ArtistCinema Newone
Kim Il-dong
Kim Il-dong (김일동) moves across webtoons, contemporary art, books, and AI-led filmmaking with the instincts of a creator who has never stayed in one lane for long. He first broke through with GGAVANG, the 2007 series that ran on Naver Webtoon and later surfaced in Korean press as a Newgrounds chart-topper. Since then he has expanded into media art, corporate collaborations, and screen work, with local interviews citing projects tied to brands such as CGV. In 2026 he stepped into feature directing with I'm Popo, a generative-AI courtroom sci-fi release distributed by Cinema Newone.
1 articles2 creditsSouth Korean
Gallery
Filmography
2026
I'm PopoFilm
Writer, DirectorCinema Newone
2019
Who Killed HerFilm
Writer, Director
Fans Also Ask
Who is Kim Il-dong?
Kim Il-dong is a South Korean contemporary artist, webtoon creator, and filmmaker. He first built a reputation through the Naver Webtoon GGAVANG, then expanded into media art, NFT-era publishing, and film direction before bringing the AI feature I'm Popo to Korean theaters in 2026.
What is GGAVANG?
GGAVANG is the 2007 webtoon Kim Il-dong created for Naver. Korean interviews later described it as a breakout hit that even topped Newgrounds user rankings among a huge field of flash-animation era works, which is why the title still gets mentioned whenever his career shifts into a new medium.
What did Kim Il-dong do on I'm Popo?
Local coverage says Kim Il-dong wrote I'm Popo and handled the generative AI image workflow himself. Professional voice actors supplied the spoken performances, but Kim drove the script, prompt work, and overall build, making the film a one-person production model as much as a theatrical release.
Is Kim Il-dong mainly a webtoon artist or a filmmaker?
He works as both, but his career started in comics and visual art before moving further into film. Korean interviews frame him as a creator who treats each medium as part of the same larger practice, which is why his path runs from webtoons and gallery work to books, NFT projects, and AI cinema.