Hybe's 200M-View Original Story Webtoon Returns with Dark Moon: Two Moons
SEOUL – November 26, 2025 – HYBE announced that its original story webtoon DARK MOON: TWO MOONS will launch globally starting November 28. The series is the highly anticipated sequel to DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR, which achieved global success with over 200 million views worldwide.
DARK MOON: TWO MOONS will be released on November 28 in North America, Latin America, Thailand, and Korea, followed by Japan and Indonesia on November 29, through WEBTOON.
The sequel arrives two years after the conclusion of DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR in 2023. Created in collaboration with K-pop powerhouse ENHYPEN, the urban fantasy teen romance captivated readers worldwide with its vampire-themed narrative, intricate world-building, and high-quality artwork. The series was translated into 10 languages—including English, Japanese, and Spanish—and topped webtoon charts in Germany, France, and Spanish-speaking regions.
DARK MOON: TWO MOONS continues the story, introducing a dramatic rivalry between vampires and werewolves, along with compelling new antagonists. The new installment is expected to engage both longtime fans and newcomers to the DARK MOON universe.
“As DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR was widely loved around the globe, we hope DARK MOON: TWO MOONS will also fascinate readers worldwide with its immersive storytelling,” stated HYBE. “The introduction of new characters marks an exciting new chapter in the saga, and we believe even readers unfamiliar with the previous series will find it thoroughly intriguing.”
About HYBE
HYBE Corp. (HYBE), rebranded from Big Hit Entertainment in March 2021, is a global entertainment lifestyle platform company committed to innovating the music industry through boundless expansion. Through a diversified structure that encompasses the Label, Solution and Platform businesses, HYBE creates synergy across its core pillars to deliver enhanced fan experiences and drive cultural impact worldwide. Ever since, HYBE has been expanding its multi-label system including BIGHIT MUSIC, BELIFT LAB, SOURCE MUSIC, PLEDIS Entertainment, KOZ ENTERTAINMENT, ADOR, YX LABELS, while HYBE AMERICA also manages its affiliate labels including Big Machine Label Group and Quality Control. In addition to the music business, HYBE established an integrated structure with its tech-driven future growth initiatives that creates concert, video content, game, original story and retail, as well as a platform business through Weverse, a global superfan platform. Composed of its global offices based in Korea, Japan, the U.S., Mexico, China, and India, the company works towards bringing innovative change throughout the global music industry.
About HYBE ORIGINAL STORY
“HYBE ORIGINAL STORY” is a concept that refers to a unique story IP that HYBE is taking as a new challenge. It is connected to the artist's brand and message for music, but it goes beyond the limits of music, expanding its charms and possibilities as a story-based IP regardless of genre and format. In addition, it allows readers to be intensely immersed in the stories and enjoy them by casting artists in collaboration with the characters of each original story. The three original stories released in January 2022—7FATES: CHAKHO, THE STAR SEEKERS, and DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR—are linked to BTS, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and ENHYPEN, respectively. In line with the above, CRIMSON HEART, released in November, and DARK MOON: THE GREY CITY, released in December, are linked to LE SSERAFIM and &TEAM, respectively. HYBE has presented webtoons and web novels based on HYBE ORIGINAL STORY on the WEBTOON platform. It plans to expand the business with content in various genres and formats, which goes beyond webtoons and web novels.
About ENHYPEN
ENHYPEN is the first boyband created by BELIFT LAB, consisting of members JUNGWON, HEESEUNG, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO, and NI-KI. Inspired by the ‘hyphen(-)’ that connects one word to another, ENHYPEN means that seven different boys connect to discover one another and grow together. Upon their official debut in November 2020, ENHYPEN broke out into the global K-pop scene and began smashing from day one with 1st Mini Album BORDER : DAY ONE, achieving the biggest first week sales for a single album among K-pop groups that debuted the same year. In three years, the K-pop powerhouse came to possess four Billboard 200 Top 10 albums—3rd Mini Album MANIFESTO : DAY 1 (July 2022), 4th Mini Album DARK BLOOD (May 2023), 5th Mini Album ORANGE BLOOD (November 2023), and 2nd Studio Album ROMANCE : UNTOLD (July 2024)—which debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 6, No. 4, No. 4, and No. 2 respectively. After triumphantly headlining arenas in 12 cities worldwide for their first world tour 'MANIFESTO,' ENHYPEN embarked on their second world tour 'FATE,' marking their momentous U.S. stadium debut. Armed with authentic stories in their music and multi-talented presence on stage, ENHYPEN continues to capture the attention of viewers worldwide while performing on global shows like Good Morning America and The Kelly Clarkson Show.
