The Nation's Largest Webtoon Expo to Be Held at KINTEX on the 6th of Next Month

The largest webtoon exhibition in Korea, the 'Gyeonggi International Webtoon Fair,' will be held at KINTEX on October 6.

The 'Gyeonggi International Webtoon Fair,' the largest webtoon-specialized expo in Korea, will be held from October 6 to 8 at KINTEX Exhibition Hall 1.

Now in its fourth year, the Webtoon Fair will feature 132 webtoon companies and artists showcasing fresh and creative works. Various side events will also be organized.

On the 6th, there will be a lecture by writer Park Tae-joon, known for the popular works 'Lookism' and 'Life is a Mess.' On the 8th, a talk concert and autograph session with writer Morangji, who has a strong fan base for 'The World of Girls,' will be held. Additionally, popular voice actors Park Shin-hee and Ryu Seung-gon will host a talk show and autograph session, along with a webtoon voice actor audio show and OST performance.

The exhibition admission fee is 6,000 KRW, but visitors can attend for free if they complete pre-registration. Pre-registration is available until 5 PM on the 5th via the Gyeonggi International Webtoon Fair website.

Alongside the exhibition, Gyeonggi Province will hold a two-day business consultation event on the 5th and 6th to help webtoon companies develop sales channels. Seventy-one sellers and fifty domestic and international buyers will participate, conducting one-on-one offline business meetings to discuss export contracts and IP (intellectual property) transactions.

Oh Kwang-seok, Director of the Content Industry Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "The greatest appeal of webtoon content lies in its potential for expansion into various genres," adding, "Through the Webtoon Fair, visitors will be able to fully experience the unique creative energy of webtoons on-site."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.