Sung Moonki, Former Cheongju University Professor, Elected as New President of Korean Cartoon Association

Three-Year Term Starting in September... Emphasizes Adapting to AI and Digital Transformation
Former President of the Korean Cartoon Webtoon Society and Board Member of the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency

Sung Moonki, former professor in the Department of Cartoon Animation at Cheongju University, has been elected as the new president of the Korean Cartoon Association.

Sung Moonki, a professor in the Department of Cartoon Animation at Cheongju University, has been elected as the new president of the Korean Cartoon Association.

The Korean Cartoon Association announced on the 14th that it elected Professor Sung as its 6th president during a special general meeting held on the 12th. His term runs for three years, from September 12, 2026, to September 30, 2029.

The new president, Sung, holds a master's degree in Fine Arts from Sungshin Women's University and a master's degree in Cartoon Video Studies from the Graduate School of Design and Visual Arts at Sangmyung University. He served as a professor in the Department of Cartoon Animation at Cheongju University, working in the fields of cartoon and webtoon creation and education. He was the second president of the Korean Cartoon Webtoon Society and is currently serving as a board member of the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency. In the Korean Cartoon Association, he has held the position of vice president.

He has also consistently continued his creative work. Last year, he held his 15th solo exhibition, "Moonki's Love Story," at Gallery La Mer in Insadong, Seoul, showcasing around 80 cartoons depicting the daily lives and emotions of modern people through genre paintings.

Founded in 2005, the Korean Cartoon Association celebrated its 20th anniversary last year. The organization, which has continued creative and exhibition activities that condense stories and messages into a single cartoon frame, has recently been working to expand traditional cartoon formats into the digital environment. At the 2026 New Year's Cartoon Exhibition, which began at the end of last year, the association presented video works utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) technology for the first time.

President Sung stated, "In order to globalize K-Cartoons, I will actively embrace rapidly changing environments such as AI and web and digital technologies. I intend to respond to the evolving content ecosystem not by lingering in familiar frameworks and past experiences, but with new perspectives and challenges." He added that he would focus on establishing a virtuous cycle for the creation and distribution of Korean cartoons.

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