DARK MOON: TWO MOONS will be released on November 28 in North America, Latin America, Thailand, and Korea, followed by Japan and Indonesia on November 29, through WEBTOON.
The sequel arrives two years after the conclusion of DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR in 2023. Created in collaboration with K-pop powerhouse ENHYPEN, the urban fantasy teen romance captivated readers worldwide with its vampire-themed narrative, intricate world-building, and high-quality artwork. The series was translated into 10 languages—including English, Japanese, and Spanish—and topped webtoon charts in Germany, France, and Spanish-speaking regions.
DARK MOON: TWO MOONS continues the story, introducing a dramatic rivalry between vampires and werewolves, along with compelling new antagonists. The new installment is expected to engage both longtime fans and newcomers to the DARK MOON universe.
“As DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR was widely loved around the globe, we hope DARK MOON: TWO MOONS will also fascinate readers worldwide with its immersive storytelling,” stated HYBE. “The introduction of new characters marks an exciting new chapter in the saga, and we believe even readers unfamiliar with the previous series will find it thoroughly intriguing.”
About HYBE
HYBE Corp. (HYBE), rebranded from Big Hit Entertainment in March 2021, is a global entertainment lifestyle platform company committed to innovating the music industry through boundless expansion. Through a diversified structure that encompasses the Label, Solution and Platform businesses, HYBE creates synergy across its core pillars to deliver enhanced fan experiences and drive cultural impact worldwide. Ever since, HYBE has been expanding its multi-label system including BIGHIT MUSIC, BELIFT LAB, SOURCE MUSIC, PLEDIS Entertainment, KOZ ENTERTAINMENT, ADOR, YX LABELS, while HYBE AMERICA also manages its affiliate labels including Big Machine Label Group and Quality Control. In addition to the music business, HYBE established an integrated structure with its tech-driven future growth initiatives that creates concert, video content, game, original story and retail, as well as a platform business through Weverse, a global superfan platform. Composed of its global offices based in Korea, Japan, the U.S., Mexico, China, and India, the company works towards bringing innovative change throughout the global music industry.
About HYBE ORIGINAL STORY
“HYBE ORIGINAL STORY” is a concept that refers to a unique story IP that HYBE is taking as a new challenge. It is connected to the artist's brand and message for music, but it goes beyond the limits of music, expanding its charms and possibilities as a story-based IP regardless of genre and format. In addition, it allows readers to be intensely immersed in the stories and enjoy them by casting artists in collaboration with the characters of each original story. The three original stories released in January 2022—7FATES: CHAKHO, THE STAR SEEKERS, and DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR—are linked to BTS, TOMORROW X TOGETHER, and ENHYPEN, respectively. In line with the above, CRIMSON HEART, released in November, and DARK MOON: THE GREY CITY, released in December, are linked to LE SSERAFIM and &TEAM, respectively. HYBE has presented webtoons and web novels based on HYBE ORIGINAL STORY on the WEBTOON platform. It plans to expand the business with content in various genres and formats, which goes beyond webtoons and web novels.
About ENHYPEN
ENHYPEN is the first boyband created by BELIFT LAB, consisting of members JUNGWON, HEESEUNG, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO, and NI-KI. Inspired by the ‘hyphen(-)’ that connects one word to another, ENHYPEN means that seven different boys connect to discover one another and grow together. Upon their official debut in November 2020, ENHYPEN broke out into the global K-pop scene and began smashing from day one with 1st Mini Album BORDER : DAY ONE, achieving the biggest first week sales for a single album among K-pop groups that debuted the same year. In three years, the K-pop powerhouse came to possess four Billboard 200 Top 10 albums—3rd Mini Album MANIFESTO : DAY 1 (July 2022), 4th Mini Album DARK BLOOD (May 2023), 5th Mini Album ORANGE BLOOD (November 2023), and 2nd Studio Album ROMANCE : UNTOLD (July 2024)—which debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 6, No. 4, No. 4, and No. 2 respectively. After triumphantly headlining arenas in 12 cities worldwide for their first world tour 'MANIFESTO,' ENHYPEN embarked on their second world tour 'FATE,' marking their momentous U.S. stadium debut. Armed with authentic stories in their music and multi-talented presence on stage, ENHYPEN continues to capture the attention of viewers worldwide while performing on global shows like Good Morning America and The Kelly Clarkson Show.
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