Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox

The drawing of Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox is widely criticized as being of a high standard, but there are reviews that the story and direction were insufficient. In particular, since the voice actor was played by a celebrity rather than a professional voice actor in the production, there are many likes and dislikes that come with this. Such celebrity voice acting has been frequently used in animated film production, and it is often aimed at the effect of 'star marketing'. In fact, Son Ye-jin, who voiced as Yobi, appeared in the promotional media of Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox and promoted it. There are also criticisms that the work was overly influenced by Studio Ghibli. In fact, the production company Sunwoo Entertainment is aiming for Korea's Ghibli, and director Lee Sung-kang said in an interview that he was impressed by My Neighbor Totoro. However, he said in an interview that creation can be quoted and imitated in many places, and that it is important to have a self-identity only for the fundamentals. This winter, the Korean animation industry set a significant record.

Director Kim Cheong-gi's 'Robot Taekwon-V' and director Lee Sung-Gang's 'Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox', which were digitally restored and re-released after 31 years, mobilized more than 680,000 and 450,000 viewers, respectively, surpassing 1 million viewers.

The Korean animation industry, which had been stagnant due to Hollywood's 3D animation and Japanese animation led by Hayao Miyazaki, seems to have regained more confidence thanks to the achievements of the two films.

In particular, director Lee Sung-Gang's promotion of 'Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox', which did not rely on the nostalgia of fathers in their 40s, once again confirmed the potential for the development of creative animation in Korea. This is because it has set the third-highest box office record of all time among Korean original animation films released so far.

Director Lee Sung-Gang has already established international fame...