Lezhin Comics
Lezhin Comics is a webtoon portal that was founded by South Korean blogger Han Hee-sung in 2013. It is based in South Korea and its services are offered in Korean, Japanese and English.
| Industry | Webtoons |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Han Hee-sung |
| Subsidiaries | Lezhin Studio[1] |
| Website | www |
History
Han Hee-sung, a Korean blogger, launched Lezhin Comics in June 2013. By November 2014, it hosted over 400 webtoons and cartoons,[2] making it South Korea's largest webtoon publisher as of 2014.[3] The content is created by professional and amateur cartoonists including 2013 Korea Content Awards winner Lee Jin-young (Yool Lee) and 2014 Today's Cartoon Award winner Yoo Ayoung.[2]
In April 2015, Lezhin Comics launched its services in Japan. First started as a beta site, an official website was opened in July.
In December 2015, Lezhin Comics expanded its services to include English speaking regions.[4]
In May 2017, it became the largest shareholder in management agency UL Entertainment.[5]
In April 2019, it founded a drama and film production company Lezhin Studio. It will be led by former Warner Bros. Pictures Korea and NEW executive Byun Sung-min.[1]
Controversies
In September 2017, Lezhin faced a scandal regarding their treatment of Gray(회색), the author of Records of the Cold Moon(월한강천록), who announced[6] on Twitter at the end of her contract with Lezhin that she was forced to work on her webtoon despite her reporting that she had cancer. In December 2017, Gray stated in another blog post that she was not paid for the profits her webtoon made in the Chinese server for two years since the first payment in 2015 and that it was the true reason her contracted ended with Lezhin. She also stated that she was not told the amount she would be paid by Lezhin, nor informed when the publication for her comic ended in China. Lezhin stated that they did not receive the payment for the sales nor the number of sales due to a change in management in their Chinese division. In response, Gray contacted the Chinese company who stated otherwise. It was also discovered that more than ten other artists were similarly unpaid.
In September 2017, the Korean Webtoon Authors Association posted a statement[8] regarding problems in Lezhin's late penalty fee. The late penalty fee charged the artist up to 9% of their monthly income should they give their manuscript late by more than two days after the due date. In November 2017, Lezhin released a statement[9] announcing that the late penalty will be discontinued by 1st of February 2018 to allow a three-month period to negotiate contracts with the artists.
In December 2017, an article[10] reported a blacklist Lezhin had for their artists, which specifically excluded them from advertisements and promotional events. Lezhin responded by denying the existence of the blacklist. In January 2018, SBS reported a leaked email to exclude several works from the main page and any promotional works.[11]
In January 2018, Lezhin announced that their contracts with authors EunSong and Michii will be terminated on February 6. Both authors stated that they were informed not by Lezhin but by their social media accounts. Lezhin later stated that they would take legal action against EunSong and Michii for the spread of false rumors.[12] On the 6th of February, a protest was held in front of the Lezhin office for the legal action and treatment against the authors.
