Media & Telecom
WEBTOON Entertainment Executive Compensation (FY25)
WBTN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Junkoo Kim | Latest say-on-pay support = June 3, 2026 |
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Junkoo Kim: $41,095,031 → $935,582 (97.7% lower)
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Who is WEBTOON Entertainment's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Junkoo Kim, Chief Executive Officer, came to $935,582 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $41,095,031 reported for fiscal 2024, Kim's total was 97.7% lower.
What was WEBTOON Entertainment's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 100.0% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in WEBTOON Entertainment's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Bumble Inc., Fastly, Inc., fuboTV Inc., Grindr Inc. and Lionsgate Studios Corp., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Junkoo Kim Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
David Lee Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Chankyu Park Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Junkoo Kim Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
David Lee Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Chankyu Park Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Yongsoo Kim Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global WEBTOON | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Hyeeun Son Chief Design Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Junkoo Kim Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Lee Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Yongsoo Kim Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global WEBTOON | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Chankyu Park Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Hyeeun Son Chief Design Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chankyu Park | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Hyeeun Son | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Yongsoo Kim | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Yongsoo Kim | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lee | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 11/22/2031 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Chankyu Park | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/10/2032 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 11/22/2031 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Yongsoo Kim | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 11/22/2031 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/10/2032 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2031 | |
| Hyeeun Son | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 11/22/2031 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/10/2032 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saeju Jeong | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Isabelle Winkles | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nancy Dubuc | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Junkoo Kim, Jun Masuda, Haejin Lee, David J. Lee, Namsun Kim and Yongsoo Kim served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Bumble Inc. BMBL
- Fastly, Inc. FSLY
- fuboTV Inc. FUBO
- Grindr Inc. GRND
- Lionsgate Studios Corp. LION
- Pinterest, Inc. PINS
- PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. PSTG
- Playtika Holding Corp. PLTK
- Reddit, Inc. RDDT
- Roblox Corporation RBLX
- Unity Software Inc. U
- Vimeo, Inc. VMEO
- Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 3, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 4, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- 0001997859-26-000082Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001997859-26-000055DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
- 0001997859-25-000077Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}