The fact that the artist of the Kakao Page webtoon 'Roxana' continued to serialize works even after a miscarriage was revealed late, and the problem of excessive labor by webtoon creators has risen again.
As the webtoon industry is rapidly growing, competition for quality and quantity of works has become overheated, and it is being pointed out that the number of writers suffering from overwork is increasing.
There are voices calling for a plan to guarantee the health and labor rights of writers, such as taking regular breaks at least twice a year.
According to the webtoon industry today (7th), the artist of Roxana had a miscarriage early last year, but since the work was launched on January 31st, season 1 continued until June except for a two-week break in March.
At the end of last month, through Twitter, the author directly revealed that he continued to serialize after the miscarriage, sparking controversy over the working environment and health rights of the webtoon artist.
The excessive labor of creators in the webtoon industry is a problem that has been continuously discussed amid the rapid growth of the webtoon industry.
Thousands of webtoons are pouring out every week, and as readers' eye level rises, the number of webtoons cuts must be increased, and the possibility of surviving the endless competition increases when armed with more colorful drawings.
In fact, in the early days of webtoons, the number of cuts per episode was usually 40-50, but recently, the standard contract for webtoon writers stipulates that the basic amount of webtoon writers is 60-70 cuts per episode, and the coloring has become the default. .
Kwon Chang-ho, secretary general of the Webtoon Association, said, "It is true that the absolute amount of labor for writers has increased.
First of all, it is said that the lower limit of the number of cuts per episode, which corresponds to the default, should be lowered so that the writer who serializes every week will have room to breathe.
He also pointed out that all webtoon writers should be guaranteed a break at least twice a year.
Now, there is a strong perception that webtoons should be serialized once a week, 365 days a year, but the point is that all writers, centering on major platforms, should be able to take a break at least once in the first and second half of the year.
Meanwhile, Kakao Entertainment announced on the 4th that it would come up with a plan to improve the serialization system.
Kakao Entertainment said, "First of all, we would like to sincerely apologize for causing concern to the writer and readers regarding Roxana's work." "We are taking this matter very seriously."
"With this incident as an opportunity, we will start a fundamental review of the creation system and serialization policy between the platform and creators again," he said. "I promised.