Choi Jong-il
Writing
Biography
Jong Il Choi (최종일?) is the creator of the Flowering Heart series. He was born November 5, 1965. He is the president and CEO of Iconix Entertainment, which produces the series. Choi is best known as the creator of Pororo, a cartoon penguin which is a global hit. Choi feels the cartoon's success stems from the fact the penguin and his adventures are all about a kid's daily life, in contrast to western cartoons' penchant for "idealistic" themes, such as saving the world or fighting justice or showing extraordinary bravery. Pororo's popularity has nicknamed the character, "the children's president in south korea". He opened his first Pororo Park (Korean: 뽀로로 파크) in Seoul five years ago, bringing the total to seven Pororo Parks in South Korea, while there are currently three in China. He was recently in Singapore to open the South-east Asia's first Pororo Park at Marina Square on November 11, 2015.
Known For
Fun adventures await in the forest named Porong Porong Village where Pororo and friends live. New friends show up in the village and many exciting things happen in the forest. Our playful little gentoo penguin Pororo, naughty spinosaurus Crong, sweet and lovely American beaver Loopy, cheerful and sporty Adélie penguin girl Petty, clever fennec fox Eddy, strong minikaniko Rody, trustworthy polar bear Poby, happy-go-lucky hummingbird Harry, magical dragon wizard Tong-Tong, and a red sedan car Tu-Tu live in this snow-covered wonderland.
Pororo the Little Penguin
Tayo the Little Bus is a South Korean computer-generated animated television series created by Educational Broadcasting System, Iconix Entertainment, Seoul and Hot Animation which is owned by HiT Entertainment. The Korean-dubbed series began airing on EBS in 2010 and the English-dubbed series aired on Disney Junior in 2012. The latter is also scheduled to air on Disney Channel and Cartoonito in 2013. The narrator of the UK series is Michael Angelis who also narrates the UK series of Thomas & Friends.
Tayo the Little Bus
Grade-schooler Jason meets a Mecanimal, a transforming minicar from the alternate world of Triforce, named Evan. Jason and Evan are both searching for missing family members, and team up to help each other. Together, they meet more Mecanimals as they battle across dimensions and learn important lessons along the way.
Turning Mecard
An ordinary student forms an advice club with her friends to help others. Then she gains special powers after a mysterious encounter.
Flowering Heart
A pirate ship arrives at the Porong Porong Forest. Realizing that they weren't on Treasure Island, and they kidnap everyone except for Pororo and Eddy to recoup their losses. Will they be able to rescue their friends safely?