Viral Hit
Viral Hit (Kenka Dokugaku, How to Fight) is a South Korean manhwa released as a free webtoon written by Taejun Pak and illustrated by Kim Junghyun. It has been serialized via Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 2019, with the individual chapters being collected and published into ten volumes as of June 2025. The webtoon has been published in English by Line Webtoon since October 2022; and also published in Japan by Line Manga since April 2020.
Also recorded as How To Fight
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An anime television series adaptation produced by Okuruto Noboru aired from April to June 2024 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. A Japanese language live action TV series premiered on Netflix in June 11, 2026.
Key facts
Key facts
• Hangul — ^싸움독학 • Rr — Ssaumdokhak • Mr — Ssaumdokhak • Kanji — 喧嘩独学 • Kana — けんかどくがく • Romaji — Kenka Dokugaku
Key facts
Key facts
• Hangul — ^싸움독학 • Genre — Action, Martial arts • Author — Taejun Pak • Illustrator — Kim Junghyun • Webtoon — * Naver Webtoon (Korean) • Line Manga (Japanese) • Line Webtoon (English) • First — 2019 • Firstmo — November 15, • Last — 2024 • Volumes — 10
Plot
Plot
The plot stars Yoo Ho-bin, a bullied high school student with a mother sick with cancer. One day, after a fight with one of his bullies, Woo Ji-hyuk, goes viral, Yoo Ho-bin decides to start a NewTube channel, and fight bullies to earn money. He learns how to fight with the assistance of a mysterious NewTuber with a rooster mask.
Characters
Characters
• Illustration — The main cast of Viral Hit. • Yoo Ho-bin: • Japanese name: Kota Shimura (志村光太, Shimura Kota) • Woo Ji-hyuk: • Japanese name: Toru Kaneko (金子亨, Kaneko Toru) • Ga Eul: • Japanese name: Aki Yashio (八潮秋, Yashio Aki) • Choi Bo-mi: • Japanese name: Kaho Asamiya (朝宮夏帆, Asamiya Kaho) • Ppakgo: • Japanese name: Hamaken (ハマケン) • Seong Tae-hoon: • Japanese name: Reo Shinjo (新庄玲央, Shinjo Reo) • Yeo Roo-mi: • Japanese name: Rumi Meguro (目黒ルミ, Meguro Rumi) • Kim Moon-seong: • Japanese name: Tatsuya Ōgi (扇達也, Ōgi Tatsuya) • Ssamdak: • Japanese name: Tou-Kei (闘鶏, Tōkei)
Webtoon
Webtoon
Created by Taejun Pak and illustrated by Kim Junghyun, the manhwa has been serialized as a webtoon in Naver's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since November 15, 2019, and has been published in English by Line Webtoon since October 2022. It is also published in Japan by Line Manga since April 4, 2020.
Anime
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 10, 2024. The series is produced by Okuruto Noboru and directed by Masakazu Hishida, with Toshiya Ono writing series scripts, Satomi Miyazaki designing the characters, Yutaka Yamada composing the music, and production handled by Slowcurve. It aired from April 11 to June 27, 2024, on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. The opening theme song is "Wild Boy", performed by MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE, while the ending theme song is "Viral Hack", performed by Crab Kani Club. Crunchyroll streamed the series.
Live-action adaptations
Live-action adaptations
A live action Japanese language television adaptation of the manhwa was announced by Netflix, with Myriagon Studio and Raku Film as the producing studios. It premiered on June 11, 2026 on Netflix, with a season of six episodes.
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- South Korea
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Viral Hit is associated with South Korea.
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Reception
In 2022, the webtoon was selected as a jury-recommended work in the manga section of the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival. In Japan, Viral Hit garnered 460 million views and 2 billion in global by February 2024.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q110115552: Viral Hit
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- “Viral Hit”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Cayanan, Joanna. Viral Hit Anime Reveals Main Cast Members. Anime News Network. February 26, 2024.
- 2.Dempsey, Liam. Viral Hit English Dub Reveals Cast and Crew, Release Date. Crunchyroll. April 23, 2024.
- 3.Acosta, Brandon. Props to @austintindle for his deliciously menacing portrayal of Taehun. 1801462943210504677. June 14, 2024.
- 4.Viral Hit (2024). Behind the Voice Actors.
- 5.Naver Webtoon.
- 6.LINE Manga Official Blog. March 30, 2020.
- 7.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. February 10, 2024.
- 8.Naver Book Database.
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- 19.春アニメ「喧嘩独学」イタすぎる取っ組み合いが全世界へ配信!? 一晩で1000万再生を突破して… 第1話先行カット. April 10, 2024.
- 20.Viral Hit Anime Streams Creditless Opening Video Ahead of April 10 Premiere.
- 21.April 10, 2024.
- 22.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Taejun Pak, Kim Junghyun's Viral Hit Webtoon Gets TV Anime in April With Crunchyroll Streaming. Anime News Network. February 9, 2024.
- 23.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Viral Hit TV Anime's New Promo Video Reveals April 10 Debut, Theme Songs. Anime News Network. March 10, 2024.
- 24.Terebi Anime "Kenka Dokugaku" Kōshiki Saito. kenkadokugaku.com.
- 25.Watch Viral Hit - Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll.
- 26.Netflix Unveils Main Trailer for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Viral Hit. Anime News Network. 2026-05-08.
- 27.Shinchosha. March 15, 2022.
- 28.Yonhap News Agency. February 13, 2024.
- 29.news.zum.com. March 3, 2024.
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