Press Kit · 2026

Eunjin
Cho

Artist name: yooyoung  ·  K-Arts B.F.A. · Lezhin Comics

A Korean webtoon artist who builds architecturally precise, cinematically composed worlds from classical Korean mythology — entirely solo, for readers across 8+ countries.

1.9M+Total paid reads (all titles)
25+#1 rankings
8+Countries licensed
7 yrsPro serialization
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Lezhin Comics — Korea's #1 Premium Paid Platform

25+ Combined #1 rankings

Across three serialized titles — Peaches and Dream, I Was Scammed by the Soul, and Hell TV — Cho has reached #1 on Lezhin Comics more than 25 times.

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About the Artist

Where Theater Design
Meets Global IP

Eunjin Cho (artist name yooyoung) holds a B.F.A. in Scenic and Production Design from the Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts) — the country's most selective arts conservatory. After four years as a professional production designer on theater and film sets, she transitioned to webtoons in 2019 and has since built one of Lezhin Comics' most internationally distributed catalogs.

What sets Cho apart from most webtoon artists is her production pipeline. Before a single panel is drawn, she models fully realized 3D environments in SketchUp and Blender — a technique directly inherited from her scenic design training — giving every background architectural precision and cinematic spatial depth. She then executes every phase of production entirely solo: concept, scenario, storyboarding, character design, inking, and final coloring, across serializations running multiple years.

Her flagship title, Peaches and Dream, is grounded in deep primary research into Korean shamanist folk religion, classical court aesthetics, and historical visual traditions. The result is a world that feels authentically Korean while remaining fully accessible to international readers. The series is officially licensed and currently serialized in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese (two platforms), Traditional Chinese, and Thai.

Clip Studio Paint Photoshop SketchUp Blender Solo Full-Cycle Production 3D Background Pipeline

"every chapter has felt like a fever dream and i kinda love it"

International reader recommending Peaches and Dream on Lezhin · TikTok

"The artwork is insane" — a phrase that spread organically through reader communities, pointing to the depth and precision of Cho's draftsmanship. The spatial work, shaped by formal scenic design training, stands out even on a platform with thousands of competing titles.

Reader community reaction · independently observed across multiple sources
Why This Story. Why Now.

Korean Webtoons
Have Already Arrived

170M+ Monthly active readers on WEBTOON alone Naver WEBTOON official, 2024
150+ Countries reached by WEBTOON platform Naver WEBTOON official, 2024
40+ K-dramas adapted from webtoon IPs in 3 years Netflix, cited 2024
8 Countries where Eunjin Cho's work is officially licensed Lezhin Comics · verified
01
The Format Has Already Crossed Over
All of Us Are Dead. Sweet Home. Itaewon Class. Tower of God. The webtoon-to-screen pipeline is no longer a trend — it's an established content engine. Cho's titles are the kind of high-concept, visually distinctive IP that drives that pipeline.
02
Conservatory Training Meets Pop Culture
Cho holds a B.F.A. in Scenic & Production Design from K-Arts — comparable in prestige to Juilliard. She is among a vanishingly rare cohort who translate that level of formal arts training directly into a commercial sequential art format — and top the charts doing it.
03
One Artist. Eight Countries. No Studio.
While platforms race to scale with large teams and AI tools, Cho executes every phase of production alone — and has accumulated 1.73M+ paid reads across two titles. A case study for the independent creator economy operating at its absolute ceiling.
04
Authentic Korean IP. Global Audience.
Peaches and Dream is grounded in Korean shamanism, historical court aesthetics, and classical mythology — primary research, not surface aesthetic. It resonates in the U.S., Western Europe, Japan, and Southeast Asia precisely because it doesn't dilute its cultural roots. That's the model the industry is looking for.
Featured Works

Three Titles.
One Artist.

Peaches and Dream cover Ongoing
Ongoing · 2023 – Present

Peaches and Dream

Dark Fantasy · BL · by yooyoung · lezhinus.com/en/comic/peaches_dream

Lezhin Comics Original Dark Fantasy BL Korean Folklore 8+ Countries Licensed Uncensored EN / ES / FR / TW

Seolwon — a do-myeong, a being raised exclusively on peaches to become an elite-class courtesan — is declared defective and cast aside before his purpose is fulfilled. He wakes to find himself purchased for an enormous sum by an unknown buyer. His search for answers takes him to Dream Palace, a sprawling casino ruled by Jay: a man of immense wealth and power whose sanity is the casualty of a succubus's curse. The only remedy may lie in Seolwon himself.

The series draws on primary research into Korean shamanist folk religion, historical court culture, and classical visual aesthetics — constructing a world that feels genuinely grounded in Korean tradition while remaining fully legible to readers with no prior knowledge of it. Every architectural environment is modeled in 3D before being rendered into finished panels.

"Born and raised on a diet of peaches, a do-myeong named Seolwon was destined to become a courtesan of the highest class, an exquisite creation known as a jade feet. But when his incomplete body is deemed defective and dangerous, he's cast aside as a failed product, discarded like broken porcelain… His search for answers leads him to Dream Palace, a sprawling casino ruled by the enigmatic Jay, a man whose beauty and power are matched only by his madness. Cursed by a succubus, Jay suffers from uncontrollable fits of desire and delirium. The only cure, it seems, lies in the stray do-myeong, the discarded creation who may now hold the key to both salvation and ruin."

