Byeonduck is a South Korean creator known to a wide audience for the acclaimed BL series Painter of the Night, serialized on the well-known webtoon plarform Lezhin.
Painter of the Night is set against the captivating historical backdrop of Korea’s Joseon period and recounts the encounter between an artist specialized in portraying subjects in erotic poses and a nobleman known for his lust.
The series has captivated readers worldwide thanks to its refined artwork and the author’s meticulous care in depicting the intense emotions of her characters. Painter of the Night stayed for five consecutive years at the top of the most-read BL webtoon charts on Lezhin Comics, and won the BL Awards for Best Webtoon twice in a row.
The author will be in Italy for the first time as an international guest at the festival in collaboration with her Italian publisher J-POP Manga.
