KAKAO WEBTOON is a webtoon site in South Korea.
This site's name was Daum (Korean: 다음), and it's a web portal in South Korea, like Naver and Nate. Daum offers many Internet services to web users, including a popular free web-based e-mail, messaging service, forums, shopping and news. The word "daum" means "next" in Korean.
The popularity of Daum is a reflection of the high level of internet use in South Korea. The country has the highest level of broadband users, and one of the most widespread levels of computer and Internet access.
The popularity of Daum stems from the range of services it offers, but also from the fact that it was the first Korean web portal of significant size. Its popularity started when it merged with the then most popular e-mail service, daum.net or hanmail.net. After the merging, Daum started the forum service Daum Cafe which brought its firm status in the market. The term cafe and even internet cafe (Different from what is supposed to refer to in Western usage) is now used as the synonym for "Internet forum" in Korean.
It was one of the earliest webtoon portals with the first real popular webtoons like, Sunjeong Manhwa, Moss, and The Great Catsby and the largest before Naver became the largest webtoon portal. It's established in February 24, 2003.
Beginning manhwaga, that post their works on Daum, are given with only 25-chapters contract. When the webcomics are finished with the 25 chapters, they can either continue the story by making a new contract with the publisher or make a new manwha. That's why Glpi stopped Layers at just 25 chapters and continued the story with a new series.
In 2014, Daum merged with Kakao Corp. (at that time known as Kakao Inc.), known as the maker of KakaoTalk, to form Daum Kakao. Later, the company rebranded itself as Kakao.
From May 21, 2019, the webtoon rating system was implemented. It is said that 10 platforms including Naver and Daum participate. link (Korean)
In August 1, 2021, this was renamed KAKAO WEBTOON. Article
Webtoons[]
- 0.0 Mhz
- A Stranger in my House
- Abu Dhabi Romance
- Action Idols
- Again
- Ambrosia
- Banquet Box
- Beety the Beetle
- Black Behemoth
- Black Wind
- Can't See Can't Hear But Love!
- Cat Funeral
- Coming Up!
- Dalsez: A Lullaby for the Moon
- Dating 101
- Dieter
- Dr. Jeykll Is Mr. Hyde
- Dungeon Reset
- Ero Ero Sos!
- Estancia
- Flower Boys Next Door
- Flower Dreams
- Freezing
- The Girl in the Gray Room
- Haunted School - Wanderer's Ace
- He Is a High-School Girl
- Hina the Brat Cat
- Holy Alice
- Hong Do
- Hook
- Howling: The City of Nightmares
- Impulse
- Iskra
- Jack, The American Ghost
- Layers
- Layers Anarchy
- Left Right
- Legendary Fist
- Lethe
- Level Up With the Gods
- Like a Wolf
- Living with One Leg
- Love Alarm
- Love Maker
- Monster Idols
- Moss
- Murim Investigation Unit
- My Beautiful World
- My Nights Shine Brighter than Your Days
- Myojin Tales
- Noru: The Transporters
- Over Steam
- Peak
- Preta
- Ran's Formula
- Red Storm
- Return of the Legendary Spear Knight
- Rewind
- Romance Killer
- Romanian Gymnastic Society
- Secretly, Greatly
- Shall We Have Dinner Tonight?
- Shaman
- SHERLOCK - HER MAJESTY'S DETECTIVE
- Skeleton Taxi
- Slacker
- Sleeping Ranker
- Star Wars
- Steel Rain
- Sucker for Love
- Sunjeong Manhwa
- Taoist Land
- The Breaker
- The Devil Who Couldn't Fly
- The Five Hearts
- The Friendly Winter
- The Great Catsby
- The Hero Returns
- The Max Level Hero Has Returned!
- The Pale Horse
- The Sock Monster
- The Surviving
- The Swordmaster's Youngest Son
- The Watching
- Timing
- To Stand on One Leg
- Trace
- Trace Perfurme
- Twelfth Night
- Twin Tops Bar
- Undead King
- Undefeated Ranker
- UNUZOOAL ZOO
- We're So Over... or Not
- Werewolf Breeding
- What Don't You Understand
- Windup Idol
- Witch's Workshop
Brand Webtoons[]
The some webtoon, which is sponsored by companies, organizations, and public organizations, is called the brand webtoon.
Manhwa published on Daum[]
- Aflame Inferno
- The Breaker New Waves
- Freezing
- Unbalanced 2X
- Phantom Princesses VS.
External Links[]
- Listing of Kakao webtoons (Korean)