About Kim Soo-jung
Born 1950. Kim Soo-jung is a South Korean comics artist.
Kim Soo-jung (; born July 31, 1950) is a South Korean cartoonist and animator best known as the creator of Dooly the Little Dinosaur. His debut occurred in 1975 after he won the Hankook Ilbo daily comics contest. In April 1983, Dooly the Dinosaur was first published in Bomulseom.
In 1995, Kim Soo-jung established a company named Dooly World and went into the character design industry. On April 22, 2013, Google Korea's doodle featured Dooly, his enemy Kildong, and his friends Douner, Ddochi and Heedong. This was the 30th anniversary of the creation of Dooly. Dobong-gu opened a Dooly Museum in July 2015.
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Who is Kim Soo-jung?
South Korean cartoonist and animator
When was Kim Soo-jung born?
Kim Soo-jung was born on 31 July 1950 in South Korea.
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Kim Soo-jung is a comics artist.
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Kim Soo-jung is South Korean.
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