Famous  K-Dramas Based On Webtoons

29 AUG, 2023

Tanushree Debbarma

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K-dramas made from webtoons are television series in South Korea that are adapted from webtoons, which are a form of digital comics or webcomics that are published on various online platforms.

webtoon-Inspired K-Dramas

Starring Ji Chang-wook and Kim Yoo-jung, