Established in 2004, ORAEN INC. (formerly Orange Agency) is a rights and licensing agency with a dedicated staff and office based in South Korea. ORAEN has always been strong in selling and promoting Korean projects abroad, from Korean children's books to literary fiction for adult readers. In recent years, ORAEN has established itself as a leading representative in licensing Korean webtoons and webnovels globally.
International markets for Korean webtoons and webnovels, in both paper and digital formats, are growing rapidly, and ORAEN has sold more than 400 webtoon and webnovel properties in under seven years. Among its many achievements, the biggest to date is the arrangement of the French rights to Solo Leveling. Since the series launched in France in 2021, it has sold over 2 million copies and remains firmly on the best-selling list.
ORAEN is also a major force in representing foreign publishers and their properties in the Korean market. The agency pitches and submits high-quality foreign books from all over the world to its Korean clients by means of a weekly newsletter.