This year I participate, I been working hard since 2017, some years I won in 5th or 4th place, but never top 3. I think I did a good job, but the voting was kinda hard to do as some contestants have a lot of followers. I don't know where I failed to be in top 3 as I am a digital Illustrator and webtoon/comic maker.

I still happy for 5th place tho. I thank you everyone who supports my art.

Example of my type of work:

JJBA- Jolyne

My entry:

Hola a toda la comunidad, espero de corazón que se encuentren muy bien. 🌸Hace poco comencé a buscar oportunidades para cumplir uno de los sueños más grandes de mi vida: viajar al país que siempre he anhelado conocer. 💫

Soy nueva aquí y aún estoy aprendiendo cómo funciona todo, pero quería compartir con ustedes mi ilusión y mis ganas de lograrlo. Sé que no soy la única que tiene este sueño; muchas de nosotras compartimos ese mismo deseo profundo de alcanzar un lugar que representa tanto para nosotros. 🌍💖

Quiero decirles que no dejen de intentarlo, sin importar cuántas veces parezca difícil o lejano. Cada paso, por pequeño que sea, nos acerca un poco más a esa meta. ✨Confíen, crean y sigan soñando, porque estoy segura de que, tarde o temprano, todas lo lograremos. 🌈💪

It's so bizarre to me that there are all these accounts defending the first-place art winner in such a weird way. Everyone knows she didn't even meet the basic requirements to be in the voting round. The strangest part is that these people defending her so obsessively 'don't even know her'. It obviously can't be a fellow contestant, that would make zero sense. How could anyone who actually followed all the rules, only to lose to someone who broke them, possibly defend the winner? It's completely insane.

@Everyone

It's very disappointing overall, as everyone here loves Korea, and it's truly shocking that the overall winner, the best among thousands of participants (who has already won in previous years), wins again without fulfilling a fundamental requirement. I'm not questioning her previous victory, as it has nothing to do with this contest (I only mention it because it seems quite curious that she wins twice) and this time without meeting the basic criteria. Honestly, it's very disappointing...

It's incredible how I've tried to communicate through every possible means provided by the contest and they offer no explanation. @Everyone

I’m GameAndPopArt. The organizers refuse to respond on any other platform more than 2 weeks (they saw it ) . And as I can see, I’m not the only one having problems with this here. This shows complete disregard for their own participants and followers. Is this really how they represent Korea? Do they seriously call this a “prestigious” international competition? Because right now, it looks more like chaos than professionalism.

My concern is not about any specific winner but how is it possible that entries without a making-of video were even accepted, let alone awarded? How could an artwork that clearly shows signs of AI involvement pass the evaluation process? Were these entries even reviewed properly?

As a developer, I can recognize AI-generated content, and it’s deeply disappointing to see such works go unchecked. Are we supposed to compete against AI creations next year? Is this the new standard…