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BTS webtoon '7Fates: CHAKHO' to be unveiled next year
- November 08, 2021 | Cartoon
BTS webtoon '7Fates: CHAKHO' to be unveiled next year
Updated : 2021-11-04 17:46
By Dong Sun-hwa
A webtoon featuring K-pop titan BTS will be unveiled in January, according to the seven-piece act's management company HYBE, Thursday.
In an online briefing, Hwangbo Sang-woo, general manager of HYBE, said the company would release "7Fates: CHAKHO," a digital comic featuring BTS, on Naver Webtoon, Jan. 15.
"7Fates: CHAKHO" is an urban fantasy story about seven tiger hunters or "chakhos" who team up to avenge their loved ones. BTS members will appear as the tiger hunters.
"We were motivated by the professional tiger hunters of the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom," Hwangbo said. "We also reinterpreted a Korean folk tale in our own way to bring life to a new story."
HYBE is planning to unveil three more webtoons featuring its singers in 2022: "The Star Seekers," "Dark Moon" and "Crimson Heart."
During an online briefing, the company also disclosed that it would release a new game next year, adding that BTS members took part in its development. The company announced that it would establish a joint venture with Korea's largest cryptocurrency operator Dunamu to enter the non-fungible token (NFT) market, which will allow K-pop fans to have ownership of digital content and merchandises related to HYBE stars.
HYBE will debut some new groups too. Its American branch, HYBE America, will launch a girl group in cooperation with Geffen Records under Universal Music Group, and HYBE Japan will debut a new boy band.
A webtoon featuring K-pop titan BTS will be unveiled in January, according to the seven-piece act's management company HYBE, Thursday.
In an online briefing, Hwangbo Sang-woo, general manager of HYBE, said the company would release "7Fates: CHAKHO," a digital comic featuring BTS, on Naver Webtoon, Jan. 15.
"7Fates: CHAKHO" is an urban fantasy story about seven tiger hunters or "chakhos" who team up to avenge their loved ones. BTS members will appear as the tiger hunters.
"We were motivated by the professional tiger hunters of the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom," Hwangbo said. "We also reinterpreted a Korean folk tale in our own way to bring life to a new story."
HYBE is planning to unveil three more webtoons featuring its singers in 2022: "The Star Seekers," "Dark Moon" and "Crimson Heart."
During an online briefing, the company also disclosed that it would release a new game next year, adding that BTS members took part in its development. The company announced that it would establish a joint venture with Korea's largest cryptocurrency operator Dunamu to enter the non-fungible token (NFT) market, which will allow K-pop fans to have ownership of digital content and merchandises related to HYBE stars.
HYBE will debut some new groups too. Its American branch, HYBE America, will launch a girl group in cooperation with Geffen Records under Universal Music Group, and HYBE Japan will debut a new boy band.
Reporter : sunhwadong@koreatimes.co.kr
