Daniel Park

December 12, 2022

Do not Sleep on Lookism!

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The first episode of Lookism was supposed to premiere on Netflix on November 4, 2022, but the release date was pushed back in order to show compassion for the people who died the Seoul Halloween crowd crush. As a result, the hype surrounding the show has subsided. Now that it is available on Netflix, I’d like to remind people to check out this fantastic webtoon adaptation. It was deserving of a spot in the top five most watched shows in every country in the world. A show is typically canceled if it is unable to remain in top 10 for a month. If the webtoon is bad it won’t be lasting for 7 years and by far the eight tears. The episodes I watched respected the source material. Readers who prefer the English translation will have to accept some changes. The writers chose to use Korean character names. Most English-speaking fans refer to the main character as Daniel rather than Park Hyung Seok on the show (all dubs and subs included).

September 25, 2022

Lookism: Netflix’s first Korean Animation

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Lookism was a hit Korean Webtoon/Manhwa that became a hit in 2014. Fans had fantasized about seeing this popular web-comic animated. Sadly it is not a manga, and mostly manhwas and webtoons get live-action adaptations. A webtoon got a Japanese Anime adaptation before, the Webtoon Tower of God. Netflix made the impossible because the Webtoon Lookism became Netflix’s first Korean Animation. Netflix is no stranger to adapting non-Japanese materials into Animation. They first did it with the Filipino graphic novel Trese. I am unsure if this will count as Anime despite the art style because this is a 100% Korean production. Let’s invent a new term for this new media. I am going to call it K-Nime. Lookism First Trailer Park Hyeong-Seok is the biggest loser and outcast at school. He is overweight, short, weak, and has a face only a mother can love. The center of Jokes is always him, and all that bullying made him wish for a change. One night he wakes and sees his lifeless body on the