1. The Korea National University of Arts (K-arts) hosted a four-day workshop for animation and related majors from Korea and Thailand, aimed at fostering mutual understanding and cross-border collaboration. The K-Arts Winter Workshop featured a diverse program, including a faculty colloquium on Korean and Thai comics and webtoons, a special lecture by an internationally acclaimed comic artist, a content creation workshop, and a cultural tour. As part of the workshop, joint teams of Korean and Thai students created and presented 2–4 page comic-style works on the theme of “travel.”
2. Date: January 20-23, 2025
3. Venue: Korea National University of Arts | Seokgwan-dong Campus
4. Attendees: 7 K-Arts students, 7 Thai students (5 students from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, 2 Silpakorn University), 4 faculty from King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi and 1 Silpakorn University
PARTICIPANTS
Korea National University of Arts
Seoyoon Kim | B1, Animation
Jihui Ryu | B1, Animation
Useok Kim | B3, Animation
Yeonsoo Shin | B3, Animation
Sungha Hwang | M1, Animation
Minru (Wenru) Lu | M2, Animation
Dongin Jang | M3, Animation
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
Kanyanat Chuensakul | B1, Animation
Benyapa Patcharapimpisut | B3, Animation
Chanunchida Boonseng | B3, Animation
Chakriya Chawarndanaikul | B3, Graphic
Waewprat Janethaisong | B3, Graphic
Silpakorn University
Ponnapa Chuaykong | B1, Animation
Kwankao Poommaprang | B3, Animation
Supaporn Nhookan | Animation
STAFF
Korea National University of Arts
Jungmin Lee | Professor
Youngjin Kwak | Professor
Jongshin Park | Professor and Course Director, Department of Animation
Eunyoung Jang | Lecturer
Kyunghwa Lee | CAMPUS Asia Coordinator
Sang-a Oh | CAMPUS Asia Coordinator
Gojin Kim | Technician
Soonjae Yun | Technician
Jungyeon Cho | Department TA
Juhyun Lee | Event assistant
Junghan Kim | Event assistant
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
Wisit Supangkaratana | Chairperson of Bachelor of Fine Arts Program in Media Arts
Martsamrit Pasupa | Head of Media Arts International Affairs
Chakrapipat Assawaboonyalert | Lecturer
Duangdao Tulaphitak | Lecturer
Silpakorn University
Supaporn Nhookan | Lecturer
Team A
(ICT:SU) Supaporn Nhookan
(K-ARTS) Jihui Ryu, Useok Kim
(KMUTT) Waewprat Janethaisong
Tour Guide: From Thailand to Seoul
We created a travel pamphlet using the manhwa format. The Korean protagonist travels to Thailand and places various symbols and souvenirs of Thailand in their backpack one by one across a four-panel comic strip.
Team B
(K-ARTS) Sungha Hwang
(KMUTT) Kanyanat Chuensakul, Benyapa Patcharapimpisut
The Snack that Betrayed Me
The protagonist is a girl from Thailand who was very interested in Korea but only experienced Korean culture through the Internet. Then she finally visits Korea and tries the food for the first time. But unlike her imagination, it has a completely different taste. Three students each drew the character in their own style within their respective panels in a multi-panel comic strip format for a unique and unified feel.
Team C
(K-ARTS) Dongin Jang, Minru (Wenru) LU
(ICT:SU) Ponnapa Chuaykong
(KMUTT) Chanunchida Boonseng
Long Travel
We portrayed the happy journey of a young woman in a multi-panel comic strip. The beginning shows her happy moments with her boyfriend in a full and varied montage, while the ending shows the empty space after their breakup, delicately expressing her feeling of loss.
Team D
(ICT:SU) Kwankao Poommaprang
(K-ARTS) Seoyoon Kim, Yeonsoo Shin
(KMUTT) Chakriya Chawarndanaikul
That Time I Got Lost In…
Under the topic of “Travel”, our four team members each made their own story and joined them together in an omniverse format. Part 1 is a story about youth and yearning for the past. Part 2 is about getting lost in Thailand. Part 3 is about getting lost and wandering in a forest. Part 4 is a story about losing something without knowing what it is. Travel can be about happy experiences but also about wandering while being lost. We used the manhwa format to enhance the diverse and unique qualities of each of our student members.
