Currygom (카레곰) is the alias of a mysterious South Korean author responsible for creating, writing, and illustrating the webtoon Kubera (and the related novel the finite). She is also a recurring background character in the webtoon.
Currygom the author
Not much is known about Currygom, but most of the fans believe that Currygom is female, and she already confirmed this herself in one of her Me2Day posts. Currygom has a blog on Naver where she frequently posts important information about her webtoon Kubera, cooking recipes, music, and many other things. Also, in one of her ME2day posts (before May 2014) we found out she is under 30 and does not have a steady boyfriend
Currygom the bear
Currygom makes her first appearance in the Prologue[1] of Kubera where he/she is hiding in a field of curry mushrooms. Later in the series Currygom appears in many situations, often in a humorous manner. Her depictions seem to be quite popular in the Kubera universe, as her name and face is printed on many widely-used products such as mathematics books, potato chips bags, and more, but they also appear on more valuable items such as paintings. Despite all this popularity, Currygom can move around freely, and is never surrounded by fans when making a public appearance. These webtoon appearances are also considered to be hidden Currygoms.
Stressed out by her many talents, Currygom sometimes overworks herself, losing her curry-yellow color and stretching thin like a piece of paper. This form is known as Whitegom (Whitebear). Despite being worn out, Whitegom works the hardest, and is responsible for the publication of the series The Daily Life of Goo Bera.
List of publications
The following is a list of webtoons, one-shot episodes, collaborations, and novels published by Currygom.
Title | Type | Korean version |
English version |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kubera | webtoon | Naver 02-2010 to present |
LINE Webtoons 07-2014 to present |
|
Kubera (Best Challenge version) |
webtoon | no longer online 07-2008 to 11-2009 |
none | This is the earlier version of the current webtoon series. |
the finite | novel | none | This is the side novel to Kubera, set 142 years before the webtoon's storyline. | |
After I Am Gone | webtoon (1-shot) |
Naver 02-02-2015 |
LINE Webtoons 04-22-2015 |
2015: Space Series, Episode 9 |
The Voice of House (Sounds in the House) | webtoon (1-shot) |
Naver 08-20-2015 |
LINE Webtoons 11-13-2015 |
2015: Creepy (Korean version), Episode 23 Chiller (English version), Episode 26 This episode includes sound effects. |
Changgwi | webtoon
(1-shot) |
Naver |
none | 2013 Jeonseorui Gohyang (Korean Ghost Stories), Episode 19 |
Myum Myum | webtoon
(1-shot) |
Naver |
none | This is only one story of a 35-chapters-long cycle of webtoons about world supposedly ending in 2012. |
KubeRag Arena | webtoon
(4 chapters) |
Naver |
none | A 2022 promotion for the Korean mobile game "Ragnarok Arena". |
External links
- Currygom's Blog
- Currygom's Me2Day (Korean Twitter) (no longer available)
- Kubera FanCafe "KuCa"
- The weekly updated main Kubera Webtoon on Naver
- her old Twitter account (since deleted)
References
- ↑ Kubera, Season 1 Episode 0: Prologue