Report from the 21 November 2025
The Paris Opera and WEBTOON launch the new webcomic series Secret d’une Étoile
The Paris Opera and WEBTOON are collaborating to create a new wecomic series entitled Secret d’une Étoile (Secret of a Ballerina). Launching on 28 November, the 30-episode series, designed to be read on smartphones, tells the story of a young dancer from the Paris Opera Ballet who travels back in time to fully live out her passion for dance.
WEBTOON Entertainment (Nasdaq: WBTN), a global entertainment company and home to some of the world’s largest storytelling platforms, is partnering with the Paris Opera to launch a new original webcomic series that will bring the art of ballet to webcomics. The series, titled Secret d'une Étoile (Secret of a Ballerina), will launch in France on November 28.
Created in collaboration with the Paris Opera, Secret d'une Étoile (Secret of a Ballerina) brings the performing arts to new audiences in an immersive, accessible format. Conceived as an entry point to the Paris Opera’s centuries-long legacy of performances, the series also marks the first WEBTOON collaboration between a French illustrator, StillUnderworld, and a Korean writer, Honey B.
The Paris Opera is delighted of this partnership with Webtoon, which allows it to continue exploring new technologies with the aim of promoting the art of dance to young audiences through new narrative formats. “Webcomics and ballet are both powerful expressions of human creativity and passion, and that’s what makes Secret d'une Étoile the perfect gateway for readers to fall in love with dance,” said Yongsoo Kim, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global WEBTOON at WEBTOON Entertainment. “We’re proud to support the Paris Opera’s centuries-long cultural legacy, bringing the stage to the mobile screen and helping the Opera reach new audiences in our immersive, accessible format." Secret d'une Étoile (Secret of a Ballerina) is a 30-episode series that tells the story of Joy, a young, talented Korean dancer in the corps de ballet of the Paris Opera. As she approaches a decisive moment in her career, Joy is overcome by doubt and loses confidence in herself. By chance, she discovers a principal dancer’s tiara that, upon touch, transports her to vibrant 1950s Paris. Living in the past as Cécilia, a famous prima ballerina of the Opera, Joy rediscovers her passion for dance and learns to truly express herself.
Secret d'une Étoile will be distributed on NAVER WEBTOON, WEBTOON Entertainment’s Korean platform, and WEBTOON’s English-language latform, at a later date.
Une danseuse, deux époques, une quête de liberté
Secret d’une Étoile raconte l’histoire de Joy, une jeune danseuse du corps de Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, d’origine coréenne et installée à Paris, qui a dédié sa vie à la danse. Mais à l’approche d’un moment décisif dans sa carrière, Joy est soudain gagnée par le doute et perd confiance en elle. Joy découvre par hasard un diadème semblable à ceux que portent les danseuses étoiles et, à son contact, se retrouve par magie transportée dans le passé, au coeur de l’effervescence des années 1950. Elle se rend rapidement compte qu’elle se trouve dans la peau de Cécilia, célèbre danseuse Étoile de l’Opéra de Paris.
Entre les répétitions au Palais Garnier, ses rencontres avec d'autres danseurs et les liens ambigus qu’elle tisse avec Claude, mystérieux homme de la haute société, Joy, à travers Cécilia, apprend à redécouvrir sa passion et à enfin s’exprimer par la danse.
