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Light Novel Festival

The Light Novel Festival, which was launched in 2015 with the goal of promoting Korean light novel culture, is now welcoming its third festival in 2018.

The "2018 Light Novel Festival" featured a variety of events, including a signing session with renowned Japanese light novel authors and illustrators, exclusive limited edition publications and character merchandise available only at the festival venue, and an original illustration exhibition. This festival provided not only avid light novel readers but also general readers with a great opportunity to engage with light novels in a friendly manner.

[Participated Publishers]
▶ YOUNGSANG Publishing Media, INC.
YOUNGSANG Publishing Media, INC. publishes a wide range of standalone works, including fantasy, martial arts, light novels, comics, romance novels, serialized novels, and literary works. Recently, they have been venturing beyond books to provide readers with additional forms of enjoyment, such as games, visual novels, and drama CDs.

▶ D&C Media
Specializing in genre fiction and e-book publishing, D&C Media focuses on providing popular novels and webtoons with specific themes and plots, including romance, fantasy, martial arts, mystery, and science fiction. They actively export content to various regions worldwide, including China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and North America.

▶ SOMYMEDIA
Leading the cultural content industry in Korea with various publishing brands like 'S-Novels,' 'S-Comics,' 'S-Cube,' and 'Somy Books,' Somy Media centers its activities around subcultures. They are dedicated to delivering high-quality books that provide Korean readers, who have a love for content, with rich content, emotions, and enjoyment.