Official synopsis · Lezhin US · lezhinus.com/en/comic/peaches_dream
1.12M+Korea (Lezhin KR)
610K+International (8 markets)
13,000+Likes
15+#1 on Lezhin
59+Chapters · Season 2

* Verified via creator dashboard. International: USA, Spain, France, Germany, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan (Lezhin + BelTOON).

English (US) Spanish French German Japanese (×2) T. Chinese Thai Korean
Sample Artwork

© yooyoung · Lezhin Comics · All rights reserved

"every chapter has felt like a fever dream and i kinda love it"

International reader recommending Peaches and Dream · TikTok

"The artwork is insane" — organic phrase spreading through reader communities in reference to Cho's cinematic draftsmanship.

Reader community reaction · multiple independent sources
Artist on Social · X (Twitter)
@peachboy_yu
26.8K Views
360 Likes
52 Reposts

Spanish edition launch announcement · Feb 21, 2024 · x.com/peachboy_yu

I Was Scammed by the Soul cover Complete
Complete · 2021 – 2023

I Was Scammed
by the Soul

Romance Fantasy · Naver Series / Ridibooks / Bomtoon · Korea + Japan

Naver Series Ridibooks Bomtoon Japan — multiple platforms Romance Fantasy

"A will-they-won't-they romance with a handsome ghost. Shin Na-young — a pragmatic office worker who has sworn off marriage — moves into her dream terrace house, only to wake up the next morning to find a strikingly handsome man in her room. He slides a contract across to her: 'You agreed to marry me.' What contract? I never signed anything. This marriage is a scam!"

Official synopsis · provided by the artist

A romance fantasy that achieved simultaneous top-chart performance across Korea's three largest webtoon platforms — Naver Series, Ridibooks, and Bomtoon — alongside multiple Japanese platforms. Reaching the #1 position concurrently on competing platforms is a strong objective indicator of crossover appeal and market competitiveness.

173K+Paid reads (Naver Series)*
10+#1 rankings
3Korean platforms
JapanLicensed

* Naver Series only. Additional paid reads from Ridibooks, Bomtoon and other platforms not included.

Hell TV cover Complete
Complete · 2019 – 2021

Hell TV

Psychological Horror · JustToon → Comico → Lezhin Comics

Psychological Horror Professional Debut 3-Platform Expansion

"Hell TV is an internet broadcast where streamers must do whatever their viewers demand. Those who fail to gain popularity meet a gruesome death at the hands of their audience. In this place, the life of Yeho — a missing top idol — as a streamer begins. Why does Hell TV exist, and for whom? Can Yeho escape the twisted desires of his fans?"

Official synopsis · Lezhin Comics KR · translated from Korean

Cho's debut serialization. Started on JustToon, migrated to Comico, then to Lezhin Comics — each move driven by sustained reader demand. The three-platform arc demonstrates a series with momentum and an artist capable of competing across the full breadth of Korea's webtoon ecosystem. The horror genre also proves Cho's range beyond the fantasy and romance work she is best known for internationally.

3Platforms expanded
2019Professional debut

* JustToon and Comico have since closed their Korean services. Series currently available on Lezhin Comics.

Background & Credentials

The Making of
an Artist

2023–
Peaches and Dream — Lezhin Comics
Dark fantasy BL. 8+ country licenses. 15+ #1 rankings. Season 2 ongoing. Available in English on Lezhin US.
2021–23
I Was Scammed by the Soul
Simultaneous top-chart performance on Naver Series, Ridibooks, and Bomtoon. 10+ #1 rankings. Licensed in Japan.
2019–21
Hell TV — Professional Debut
Psychological horror series expanding across three platforms: JustToon → Comico → Lezhin Comics.
2016–18
Chief Editor, K-Arts University Press
Led editorial direction and content strategy for the institutional publication of the Korea National University of Arts.
2015–19
Production Designer — Theater & Film
Professional scenic design, spatial composition, and color theory on K-Arts and affiliated productions.
Education

Korea National University of Arts

B.F.A., Scenic Design & Production Design · GPA 3.5 / 4.2

K-Arts (the Korea National University of Arts) is the country's most selective arts conservatory — comparable in cultural prestige to Juilliard or the Royal College of Art. Its Scenic Design program trains designers for theater, film, and media. Cho's formation in spatial composition, lighting theory, and set construction translates directly into the architectural depth and cinematic panel composition that draws consistent comment from international readers of her work.

Core Competencies
3D Background Pipeline

SketchUp + Blender modeling for architecturally accurate environments, rendered into finished 2D panels

Full-Cycle Solo Production

Concept → scenario → storyboard → character design → inking → coloring → localization asset management

Korean Cultural IP Development

Primary research in Korean shamanism, court history, and classical visual traditions for globally resonant Hallyu IP

Media Inquiries · Interviews

Let's Make
This a Story.

Available for interviews, artist features, bylined essays, and photography. All forms of editorial collaboration welcome.

eunjincho.artist@gmail.com
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