Choi Kyusok (M) was born in Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province in 1977 and studied Cartoon Animation at Sangmyung University. He debuted in 1998 with the Rookie Comic Contest hosted by Seoul Media Group. His representative works include Awl, A Story Never Heard Before, Aboriginal Koreans, Wetland Ecology Report, and The Sad Hommage to Dinosaur Dooly. He has received many awards, including the Short Story Award by the Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival, the Grand Prize at the Bucheon International Comics Festival, and the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award at the Korea Contents in Korean Content Awards.