Hive's 'Dark Moon: The Blood Altar' Webtoon Dominates Global Charts Post-Launch

Hive's original story webtoon, 'Dark Moon: The Blood Altar', has proven its immense popularity as a '200 Million View Webtoon Series' by securing the number one spot on charts across the globe immediately after its release.

Launched globally on the 28th of last month, 'Dark Moon: The Blood Altar' has been experiencing a rapid ascent, topping trending charts in North America, LATAM, and Indonesia during its debut week, alongside strong performances in various genre charts.

As of the 3rd, the webtoon secured the top position on the trending chart and fantasy genre chart, and ranked third overall in popular webtoons and fourth in Saturday webtoons on the Naver Webtoon platform in the LATAM region. In Indonesia, it claimed the number one spot on the trending and drama genre charts and second in Saturday webtoons. The North American region saw it reach number one on the trending chart, ninth in the fantasy genre, and ninth in Saturday webtoons, confirming its widespread popularity.

In Korea, following its release, it immediately entered at second place in real-time popular new works and fifth in rapidly rising works within the female category, highlighting the anticipation from readers who had been awaiting the 'Dark Moon' series' comeback.

'Dark Moon: The Blood Altar' is receiving fervent praise for its storm-like fast-paced early story development and the burgeoning romance between the main characters. The initial episodes, released on the 28th, introduced 'Selen', who bears a striking resemblance to the female protagonist 'Soha', transferring to 'Desselis Academy', signaling the beginning of the chaos and conflict that will unfold before them and the seven vampire boys.

A Hive representative stated, "The Dark Moon series has been beloved not only by the fandoms of ENHYPEN and &TEAM but also by global webtoon readers, and we are seeing that same passionate response with this new release." They added, "With the launch of 'Dark Moon: The Blood Altar', readers are revisiting previous works like 'Dark Moon: Hear the Moon' and its prequel 'Children of the Rhinefield', as well as 'Dark Moon: Vargr's Blood' which delves into the story from 1,000 years ago, and 'Dark Moon: Grey City' connecting werewolf characters, becoming immersed in the vast Dark Moon narrative."

"Having confirmed fans' sustained enthusiasm for story IPs with both enjoyment and completeness, we will continue to introduce related content based on original story IPs in the future, striving to expand the reach of the K-pop market and continuously provide new experiences and enjoyment to our fans," they concluded.

Netizens are expressing excitement, with comments like 'As expected, Dark Moon is reliable!', 'The plot development is insane', and 'I hope my favorite character appears soon!'. Many are also particularly enjoying the romance elements, with frequent remarks such as 'Romance masterpiece confirmed' and 'Can't wait for the next episode!'.