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Explore Jooyoung Park’s character worlds and work. Inquiries for character IP licensing, merchandise, products and brand collaborations are welcome.

cats are illustrated against a pale grayish-beige background. On the lower left, a cat stands inside a pink circular swim ring decorated with small blue details on both sides. On the upper right, another cat reclines comfortably on a yellow circular swim ring. Both cats have pink ears and simple, rounded shapes. The illustration features soft pastel colors and a playful, gentle style

Amnyamnyomnyang Friends

A character universe built on the belief that anyone can take on a new challenge.

Developed in 2022 as characters for Project Cheum, this universe centers on Amnyamnyomnyang, Hamnyamnyomnyang and Bae Beaver. The artist planned and designed the characters and has expanded them through marketing, goods, exhibitions, painting, ceramics and 3D printing.

A cozy bedroom illustration featuring pale blue walls and a soft yellow bed. Two large, fluffy pale-yellow pillows rest against the headboard, with a cream-colored cartoon cat sitting in front of them. The cat has pink ears, a rounded face, and closed eyes, appearing sleepy and relaxed. A blue curtain and a small green object are visible on the left, while several colorful framed pictures decorate the wall on the right. A small bedside table holds a plate with a sunny-side-up egg. Soft pastel colors create a warm, peaceful atmosphere.

Amnyamnyomnyang

A character who symbolizes the belief that anything is possible.

Amnyamnyomnyang manages a smart farm, runs experiments, paints, handles tools and keeps taking on new challenges.

Personality
Strawberry-loving orange cat Amnyamnyomnyang is a cute and spirited character who proudly says, “You can try anything!” Amnyamnyomnyang builds a smart farm to grow strawberries, creates robots for automation, and even decorates spaces with their own artwork—a truly versatile cat.
Story
Amnyamnyomnyang once lived on “Amnyamnyomnyang Planet,” a world blessed with fertile land and advanced technology. In a place where farming and art naturally existed side by side, Amnyamnyomnyang was always dreaming of new possibilities. Looking for a wider world and new land to explore, Amnyamnyomnyang came down to Earth, quietly settled in, and began building a small smart farm. To grow delicious strawberries and other crops on Earth, Amnyamnyomnyang went through countless experiments and trials. They built robots to automate harvesting and even developed their own growing systems to produce more crops in limited spaces. Even so, unexpected challenges kept appearing. Sometimes the strawberries would wither for no apparent reason, and sometimes crops were left over after the ideal harvest time had passed. Through these experiences, Amnyamnyomnyang realized that simply growing crops wasn’t enough. They needed a space of their own where the strawberries they grew could be put to use. After thinking about what to do, Amnyamnyomnyang decided to open a café where they could share the crops they had grown. They also began making deliveries so their produce could reach people farther away. While running the café and traveling long distances to deliver crops, Amnyamnyomnyang met all kinds of people. Some of them were artists who created drawings and stories, and these encounters became a new source of inspiration for Amnyamnyomnyang. Having always lived by the idea of “trying to do what you can on your own,” Amnyamnyomnyang wanted others to have opportunities to begin something of their own as well. So they decided to offer spaces where people could work and create—a place where someone could start something and keep it going. Amnyamnyomnyang is still thinking, experimenting, and trying new things. Sometimes things don’t work out, but that never stops them from trying again. Through a life of learning by doing, Amnyamnyomnyang continues to discover new possibilities—not only alone, but together with others. The journey continues, and there will always be room for others to join along the way.
Relationships
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An illustration of a cream-colored cartoon cat against a pale cream background, featuring warm shades of yellow and orange. The cat stands in the center, surrounded by large, textured yellow brushstrokes that spread across the background. The cat holds a paintbrush in one paw, with a small paint can and yellow paint near its feet. A puddle of yellow paint spreads across the ground. The illustration has a warm, cheerful atmosphere, with expressive brush textures and a soft, minimal color palette.

Hamnyamnyomnyang

A white cat artist who loves color and plants, bringing warmth and character to every space.

Raised on Amnyamnyomnyang Planet, Hamyumnyanyang is an artist who draws, grows plants, and decorates spaces with small sculptures. After reuniting with Amnyamnyomnyang on Earth, they bring color and warmth to the farm, cafe, and shared studio while caring for the people who visit.

Personality
Thoughtful and calm, Hamyumnyanyang notices what others need and turns new experiences into art.
Story
While tending a small world of plants, paintings, and sculptures on Amnyamnyomnyang Planet, Hamyumnyanyang hears about Amnyamnyomnyang's new life on Earth. Eager to draw new experiences, they travel to Earth and begin caring for a busy farm, cafe, and shared creative space.
Relationships
A companion reunited with Amnyamnyomnyang on Earth. While Amnyamnyomnyang leads new experiments and shapes the structure of each space, Hamyumnyanyang makes it warm, expressive, and welcoming.
An illustration of a brown cartoon beaver standing. The beaver has small rounded ears, tiny black eyes, rosy pink cheeks, and a fluffy cream-colored patch of fur covering its lower face and chest. A small curl of golden-yellow fur sits on top of its head. It stands upright on two short legs, with one arm extended to the side. A wide, flat brown tail with diagonal textured markings is visible behind its body. The illustration features warm brown tones, soft textures, and simple rounded shapes, creating a cute and friendly appearance.

Bae-beaver

A dependable beaver who goes wherever strength is needed and sees every task through.

