Doha Kang (; born 1969) is a

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artist of

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. Kang wrote ''

The Great Catsby ''The Great Catsby'' (Hangul: 위대한 캣츠비, Revised Romanization of Korean, RR: ''Widaehan Kaetcheubi'', McCune-Reischauer, M-R: ''Widaehan K'aetch'ŭbi'') is a Korean webtoon written by Doha Kang and Kim Seung-jin. It was first serialized ...

'' and '' Romance Killer''. Before 2005, when he presented ''The Great Catsby'' on Daum, one of the major Internet portals of South Korea, Kang signed his work with his birth name, Kang Seong-su. He is also the spouse of a famous manhwa artist,

Won Soo-yeon Won Soo-yeon (born January 12, 1961) is a South Korean female manhwa artist who writes in the shōjo, shoujo (romance) genre. She debuted in 1987 and has published several titles; among her best known serials are ''Full House (manhwa), Full Ho ...

(원수연), author of ''

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'', which was adapted into the television drama of the same name. Won is eight years older than Kang and they have two children. In 1987 Kang won the Myeongrang Manhwa Artist Award for his work ''Father and Son'' (아버지와 아들) in the 4th New Manhwa Artist Award that was held by monthly magazine '' Bomulseom'' (Treasure Island)'s publishing company. At that time he still was a junior high school student. Although he began working as a manhwa artist immediately after graduation, he decided to become one when in the junior year of middle school, in 1983. For that reason, the last digits of his

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number are 1983.

Works

* '' Romance Killer'' (2006) * ''

'' (2005)

Awards

*2006, Best Readers' Award *2005, Best Korean Manhwa, Korea Culture & Content Committee *2005, Our Manhwa Award of Today *2004, Independent Best Art in the Year's Art Award *2001, Our Manhwa Award of Today

References

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