Hwang Mogua moved to Japan and worked as a production staff member in a manga studio while at the same time managing manga-related interpretation and translation. She worked for six years for an IT company to make a living. Hwang dreamed of becoming a novelist after reading Korean science fiction and is preparing for a new life. She won the Grand Prize for Novellas and Short Stories at the 4th Korean Science Literature Awards for her short story "Moment Arcade."