Series
| Series title | Author(s) |
|---|---|
| 30 Days With You | Kim Wonee, Youngmo |
| 3737 | Bambi |
| 4 Cut Hero | Gojira-kun |
| A Compendium of Ghosts | Lee Yul |
| A Country of Maestri | Muhwa |
| A Guy Like You | Waje |
| A Pervert's Daily Life | Alice Crazy |
| All About Lust | Tirano Kim |
| An Easy Target | Aeju |
| An Eye for an Eye | Sgt. |
| An Innocent Sin | Oh Gye |
| An Uncomfortable Truth | EErun |
| Appetite | Lero |
| At the End of the Road | Haribo |
| Bad Boss | Neon.B |
| Big See | Kim Botong |
| Bittersweet | Tharchog, HC.Langlali |
| BJ Alex | Mingwa |
| Blood Bank | Silb |
| Bloody Festival | Heenari |
| Blooming Sequence | Lee Eul |
| Bone and Flesh | Studio Sibo |
| Can't Take My Eyes Off You! | Team Manna |
| Capture | Parkso |
| Clash of the 8 Warriors | Shim Yugeom |
| Consumua and Sudutist! | Dott |
| Daily Witch | Sungwon |
| Dallae | Choonae |
| Danzi | Danzi |
| Dark Heaven | JUNS |
| December Rain | Kimon |
| Delicious | Minshow |
| Dogma | Kemi |
| Dolphin Fairy | Stone Henge |
| Doridosim | Lee Gpiee |
| Dosa | Nilil, Ikki |
| Drug Candy | Lee Hyunmin |
| Eden | Ins Lim |
| Elixir | P.P, Sungwon |
| En Garde | IRE |
| Escape Devildom | MooMen |
| Escape into Oblivion | Gawee |
| Eunsoo | Studio Sibo |
| Eunsuk & Jung-gu | John |
| Everyday Lily | Gom Mali |
| Everyday Zen | Johny Tay |
| Following Namsoo to the Bathhouse | Cuke Soap |
| Forever Mine | Byutt |
| Freak-Quency | Xero, Sakon |
| From Points of Three | White Eared |
| G'Day | Choi Yong Sung |
| Girl Reborn | Appling, Antler |
| Go Jin and Gam-rae | PingPu |
| Gray | Woollee |
| H&H Roman Company | Mum |
| Hadomae | Choenamsae |
| He Does a Body Good | Lee Wonsik, Park |
| He Loves Me | Jane |
| HEARTHSTONE Lab | Do Kim |
| Heesu in Class 2 | Lily |
| Her Pet | Pito |
| Honey Bed Talk | Danchoo |
| How Far Have You Gone? | BiBi |
| How Sweet is a Sugar Daddy? | Ji Hye-Kyung |
| How to Hate Mate | Reck |
| Hush | Today |
| I See Your Money | Sria, Minguk23 |
| I'm NOT Drunk | Young choon |
| If You Hate Me So | Fargo |
| Inhale | Chashoo, One Q |
| Jazz for Two | Clarju |
| Killing Stalking | Koogi |
| King's Maker | Haga, Kang Jiyoung |
| Lady Garden | Zilpung Studio |
| Lilith's Cord | Dummy Mandoo, Juder |
| Lily Love | Ratana Satis |
| Love Barometer | Sansa |
| Love is an Illusion! | Fargo |
| Love Me More | EZ |
| Love Sex Relationship | Kim Injung |
| Lover Boy | Zec |
| Lucid Dream | Masatoki, Kirty |
| Maison de Maid | Monnyang, Tarang |
| Make Me Bark | Sagold |
| Making AV: A Sneak Peek | Igawa Youji, Daljakga |
| Man Crush | Shroomi |
| Mango's Bone | Gold Kiwi, Tired Vagabond |
| Masters of Masturbation | AA Media, Avocado |
| Matchstick 20 | Masatoki, Dohyun |
| Mia's Fantastic Toys | JS, Cave Bear |
| Miss Guillotine | Gaje, stego |
| Momentum | Park Ji-yeon |
| Moonlight Garden | Kang Unnie, MissPM |
| Moritat | Sunee Lee, Seokyeong |
| Ms. Mystic | Leeseul, Zimtigee |
| My Girlfriend's Ex-Boyfriend | Shinb |
| My Joy | Pito |
| My Mother's Lover | Studio Stellas |
| My Secret Brother | Willow |
| My Starry Sky | Confeito Planet |
| My Student Can't Be a Psychopath | Fluto |
| Nineteen | N.ya |
| No Goddess, no! | PODOST, DADAMU |
