The masterpiece of Korean comics, ‘Hip Hop’, will be released as its first digital album.

According to the entertainment company Naturally Music today (the 4th), artist Kim Soo-yong‘s ‘Hip Hop’ comic will be released as a digital volume ‘Kitpage’ to commemorate its 20th anniversary.

The ‘Hip Hop’ digital volume ‘The Hip Hop ORIGINAL CLASSIC STEP’ consists of a total of 12 volumes, allowing for a more compact collection of 2 volumes each of the existing 24 volumes.

‘The Hip Hop ORIGINAL CLASSIC STEP’, in particular, will be the first work to be released as Kitpage. Kitpage is a new type of digital volume for smart devices and is the first comic smart album. In addition to the collection value of existing single volumes, this product allows you to conveniently enjoy your collected works anytime, anywhere by applying Kit’s special technology.

Just like the existing Kit Album, it provides clear and vivid video content, and you can easily continue watching the single volume you are already enjoying at any time.

Meanwhile, ‘Hip Hop’ is the first dance comic in Korea, and gained popularity for its powerful dance battle scenes and detailed explanations of various techniques. In particular, it is evaluated to have contributed to organizing the technique names that were different in each region. It is also the most recent Korean comic that has sold a million copies. It is currently sequentially releasing the 20th anniversary OST every week.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com