Jeon Woo-won (30), the grandson of former President Chun Doo-hwan, revealed the cumulative views of a webtoon he created and expressed his thanks.
On the 23rd, Jeon posted on Instagram, saying, "I would like to express my deep gratitude to everyone who has been with Mongle Toon over the past few months," and added, "I will continue to live without forgetting the grace and without losing my gratitude. Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Jeon is the son of Jeon Jae-yong, the second son of former President Chun Doo-hwan. "Mongle Toon" is an artificial intelligence (AI) webtoon he serialized on Instagram from late last year to early this year. It contains Jeon's autobiographical story, including the process in which the protagonist, a white sheep named Mongle, encounters materials related to the May 18 pro-democracy movement through internet searches and then falls into confusion and guilt.
Despite the cute drawing style, it includes heavy content such as family discord and dissolution experienced since childhood and violence suffered while studying abroad. In the webtoon, Mongle is depicted as a person who, from a young age, went through a father's infidelity, a mother's battle with cancer, and abuse from a grandfather.
Noting that Mongle Toon's cumulative views reached 67.8 million, Jeon said, "When I first carefully brought this story out, I never dreamed that so many people would empathize and take such great interest. I am simply astonished and dazed."
He continued, "Looking at the view count feels so unreal. I realize once again that this is something I could never have achieved on my own," and added, "I pray that my imperfect comic can be a small warmth in your day."
Since 2023, Jeon has drawn attention by exposing various corruption allegations involving the Chun Doo-hwan family on YouTube and Instagram and apologizing to victims of the May 18 pro-democracy movement on behalf of his grandfather, Chun Doo-hwan. In September of that year, he confessed to drug use, was indicted, and was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, suspended for four years.