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.

Lezhin Entertainment
IndustryWebtoons
Founded2013
FounderHan Hee-sung
SubsidiariesLezhin Studio[1]
Websitewww.lezhin.com

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[7] 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 1 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 February 6, 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 Alliance Lero
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

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