Who Is The Author And Artist Of Illicit Love Manhwa?

If you are trying to figure out who wrote a manhwa or webtoon called “Illicit Love,” be advised that the English title is shared by more than one Korean series, and also by at least one Chinese manhua. I couldn’t find a single English-language page that attributed the work to a single writer or artist. The most reliable way to find out is to open the official publisher or platform’s page for the work (Lezhin, Naver Webtoon, KakaoPage, etc. and read the series information – creator(s) are typically listed just below the title. Creator credits are also listed in the chapter headers. And if you are listing creators, be sure to credit them with their original names, and note any translation work as well. I would recommend checking for the most up-to-date creator credits on the publishers’ official sites – that way the creators get the credit they are due.

I stumbled upon this problem a while ago, and I developed a trick to solve it in the most efficient way possible. Try searching for the title of the manga + “만화” or “웹툰” in Korean (e.g. “Illicit Love 웹툰” or “금지된 사랑 웹툰” – translated into Korean). Click on the official results that come up, and then look for the author and artist’s real names in Hangul or their pen name in the first chapter of the manga’s credits, and in the author’s notes. Many manga authors include their bios, social media links etc. in their work. Also, I look up the title on sites like MangaUpdates (a great site for finding out when and by whom a manga has been scanlated) and Goodreads (for English translated versions of a manga and for printed versions with an ISBN etc.). This way, I can be sure that I’m giving the proper credit to the manga authors and artists online, and that feels good.

The title “Illicit Love” is pretty vague for translations between platforms. I did some research to try and find a single creator but it seems there are many different works that get translated under this title and even sometimes under the titles “Illicit Romance” or “Forbidden Love”. Usually I would recommend checking the official release page for the Webtoon, Lezhin, Tappytoon, etc. or the publisher’s page for printed volumes. The writer and artist for a series are usually listed in the series’ info on the platform where it was originally released or in the first chapter of the series. The original Korean titles and the writers’ and artists’ pen names are usually listed at the beginning and end of the printed volume as well as in the digital edition. I looked up a few examples of “Illicit Love” and the Korean titles are “불륜의 사랑” or “금지된 사랑”. However, I haven’t found a creator that is consistently referred to by the title “Illicit Love” across all platforms.

If you have a particular chapter, publisher, etc. in mind, the information should be listed in the beginning or end of the volume for physical copies as well as for official digital releases. You can also try to search for the Korean title for the work (ex. ‘불륜의 사랑’ or ‘금지된 사랑’). Mine is a bit of a trick to track down creator credits for works that get published under lots of different English titles, but I rather enjoy the search for information about creators of various Webtoons and other works. I’ve never found a work that was published under the title of “Illicit Love” by a single creator/artist that was available on any of the main platforms.