{"rewrite":{"id":"r_d736fc6dfb85fd5fa39e8064","clusterId":"c_cea034ed531110f74fe9161e","slug":"naver-webtoon-names-yongsoo-kim-and-gyu-nam-kim-as-co-ceos","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Naver Webtoon Names Yongsoo Kim And Gyu-nam Kim As Co-CEOs","summary":"WEBTOON Entertainment's Korean subsidiary Naver Webtoon appointed President Yongsoo Kim and Chief Administrative Officer Gyu-nam Kim as co-CEOs on October 1. Yongsoo Kim keeps the WEBTOON Entertainment presidency while overseeing Naver Webtoon operations; Gyu-nam Kim holds both the CAO post and the co-CEO role. Founder Junkoo Kim steps down as Naver Webtoon CEO to focus on his chairman and CEO roles at WEBTOON Entertainment.","whyItMatters":"The split keeps WEBTOON Entertainment's founder at the global parent while two executives with distinct backgrounds, one on creator policy and anti-piracy, one on operations and partnerships, run the Korean business, as the company says the structure is meant to strengthen local management and improve coordination with its global operations.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eJunkoo Kim will stay on as chairman and CEO of WEBTOON Entertainment, where the source says he will emphasize long-term growth and global operations. Gyu-nam Kim, at Naver Webtoon since 2018, has handled content policy, creator systems, content operations, and anti-piracy work; his new role centers on Korean creators, partners, government agencies, and industry organizations. Yongsoo Kim arrived at WEBTOON Entertainment in 2022, previously as CSO and head of the global webtoon business, where he helped oversee the company\u0026#39;s IPO and led partnerships with global entertainment companies. The appointments follow a leadership restructuring that began at WEBTOON Entertainment in March.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Yongsoo Kim keeps the Webtoon Entertainment presidency while running Naver Webtoon, so one executive now sits on both sides of the parent-subsidiary line, and Gyu-nam Kim's CAO post survives the promotion.","twitterPost":"Yongsoo Kim now holds the Webtoon Entertainment presidency and Naver Webtoon operations, seating one executive on both sides of the parent-subsidiary line.","threadsPost":"Junkoo Kim gives up the Naver Webtoon CEO seat but keeps Webtoon Entertainment's chairman and CEO roles, so the parent company still has a single leader while the subsidiary is run by Yongsoo Kim and Gyu-nam Kim together. Gyu-nam Kim holds the CAO post and the co-CEO role at once.","newsletterBlurb":"Naver Webtoon named two co-CEOs on October 1: WEBTOON Entertainment President Yongsoo Kim and Chief Administrative Officer Gyu-nam Kim. Founder Junkoo Kim steps down as Naver Webtoon's CEO and keeps his chairman and CEO roles at WEBTOON Entertainment. The company says the structure is meant to strengthen local management in Korea and improve coordination with its global operations.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-02/webtoon-entertainment-names-2-co-ceos-for-naver-webtoon/.242406\",\"title\":\"WEBTOON Entertainment Names 2 Co-CEOs for Naver Webtoon\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4262,"outputTokens":668,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791096329,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T06:42:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T06:43:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T06:43:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_cea034ed531110f74fe9161e","canonicalTitle":"News\nWEBTOON Entertainment Names 2 Co-CEOs for Naver Webtoon","representativeArticleId":"a_e4b3cbae3c9edb46f892f7de","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Naver Webtoon\"],\"studios\":[\"WEBTOON Entertainment\"],\"people\":[\"Junkoo Kim\"],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-02T08:54:33.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-02T08:54:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T06:43:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-02/webtoon-entertainment-names-2-co-ceos-for-naver-webtoon/.242406","title":"News\nWEBTOON Entertainment Names 2 Co-CEOs for Naver Webtoon"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Naver Webtoon"],"studios":["WEBTOON Entertainment"],"people":["Junkoo Kim"],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}