The Sound of Heart
The Sound of Your Heart is a South Korean webtoon series written and illustrated by Jo Seok. It was first released on the Naver's Webtoon internet portal in 2006. The first print volume was released in 2007, after which The Sound of Your Heart was adapted into a The [Sound of Your Heart (TV series)|drama of the same name] in 2015. It was completed in July 2020.
Development
Jo Seok graduated from Jeonju University with a major in video cultural studies in 2002, and wanted to infuse an interest in cartoons to those who haven't been fans of graphic novels. Jo began posting The Sound of Heart on Naver Webtoon in September 2006, and by 2014 it was the longest running webtoon on the platform. On December 17, 2015, the 1,000th episode of The Sound of Heart was posted on Naver. Since Jo started posting his webcomic on Naver, views averaged 5 million per update, a total of over 5 billion views.When Jo got married in 2014, he did not have a wedding ceremony or honeymoon trip because he did not want a lapse in his update schedule. In 2015, Jo earned about ₩78,000,000 per month.
Jo published other webcomics on Naver Webtoon during the run of The Sound of Heart, such as Jo's Area and Moon You. The Sound of Heart concluded in July 2020, after running for 14 years. Jo said he felt "lucky to be able to feel 'done' with the comic." During its run, the webtoon accumulated nearly 7 billion views and 15 million comments. 500 episodes had been translated into English by the time The Sound of Heart concluded.
Characters
Most characters The Sound of Heart are based on people in the author's life.Main
- Jo Seok: The author himself in his comic.
- Choi Ae-bong: Jo's girlfriend, and, since June 2014, wife.
- Jo Joon: Jo's brother.
- Jo Chul-wang: Jo's father, the owner of a chicken restaurant who is former a rugby player.
- Kwon Jeong-kwon: Jo's mother.
- Jo Yool-bong: Jo and Ae-bong's daughter.
- Choi Ko-bong: Ae-bong's younger brother who works as an internet instructor and police officer.
Dogs
- Sensation and Hengbong are Jo's pet dogs
- Sol and Taeyang, dogs raised at Ae-bong
's house. - Kobongi, Ae-bong's pet dog
Jo's Friends
- Kim Joong-woo: General editor of Naver Webtoon.
- Buwook: Flower human.
- Seouldae: Buwook's elder brother whose name is short for Seoul National University.