Abstract

Soonjung comic can be said to be the one women's genre produced for korean female readers. So, Most Study about Soonjung comic is supported by feminism theory. Yet Soonjung comic is not essentially connected to feminism. Soonjung comic is popular culture, so it satisfy women's enjoyment. In paticular, the customary romances of Soonjung prefer the naive, passive heroine to the active, independent heroine. Therefore the connection of Soonjung comic and feminism varies with the context of korean society. When the masses of women are endowed with a progressive spirit, they relates to feminism. Likewise, when Korean women started to enter into public sphere, they related to feminism. Soonjung comic was similar to them. Soonjung comic formed independent girls and toke a serious attitude to korea women's problem.