| On A Leash | Aji |
| One-Room Hero | Yoogeukjo |
| Ordinary Men | Lesh |
| Origin of Sensibility | Leebam |
| Out of Control | Bboong |
| Pandora's Choice | Yudori |
| Paramour | Brothers without a tomorrow |
| Peach Love | Fujoking |
| Percy & the Yummies | Sim Moram |
| Perfect Half | Luv P |
| Pheromone-holic | JIO, over.J, Rozer |
| Polyamory | S.cat, Jin |
| Power of Love | Yoth |
| Psychic Gambler: Betting Man | Doldom, Yang Geng |
| Pulse | Ratana Satis |
| Redemption Camp | Ramjak |
| Reveries of the Moonlight | Hong Jeonghun, Kho Jino |
| Romantic Marbling | Han Gyul |
| Royal Servant | MasterGin, Chungnyun |
| RPG Comic | Gaechaban |
| Sadistic Beauty | Yunhee Woo, Geumsan Lee |
| Saha | Lee Uin |
| Save Me | 1230 |
| Scandalous | ALMA, PINKO |
| Scent of a Witch | R |
| Secret Crush | Jung |
| Secret X Folder | Lee Hyunmin |
| See You Again | Pppallet |
| See You at the Crosswalk | Sing Sing |
| Serenade | Keum Kyesoo |
| Sex Knights | Byman |
| Sextealer | H. Roma |
| Sign | Ker |
| Size Matters | Starcoal Bird, Matnoo |
| Sleeping with the Ghost | Keo Balhan |
| Something About Us | Lee Yunji |
| Stand Up! | Warren |
| Star x Fanboy | Kim Cheomji |
| Stop at the Red Light | Sing Sing |
| Story of Our Lives | Sria, Chayun |
| Strawberry and Milk Tea | Team Haejang |
| Sunggi's Study Group | Husky-nom, Edge-Edge |
| Talk to Me | Eunbyul |
| The Baker on the First Floor | GyaGa |
| The Chain of Youth | Dead Sea |
| The Girl That Got Stuck in the Wall | Gaehoju, Gunnermul |
| The Girl That Wet the Wall | Gaehoju, Paya8 |
| The Greatest Wolf of My Life | Ran, Kim Byung-gwan |
| The Knight of the Falling Star | Su Jeong Gwa |
| The Lady and Her Butler | Jade |
| The Love Doctor | Chamsae, Bansook |
| The Missing O | Face Park |
| The Only One Who Didn't Know | Domino |
| The Origin of Love | Sansa |
| The Perfect Relationship | akkang, sam |
| The Rabbit Hole | Ha Yangji, Yeongmo |
| The Third Party | Enjelicious |
| The Whale | 0g |
| Tissue Guzzler | Soso |
| Two Birds in Spring | Minguk23 |
| Ultimate Outcast | No Do Hwan |
| Unfather | Nellikang |
| Unhinged | KimBiva |
| Unknown Code | Carnby, Hoopa |
| Vanishing Twin | Gaje, Dodal |
| Vengeance | Aji |
| What Does the Fox Say? | Team Gaji |
| White Angels Have No Wings | Gado |
| Why Did Men Stop Wearing High Heels? | Jimmy Kim |
| Wind | Yuyun |
| Window to Window | Lee Aru |
| Wolf in the House | Park Ji-yeon |
| Would You Give Your Heart to Me? | Sil-Bi |
| You Jin | Fujoking |
References
- 레진엔터, 레진스튜디오 지분 인수 최대주주... 웹툰IP 영상 제작 강화
- Kim, Khloe (November 18, 2014). "Lezhin Comics Hopes to Foster New Webtoonists with Sangmyoung University". Tech for Korea. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- Park, Amy (September 22, 2014). "Lezhin Comics Plans to Hold International Comic Contest". Tech for Korea. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "Korea's Lezhin Brings Digital Comic Service Stateside". Animation Magazine. July 12, 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- UL엔터테인먼트, 레진엔터테인먼트와 손잡아 "新 부가가치 창출할 것"
- 회색
- 한국웹툰작가협회
- Official Statement Regarding Creator Revenue Share
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