Bae-beaver is a dependable and hardworking beaver from Gajae Village on Earth. After reuniting with an old school friend, Amnyamnyomnyang, Bae-beaver becomes an essential teammate who lends strength at the farm, cafe, events, and new building projects.

Personality
Steady and persistent, Bae-beaver never turns away from work that needs doing and stays beside their friends until the job is complete.
Story
When Amnyamnyomnyang begins growing strawberries and building a new life on Earth, Bae-beaver sets other work aside to help. Moving heavy pots and supplies is difficult at first, but daily work builds strength and experience. Bae-beaver now helps with nearly every part of life at the farm, cafe, events, and new spaces.
Relationships
An old school friend and present-day teammate of Amnyamnyomnyang. While Amnyamnyomnyang leads ideas and experiments, Bae-beaver keeps the practical work moving and carries it through to completion.
A pastel illustration featuring a light green cartoon dragon and a sky-blue dream fruit against a pale pinkish-beige background. On the left, the dragon sits on the ground with a rounded head, tiny black eyes, and pink and sky-blue horns. It has a white belly and a long, curved tail with a fluffy pink tip. The dragon holds two broken pieces of green stems in its front paws. On the right, a round, translucent sky-blue dream fruit remains half-buried in the soil, with short, broken green stems sticking out from the top. Next to the dragon, handwritten pink Korean text reads "망했다," meaning "I'm screwed" or "I messed up." The illustration humorously captures the dragon's failed attempt to pull the dream fruit out of the ground, using soft pastel colors and simple, playful shapes.

Ryongtori

The story of Ryongtori, a rabbit-dragon who protects people's hopes and wishes through dream fruits.

An independent character world about Ryongtori, the Forest of Dreams, dream fruits, and the courage to reconnect with lost dreams.

An illustration of a light green cartoon dragon trying hard to pull a glowing dream fruit The dragon has a rounded head, tiny black eyes, a gentle smile, and pink and sky-blue horns. Small green wings extend from its back, and its long, curved tail has a pink tip. Leaning backward, the dragon grips the green stem of the dream fruit tightly with both front paws, pulling with all its strength. A round, translucent light-blue dream fruit is partially buried in the soil. The illustration uses soft pastel colors to portray a charming scene of determination and effort toward achieving a dream.

Ryongtori

A warm-hearted rabbit-dragon who tends dream fruits in the Forest of Dreams and brings courage back to fading dreams.

Ryongtori is a rabbit-dragon who protects the Forest of Dreams. In the garden before a cloud-like home, Ryongtori tends colorful dream fruits that hold the hopes and wishes of people everywhere. Ryongtori seeks out fading dreams and offers courage to those who are losing hope, believing that a warm gaze and a few trusting words are more powerful than magic.

Personality
Warm, mysterious, and gentle, with an unwavering belief in other people's dreams and hearts.
Story
When anxiety and sadness entered the Forest of Dreams, a tiny seed asked Ryongtori for help. Ryongtori nurtured it with comfort and trust until it bore the first shining dream fruit. After seeing the fruit restore a child's smile and lost dream, Ryongtori began seeking out fading dreams and sharing dream fruits with people.
Relationships
Ryongtori watches over children and adults who are losing their dreams, offering them dream fruits.
An illustration of six green chestnut burr characters gathered around a large brown paper bag against a white background. In the center, an open brown paper bag holds three chestnut burrs of different sizes peeking out from the top. Each character is covered in pointed light-green spikes and has a brown face with round white eyes and rosy pink cheeks. The largest chestnut burr sits in the middle of the bag with wide-open eyes, while two smaller ones peek out from either side. Three additional chestnut burrs are scattered outside the bag, one on the left, one on the right, and one near the bottom edge. Soft green and brown tones, playful expressions, and simple hand-drawn textures create a whimsical illustration of chestnut burrs gathered inside and around a paper bag.

Bamkkasi

The story of Bamkkasi, a shy chestnut-burr guide who welcomes friends to Bamgasi Village.

An independent character world about Bamkkasi discovering a meaningful role close to home and gradually growing in confidence.

An illustration of five green chestnut On the right, a large chestnut burr covered in pointed light-green spikes has a brown face, big round white eyes, and rosy pink cheeks. The large chestnut burr carries a long, thin tree branch with four smaller chestnut burrs hanging from it. Each small chestnut burr has round eyes, pink cheeks, and a slightly different expression as they dangle in a row from the branch. Soft shades of green and brown create a playful and whimsical scene of the large chestnut burr carrying the smaller ones along.

Bamkkasi

A shy but warmhearted chestnut-burr guide who knows Bamgasi Village better than anyone.

Bamkkasi is a chestnut-burr character born in Bamgasi Village who has never been able to shed the outer shell. Although the shell has made traveling far from home difficult, staying in the village has allowed Bamkkasi to know it better than anyone. Bamkkasi now guides visiting friends through its shops, restaurants, and cafes.

Personality
Shy and cautious yet warmhearted, gradually gaining confidence by showing friends around the village.
Story
Unable to shed the chestnut shell since birth, Bamkkasi remained hidden inside it and stayed in Bamgasi Village. As shops, restaurants, and cafes appeared over time, Bamkkasi found a role close to home and became the guide who knows the village better than anyone.
Relationships
Bamkkasi guides visiting friends around the many places in Bamgasi Village.

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