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Korea’s Webtoon Platform ‘CUTS’ Accelerates Transition to Short-form Animation Ecosystem

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Korea’s Webtoon Platform ‘CUTS’ Accelerates Transition to Short-form Animation Ecosystem
Type	Other	Genre	Comics/Webtoons

Korea’s Webtoon Platform ‘CUTS’ Accelerates Transition to Short-form

Animation Ecosystem

Naver Webtoon’s upcoming launch of the short-form animation platform ‘CUTS’ represents

an innovative model that integrates webtoon, UGC, and short-form content trends.

It offers valuable insight into Korea’s dynamic content innovation and the evolving landscape of

digital storytelling.

♦Platform Launch and Features

• Naver Webtoon plans to launch ‘CUTS’ in September, a short-form animation platform allowing anyone

to create and upload brief animations as UGC.

• The first featured content will be “A Day in the Life of Kim Aeyong,” based on characters from

the popular webtoon “Zombie Daughter.”

♦ Industry Trends and Educational Engagement

• The rapid growth of short-form content consumption is reshaping content production trends in Korea.

• In response, universities such as Kyungil, Sangmyung, Hongik, and Chungkang College have introduced

dedicated courses and workshops to nurture emerging short-form animation creators.

♦ Market Growth and Strategic Expansion

• The number of short-form drama apps in Korea has quadrupled in the past year, with domestic

revenues increasing sevenfold to USD 6.4 million. Global in-app revenue surpassed USD 700 million in

Q1 alone.

• Kakao Entertainment is also entering the short-form space with ‘Helix Shorts’, an AI-driven tool for

automated webtoon production, underscoring a broader industry pivot toward this emerging format.

Source

MAEIL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER. (2025. 7. 29)

Nocut News. (2025. 8. 1)

Source

MAEIL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER