Kang Full
| Kang Full 강풀 | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kang Do-young December 7, 1974 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Pseudonym(s) | Kang Pool |
| Kang Full | |
| Hangul | 강풀 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Gang Pul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang P'ul |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 강도영 |
| Hanja | 康道永 |
| Revised Romanization | Gang Doyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kang Toyŏng |
Kang Full (or Kang Pool, Hangul: 강풀) is the pen name of Kang Do-young (born December 7, 1974), a South Korean webtoon artist. Though he had no formal training in art or writing, Full launched a website in 2002 to display his comics. Full's webtoons quickly drew attention, resulting in several film adaption based on his works.
Career
Regarded as a "first generation" webtoon artist, Kang had no formal teaching in either writing or drawing comics. His interest stemmed from painting wall posters for the student body at Sangji University, turning them into eye-catching comics in order to attract attention. As a student, he earned the nickname Kang Full by often wearing green clothes, 'full'(풀) meaning 'grass'(풀) in Korean.[1]
Kang decided to become a comic artist prior to his graduation, but initially received little interest from publishers. In April 2002, he launched a personal website and began posting his work online, to great success. By 2008, his comics had reached in excess of 300 million page views. Kang has also drawn attention from the Korean film industry, and several films, including APT, BA:BO, Hello, Schoolgirl, Pained, The Neighbor, and 26 Years, have been based on his work.[1][2] He has also been hired as the screenwriter for a prequel to the 2006 film The Host.[3]
Besides webtoons, Full has also created several comic books oriented to kids. His picture book Hi, Friend has been nominated as a 14th popular book for a very short time.
Bibliography
| Year | English title | Hangul |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Love Story | 순정만화 |
| 2004 | Fool | 바보 |
| Apartment | 아파트 | |
| 2005 | Timing | 타이밍 |
| 2006 | 26 Years | 26년 |
| 2007 | I Love You | 그대를 사랑합니다 |
| 2008 | Neighbor | 이웃사람 |
| 2009 | Again | 어게인 |
| 2010 | Every Moment of Your Life | 당신의 모든 순간 |
| 2011 | Lamp Shop | 조명가게 |
| 2013 | Witch | 마녀[4] |
Controversy
His comic "Every Moment of Your Life", which parodies president Lee Myung-bak, has been criticized by Korean conservatives as leftist propaganda rather than entertainment.[5] In response, Kang Full has said, "I can't stand bastard act."[6]
Screen adaptations
- 순정만화 (Hello schoolgirl) 2008 [7]
- 아파트 (Apartment) 2006 [8]
- 바보 (Ba;Bo) 2008 [9]
- 26년 (26 year) 2012 [10]
- 그대를 사랑합니다 (I love you) 2010 [11]
- 이웃사람 (The Neighbors) 2012 [12]
- Timing (2014)
References
- 1 2 Comic artist Gang Do-young, KBS World, March 5, 2008. Retrieved on April 12, 2008.
- ↑ Lee, Claire (23 November 2012). "Movies based on webtoons flourish". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ Darcy Paquet, Korean film industry hot for sequels, Variety, February 28, 2008. Retrieved on April 12, 2008.
- ↑ "강풀, 다섯번째 순정만화 시리즈 '마녀' 발간". Yonhap News. 2013-03-12.
- ↑ http://gall.dcinside.com/list.php?id=game_classic&no=549912
- ↑ http://blog.naver.com/kttleq?Redirect=Log&logNo=90094403341
- ↑ 영화순정만화
- ↑ 영화아파트
- ↑ 영화바보
- ↑ 영화26년
- ↑ 영화그대를사랑합니다
- ↑ 영화이웃사람
External links
- Kang Full at HanCinema