Dark Moon: Two Moons, a HYBE Original Story webtoon starring ENHYPEN Launched
HYBE Expands K-Pop Webtoon Franchise With ENHYPEN Vampire Sequel
Released on Nov 28 across six regions, HYBE’s new WEBTOON sequel points to a strong early traction.
- The latest installment marks a big return for HYBE's one of the most well-known fantasy webtoon.
- Dark Moon: Two Moons adds new tale aspects without exposing key plot details.
- The release adds another high-profile title to WEBTOON's global roster in 2025.
HYBE, the South Korean entertainment company behind BTS, launched the second installment of its ENHYPEN-themed vampire webtoon series on November 28, expanding its strategy to convert K-pop intellectual property into digital comics.
Dark Moon: Two Moons, the sequel to Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, debuted simultaneously across six markets including Korea, North America and Japan on the platform WEBTOON. The series released 10 episodes at launch, with new chapters scheduled weekly on Saturdays.
The original webtoon has accumulated more than 200 million views since its January 2022 debut, according to HYBE. Available in 10 languages, the series topped Germany's Sunday Webtoon rankings for 32 consecutive weeks and maintained top-10 positions in France, the United States and Thailand.
Dark Moon Anime Adaptation and HYBE's Webtoon Strategy
HYBE previously released two other K-pop linked webtoons in January 2022: 7Fates: Chakho featuring BTS and The Star Seekers based on Tomorrow x Together. An anime adaptation of Dark Moon: The Blood Altar is scheduled to premiere in Japan in January 2026, with Tokyo MX and BS11 among the broadcasters. Crunchyroll has reportedly secured international streaming rights.
The sequel continues the vampire-werewolf conflict from the first series, introducing Selen, a character resembling the original heroine. A HYBE representative told The Korea Herald the company expects the sequel to attract both existing fans and new readers through expanded characters and storylines.
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Dark Moon: Two Moons has garnered 17,745 subscribers and 180,930 views on WEBTOON since launch. The franchise represents HYBE's broader push to develop entertainment properties beyond music, leveraging its K-pop acts' existing fan bases to build multimedia franchises.
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