Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid
{{short description|South Korean webtoon}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox manhwa
| Web Site =
| image =
| caption =
| hangul = 고래별
| romanized = Goraebyeol
| Adaptation =
| author = Na Yoonhee
| illustrator =
| webtoon = {{ubl|Naver Webtoon (Korean)|Line Webtoon (English)}}
| first = 2019
| firstmo = June 21,
| last = 2021
| lastmo = July 8,
| volumes = 6
| chapter_list = #Volume list
| content =
}}
Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid ({{Korean|hangul=고래별|rr=Goraebyeol}}) is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Na Yoonhee. It was serialized via Naver Corporation's webtoon platform, Naver Webtoon, from June 2019 to July 2021, with the individual chapters collected and published into 6 volumes. The manhwa has been published in English by Line Webtoon. A live-action adaptation series has been announced and producing from the series.{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2019|script-title=ko:네이버 인기 웹툰 '고래별' 드라마로 제작|url=https://m.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20210709033700005|website=Yonhap News Agency}} The historical background of this cartoon is the Japanese colonial period. It's published every Friday. The meaning of 'Goraebyeol' is an interpretation of "鯨星 kyunsung/ whale /star".
{{citation needed span|The story is loosely inspired by Andersen's The Little Mermaid with the chapters named after key turning points of the original tale.|date=November 2023}}
Plot summary
In 1926, Joseon (Korea) is under Japanese colonial rule. The main character, a 17 year old girl named Su-a, works as a maid in the house of a large pro-Japanese landowner in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do. One day, Su-a finds Uihyeon, an independence activist, lying injured on the beach and she secretly takes care of him...through this encounter her life changes drastically as she is exposed to love between people, and the love between a person and their home country.
Media
=Manhwa=
Na Yoonhee launched Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid in Naver's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon on June 21, 2019.
==Volume list==
{{Graphic novel list/header
|OneLanguage = yes
|Language = Korean
|Width = 75%
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|RelDate = August 12, 2020{{cite web|url=https://msearch.shopping.naver.com/book/catalog/32436123334?NaPm=ct%3Dllqkzr28%7Cci%3Dc5ebbaa18b24512d26d4866776154a19f893fe98%7Ctr%3Dboksl1%7Csn%3D95694%7Chk%3Dd702e8681938d810fe3437fab10adde42861a25b|script-title=ko:고래별 1|trans-title=Whale Star 1|website=Naver Book Database|access-date=August 25, 2023}}
|ISBN = 978-8-92-559005-9
|LicensedRelDate =
|LicensedISBN =
|ChapterList =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|RelDate = November 19, 2020{{cite web|url=https://msearch.shopping.naver.com/book/catalog/32455538873?NaPm=ct%3Dllql2teg%7Cci%3D093b6ec35043fdd0550dfbf6f00631275bbb635c%7Ctr%3Dboksl1%7Csn%3D95694%7Chk%3Dcefa4ed771c788ac517e77f6d61cfe6b754d550d|script-title=ko:고래별 2|trans-title=Whale Star 2|website=Naver Book Database|access-date=August 25, 2023}}
|ISBN = 978-8-92-558950-3
|LicensedRelDate =
|LicensedISBN =
|ChapterList =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|RelDate = February 28, 2021{{cite web|url=https://msearch.shopping.naver.com/book/catalog/32464628619?NaPm=ct%3Dllql4yk8%7Cci%3De921663c7b3a05077ee1ec304b3c4fb0c5a40627%7Ctr%3Dboksl1%7Csn%3D95694%7Chk%3Dae8cbb0d4d40c2c145d915d86a738ccfa8485054|script-title=ko:고래별 3|trans-title=Whale Star 3|website=Naver Book Database|access-date=August 25, 2023}}
|ISBN = 978-8-92-558909-1
|LicensedRelDate =
|LicensedISBN =
|ChapterList =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|RelDate = July 16, 2021{{cite web|url=https://msearch.shopping.naver.com/book/catalog/32464510683?NaPm=ct%3Dllql759k%7Cci%3D82440dd11c38275f6c8e65d36c83aa0907904e96%7Ctr%3Dboksl1%7Csn%3D95694%7Chk%3D4d65800a3527d194a2e724eae7b595c4c76d208b|script-title=ko:고래별 4|trans-title=Whale Star 4|website=Naver Book Database|access-date=August 25, 2023}}
|ISBN = 978-8-92-557996-2
|LicensedRelDate =
|LicensedISBN =
|ChapterList =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|RelDate = July 16, 2021{{cite web|url=https://msearch.shopping.naver.com/book/catalog/32486483325?NaPm=ct%3Dllql8yuo%7Cci%3D89aa623afc16a1d2d4080165d00ccbd51d0a812c%7Ctr%3Dboksl1%7Csn%3D95694%7Chk%3D0c82fd42aeabcdead4fd9ebf8775d6dddaa30d31|script-title=ko:고래별 5|trans-title=Whale Star 5|website=Naver Book Database|access-date=August 25, 2023}}
|ISBN = 978-8-92-557995-5
|LicensedRelDate =
|LicensedISBN =
|ChapterList =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 6
|RelDate = January 15, 2022{{cite web|url=https://msearch.shopping.naver.com/book/catalog/32483207702?NaPm=ct%3Dllqlaro0%7Cci%3D19f59f40232dbc9a84aafa4bbaba7480e7890e65%7Ctr%3Dboksl1%7Csn%3D95694%7Chk%3D2ac99d79922377267b8f4112175a101543a0fde3|script-title=ko:고래별 6|trans-title=Whale Star 6|website=Naver Book Database|access-date=August 25, 2023}}
|ISBN = 978-8-92-557899-6
|LicensedISBN =
|ChapterList =
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}
=Other media=
The series was featured on the South Korean reality music show Webtoon Singer, premiered on the streaming service TVING on February 17, 2023, which featured K-pop artists' performances combining webtoons with extended reality technology.{{cite web|url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230130000651|author=Lee Si-jin|title=Webtoons, K-pop come together in TVING's XR music competition show 'Webtoon Singer'|via=The Korea Herald|date=January 30, 2023|access-date=January 31, 2023|archive-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130225804/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230130000651|url-status=live}} It is also making an audio webtoon on the [https://link.tumblbug.com/9uOjRkeXcEb website].
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list?titleId=729767 Official website] on Naver Webtoon {{in lang|ko}}
- [https://m.webtoons.com/en/drama/whale-star-the-gyeongseong-mermaid/list?title_no=3237 Official website] on Line Webtoon {{in lang|en}}
{{Webtoon (platform)}}
Category:Manhwa adapted into television series