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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 high school category of a cartoon contest organized by the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency and was displayed during the Bucheon International Comics Festival earlier this month. ....
Actress Kong Hyo-jin and singer Kevin Oh will tie the knot. Kong s agency, Management Soop, said, Tuesday, the two will have a wedding ceremony in New York on Tuesday (local time), with their family members and a small number of friends attending. Their relationship, which became known in April, has attracted attention as Kong, 42, has been one of the top actresses on the small and silver screens for over two decades and Oh, 32, hit the K-pop scene by winning Mnet s audition program, “Superstar K,” in its seventh season in 2015. ....
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. ....
A cartoon that won the first prize at a recent comics festival has caused a stir for satirizing President Yoon Suk-yeol, starting a debate over whether it was appropriate to showcase the work and give it an award. According to the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency, a cartoon created by a high schooler, titled “Yoonsukyeolcha” (a portmanteau of the president s name and the Korean word for “train”), won the first prize for the high school category in the nationwide student cartoon and webtoon contest, organized by the agency. ....
“Lookism,” one of the leading works at Naver Webtoon, has been adapted for a Netflix original animation. According to the webcomic industry and the streaming platform, the animation version of “Lookism” will be released on Nov. 4. It is the first time for a webtoon from Naver to be adapted for an animation on the global platform, while some have been made into series, such as “All of Us Are Dead” and “Sweet Home.” ....