‘Children’s 30-Year Friend’… Artist Kim Woo-Young, ‘Ddungddanji Dad,’ Passes Away
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Kim Woo-young, a master of Korean children's comics, passed away on the 24th of last month at the age of 87. Communicating with readers for 30 years through his representative work 'Ddungddanji,' he left behind numerous works since his debut in 1956 and received awards such as the Gobau Comics Award.
It was belatedly reported that veteran cartoonist Kim Woo-young, famous for the comic strip *Ddungddanji*, passed away on the 24th of last month at the age of 87. According to the Korea Cartoon & Animation Promotion Agency and others on the 8th, the deceased was born in 1939 in Seoncheon, North Pyongan Province, and grew up after fleeing to Busan during his childhood. His real name was Kim Hye-kyung, but he used the pen name Kim Woo-young by tak…
It was belatedly reported that veteran cartoonist Kim Woo-young, who brought laughter to children of many generations by drawing the four-panel comic strip 'Ddungddanji' for nearly 30 years, has passed away.
It was later revealed that the senior cartoonist Kim Woo-young (Kim Hye-gyeong before renaming), who was loved by readers for a long time, died on the 24th of last month. 87 years old. On the 8th, according to the Korea Manga Film Agency and others, the deceased was born in Seoncheon, Pyeonganbuk-do, in 1939, evacuated to Busan as a child, and graduated from Donggwang Middle School and Haedong High School. Her real name was Kim Hye-gyeong, but t…
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