The Sound of Heart
| The Sound of Your Heart | |
|---|---|
 Jo Seok in his own artstyle | |
| 마음의 소리 | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Author | Jo Seok |
| Illustrator | Jo Seok |
| Publisher | Webtoon |
| English publisher | Line Webtoon |
| Original run | 2006–2020 |
The Sound of Your Heart (Korean: 마음의 소리; also known as Sound of Heart) is a South Korean webtoon series written and illustrated by Jo Seok. It was first released on the Naver's Webtoon internet portal in 2006. The first print volume was released in 2007, after which The Sound of Your Heart was adapted into a drama of the same name in 2015.[1][2] It was completed in July 2020.[3]
Development
Jo Seok graduated from Jeonju University with a major in video cultural studies in 2002, and wanted to infuse an interest in cartoons to those who haven't been fans of graphic novels. Jo began posting The Sound of Heart on Naver Webtoon in September 2006, and by 2014 it was the longest running webtoon on the platform.[4] On December 17, 2015, the 1,000th episode of The Sound of Heart was posted on Naver. Since Jo started posting his webcomic on Naver, views averaged 5 million per update, a total of over 5 billion views.[5]
When Jo got married in 2014, he did not have a wedding ceremony or honeymoon trip because he did not want a lapse in his update schedule. In 2015, Jo earned about ₩78,000,000 per month (approximately ₩936,000,000 per year).[2]
Jo published other webcomics on Naver Webtoon during the run of The Sound of Heart, such as Jo's Area and Moon You. The Sound of Heart concluded in July 2020, after running for 14 years. Jo said he felt "lucky to be able to feel 'done' with the comic." During its run, the webtoon accumulated nearly 7 billion views and 15 million comments. 500 episodes had been translated into English by the time The Sound of Heart concluded.[6]
Characters
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Most characters The Sound of Heart are based on people in the author's life.[5]
Main
- Jo Seok: The author himself in his comic.
- Choi Ae-bong: Jo's girlfriend, and, since June 2014, wife.
- Jo Joon: Jo's brother.
- Jo Chul-wang: Jo's father, the owner of a chicken restaurant who is former a rugby player.
- Kwon Jeong-kwon: Jo's mother.
- Jo Yool-bong: Jo and Ae-bong's daughter.
- Choi Ko-bong: Ae-bong's younger brother who works as an internet instructor and police officer.
Dogs
- Sensation and Hengbong are Jo's pet dogs
- Sol and Taeyang, dogs raised at Ae-bong's house.
- Kobongi, Ae-bong's pet dog
Jo's Friends
- Kim Joong-woo: General editor of Naver Webtoon.
- Buwook: Flower human.
- Seouldae: Buwook's elder brother whose name is short for Seoul National University.
Other media
On November 7, 2016, airline carrier Air Seoul announced that it had collaborated with Naver Webtoon to produce pre-flight safety video. Characters from The Sound of Heart were featured in the video, alongside characters from webtoons such as Denma and Noblesse.[7]
Animated series
On September 20, 2018, the first animated short series based on The Sound of Heart was released on Naver WEBTOON YouTube Channel.
Television series
KBS had been planning a TV series involving The Sound of Heart since 2015. Lee Kwang-soo and Jung So-min respectively were chosen to potray Jo Seok and Choi Ae-bong.[1]
Mobile game
Korean mobile game company Neowiz Games released a Mobile RPG adaption of The Sound of Heart on Google Play in April 2016. Despite being free-to-play, it includes some paid item payment features. Its latest update was April 24, 2019[8]
References
- ^ a b Kwon, Ji-young (May 28, 2015). 조석의 웹툰 '마음의 소리'가 시트콤으로 제작된다. Huffington Post (in Korean). Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ a b Byun, Hee-won (February 1, 2016). 네이버 웹툰 《마음의 소리》 작가 조석 [Over 500,000 views per episode, the most popular webcomic in Korea.]. Top Class. ChosunMedia. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ [단독] 네이버 최장수 웹툰 '마음의소리' 막 내린다. Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ Ko, Dong-hwan (January 20, 2014). "Webtoon Sound of Heart runs record-long in Naver". The Korea Times.
- ^ a b 마음의소리. Naver (in Korean). p. 3. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ Ji-won, Choi (June 30, 2020). "Webtoon 'The Sound of Your Heart' ends in 14 years". The Korea Herald.
- ^ 에어서울, '웹툰 캐릭터 등장' 기내 안전영상 제작. Money Today (in Korean). November 7, 2016.
- ^ 원스토어. One Store (in Korean).
External links
- Official website on Naver Webtoon (in Korean)
- Official website on Webtoon