In 2009, the year he turned 25, he made his debut as a cartoonist by serializing Nobyeonga on Yahoo Korea. The next year he serialized Kian84 Danpyeonseon, a collection of short stories.
The breakthrough yearThe year he turned 27, he became known by serializing the Naver Webtoon Fashion King. It made real-time search rankings every Thursday, the day of serialization.
In 2012 he won an award at Mnet’s 20’s Choice for Fashion King. In 2013, Fashion King ended.
In 2014 he began the sequel, Bokhakwang, and also made a cameo on tvN’s SNL Korea. In 2016 he appeared on MBC’s I Live Alone as a guest and then became a regular.
In 2017 he took part with several other artists in Naver’s campaign webtoon Sunday Sangdamso. In 2018 he won the excellence award in the variety category at the MBC Entertainment Awards for I Live Alone. In 2019 he signed with Mystic Story, and issued an apology when an expression in Bokhakwang drew controversy.
In 2020 he apologized again when Bokhakwang drew controversy once more. In 2021 the story of Woo Gi-myung, which had run since Fashion King, ended after 10 years with episode 353.
In 2022 he began MBC’s Adventure by Accident, and at the end of the year won the Multiplayer Award at the MBC Entertainment Awards. The year he turned 39, he won the grand prize at the MBC Entertainment Awards. He was the first winner who is not an entertainer.
In 2024 he completed the full course of the New York City Marathon. In 2025 he began Netflix’s Kian’s Bizarre B&B. In 2026 he began season 2 of Kian’s Bizarre B&B.
Kian84 (born Oct 22, 1984) made his debut in 2009, the year he turned 25, by serializing Nobyeonga on Yahoo Korea, and became known in 2011, the year he turned 27, by serializing the Naver Webtoon Fashion King. In 2023, the year he turned 39, he won the grand prize at the MBC Entertainment Awards.
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year), birthdays aside.
He started on DC Inside and made his debut as a cartoonist by serializing Nobyeonga, based on life as a conscripted police officer, on Yahoo Korea’s Cartoon World.
Source 01 · TenAsia (Korean) · Interview with the Fashion King artist · opens in a new tabSource 02 · Newsis (Korean) · Marking the end of Bokhakwang · opens in a new tabSource 21 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kian84 · opens in a new tabHe serialized a collection of short stories on social issues such as school violence on Yahoo Cartoon World.
Source 01 · TenAsia (Korean) · Interview with the Fashion King artist · opens in a new tabSource 21 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kian84 · opens in a new tab The serialization year is from Wikipedia. In a 2011 interview he said he had published these short stories.He began appearing on television with the cartoonist Lee Mal-nyeon.
Source 21 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kian84 · opens in a new tab From Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.He became known by serializing Fashion King, a story about a high school student named Woo Gi-myung, on Naver. It drew enough attention to reach real-time search rankings every Thursday, the day of serialization.
He won this award for Fashion King.
Source 18 · Xportsnews (Korean) · Fashion King’s Woo Gi-myung returns · opens in a new tabA promotional webtoon for SMTOWN, made with the singer Kim Hee-chul.
Source 21 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kian84 · opens in a new tab From Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.Fashion King, serialized since May 2011, came to an end.
Source 21 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kian84 · opens in a new tab The end date is from Wikipedia and could not be confirmed in news reports.A sequel to Fashion King that follows the lead, Woo Gi-myung, through college life some time later.
Source 04 · Women’s News (Korean) · Bokhakwang serialization begins · opens in a new tabSource 21 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kian84 · opens in a new tab Women’s News reported that he posted a prologue on his blog on the 10th and then began serializing on Naver. The 10th matches the Wikipedia date.He made a cameo in the SNL High School segment, working with the episode’s host.
Source 19 · Electronic Times (Korean) · SNL Korea cameo · opens in a new tabHe serialized it as a Naver brand webtoon.
Source 21 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kian84 · opens in a new tab From Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.He appeared as a guest in the Rainbow Live segment and showed how he works on Bokhakwang.
Source 06 · Herald Muse (Korean) · First appearance on I Live Alone · opens in a new tabHe became a full Rainbow member with the singer Jang Woo-hyuk.
Source 07 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Joins I Live Alone as a regular · opens in a new tabHe took part with several other artists in a Naver Webtoon campaign webtoon.
Source 21 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kian84 · opens in a new tab From Wikipedia; not confirmed in news reports.He won it for I Live Alone.
Source 20 · News1 (Korean) · Roundup of the 2018 MBC Entertainment Awards · opens in a new tabHe signed an exclusive contract with Mystic Story, signaling a full-fledged move into broadcasting.
Source 08 · OSEN (Korean) · A webtoon artist’s daily life chased by deadlines · opens in a new tabAfter disability rights groups raised an issue with an expression in Bokhakwang, he issued an apology.
Source 09 · Segye Ilbo (Korean) · Controversy over Bokhakwang’s mocking of a deaf person · opens in a new tabHe began a new webtoon, separate from the Fashion King and Bokhakwang series.
Source 21 · Wikipedia (Korean) · Kian84 · opens in a new tab The start date is from Wikipedia and could not be confirmed in news reports.When a depiction in Bokhakwang again drew controversy, he issued an apology saying it was inappropriate.
Source 10 · Sports Chosun (Korean) · Official apology over the Bokhakwang controversy · opens in a new tabThe story of the lead, Woo Gi-myung, which had run since Fashion King, ended with episode 353 of Bokhakwang. It was 10 years after Fashion King began.
Source 11 · Maeil Business Newspaper (Korean) · Bokhakwang ends · opens in a new tabA variety show in which he travels South America with the actor Lee Si-eon and the travel YouTuber Pani Bottle.
Source 12 · News1 (Korean) · Interview with the Adventure by Accident producer · opens in a new tabHe attended the ceremony with the cast of Adventure by Accident and received it.
Source 13 · JTBC (Korean) · 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards · opens in a new tabSource 22 · MBC Entertainment (Korean) · 2022 MBC Entertainment Awards Multiplayer Award · opens in a new tabHe won the grand prize for his work on I Live Alone and Adventure by Accident. He was the first winner who is not an entertainer.
Source 14 · Yonhap News Agency (Korean) · 2023 MBC Entertainment Awards grand prize · opens in a new tabSource 15 · Nocut News (Korean) · 2023 MBC Entertainment Awards · opens in a new tabHe ran the 54th New York City Marathon and finished the 42.195 km full course in 4 hours 48 minutes 16 seconds.
Source 23 · Chosun Ilbo (Korean) · Completes the New York Marathon · opens in a new tabA bed-and-breakfast variety show made with Jin of BTS and the actor Ji Ye-eun.
Source 16 · Sports Hankook (Korean) · Daehwanjang Gianjang · opens in a new tabHe began the new season, set in Daegwallyeong, with Kim Yeon-koung, Lee Jun-ho and Kazuha.
Source 17 · bnt News (Korean) · Daehwanjang Gianjang season 2 · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 2009–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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