Adaptation of webtoon by Byeonduck is scheduled for release on May 28 exclusively on Lezhin Snack Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-07/short-form-live-action-series-based-on-painter-of-the-night-bl-webtoon-set-for-may-release/.237087
Platform recorded approximately 86 million visits in March 2025 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-03/major-spanish-piracy-site-shut-down-after-joint-effort-between-korean-webtoon-companies-spanish-/.236870
Company says spin-off will allow each business unit to strengthen its expertise, operate more independently Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-03/cj-enm-to-spin-off-webtoon-label-manhwa-family-as-separate-entity/.236869
Increase has been particularly pronounced among women in 20s, 30s Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-03/yumi-cells-webtoon-sees-13-fold-increase-in-views-following-season-3-release/.237031
Webtoon tells story of exiled crown prince, assassin tasked to kill him Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-02/kidaristudio-wraps-filming-for-short-form-live-action-adaptation-of-wild-eyes-webtoon/.236873
New story takes place in same universe as Under the Oak Tree Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-02/kakao-entertainment-to-launch-webtoon-adaptation-of-suji-kim-the-forgotten-meadows-web-novel/.236948
Operator of Newtoki announced all affiliated platforms would cease operations Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-02/korea-largest-illegal-webtoon-site-newtoki-shuts-down-ahead-of-crackdown/.236871
Rollout begins with The Greatest Estate Developer, The Knight Only Lives Today, My In-Laws are Obsessed with Me Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-28/webtoon-partners-with-genies-to-launch-interactive-ai-avatars-for-webcomic-characters/.236872
Company finds number of titles illegally uploaded within 24 hours of release dropped by about 90% by end of Q1 2026 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-26/naver-webtoon-reports-23-percent-revenue-boost-as-anti-piracy-system-delays-illegal-distribution/.236660
Webtoon follows man who is released after spending 17 years in prison for murder he did not commit Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-26/a-mark-against-thee-webtoon-confirmed-for-live-action-adaptation/.236659