was successful. As Webtoon gained hardcore fans, the use of websites also increased.
Most of the Korean webtoon are in vertical strip format. This format allows audience to simply scroll down their mouse instead of clicking "Next"button. This Vertical scrolling format was originally started by Korean Webtoon Artist Young-Soon Yang, through his works called "1001(The Story of Thousand and One Nights)". After this popular Webtoon, Almost every webtoon follows the vertical reading format.
Korean Webcomic is gaining more and more popularity these days. Some Korean Websites are actually thinking of creating English translated Link. Below is the link to some of the Korean Webtoon that "Naver" translated for Oversea Audience :
Also, Here is a link to a brilliant Horror Webtoon that uses scripting to add sound and auto-scrolling effect:
WARNING. this webcomic can truly give u heart-attack. Do not click it if you don't like scary stuff :)
If you are still curious, here is an reaction video of popular youtuber Pewdiepie on the link above. this might be less scary :)
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