{"id":947,"date":"2026-05-29T09:35:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=947"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:35:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:35:58","slug":"exhuma-spinoff-webtoon-maengjong-sets-naver-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=947","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Exhuma\u2019 Spinoff Webtoon \u2018Maengjong\u2019 Sets Naver Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nNaver Webtoon will debut \u201cMaengjong,\u201d a prequel spin-off expanding the supernatural world of Korean occult blockbuster \u201cExhuma,\u201d on May 30.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=945\">\u2018She Means Justice 2: Breakout\u2019 Launches on FlareFlow, GammaTime as Sequel to Microdrama Hit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe vertical-scroll series comes from Haemuri, the artist behind \u201cOlgami,\u201d known for its densely layered psychological portraiture, and is set before the events of the 2024 film. Its story centers on the high school years of shaman duo Hwarim and Bonggil \u2013 the characters brought to screen by Kim Go-eun and Lee Do-hyun \u2013 charting how the pair first came together. The title translates roughly as blind obedience without moral judgment.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe narrative begins when Hwarim, who has been concealing her identity following a childhood encounter with a snake spirit called Jin, crosses paths with Bonggil at their school. Haemuri will carry the distinctly Korean occult mythology of \u201cExhuma\u201d into webtoon form, adapting it to the vertical-scroll format. \u201cExhuma\u201d director Jang Jae-hyun participated in the project\u2019s early concept review stage, according to a Naver Webtoon spokesperson.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tReleased in 2024, \u201cExhuma\u201d drew some 11.9 million admissions and grossed $83.1 million in Korea, becoming the first Korean occult film to surpass 10 million ticket buyers and the country\u2019s highest-grossing film of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=943\">Ali Fazal, Sonali Bendre\u2019s \u2018Raakh\u2019 Sets June Prime Video Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cIt is meaningful that the spin-off story of \u2018Exhuma,\u2019 loved by many audiences, expands by meeting the new grammar of webtoon,\u201d said Lee Hyeon-jeong, managing director of the film business division at Showbox, which distributed the film. \u201cWe hope it will be a fresh experience for both film fans and webtoon readers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe are presenting \u2018Maengjong,\u2019 a new series capturing the appeal of the horror-occult genre, ahead of the full summer season,\u201d said Lee Jeong-geun, Naver Webtoon\u2019s Korea webtoon content leader. \u201cWith the high school story of Hwarim and Bonggil, who left a strong impression in the film \u2018Exhuma,\u2019 enhanced by Haemuri\u2019s characteristic tense direction, we expect it will be a welcome work for genre fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=941\">\u2018Half Man\u2019 Creator and Star Richard Gadd on the \u2018Ambiguous\u2019 Finale, That \u2018Grueling\u2019 Fight and [SPOILER]\u2019s Death: \u2018It Felt Like the Right Way to End a Show Like This\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMaengjong\u201d launches on Naver Webtoon on May 30.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naver Webtoon debuts Maengjong, a horror-occult prequel spin-off of Korean blockbuster &#8216;Exhuma,&#8217; from artist Haemuri, launching May 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[963,964,965,966],"class_list":["post-947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","tag-exhuma","tag-korea","tag-naver","tag-webtoon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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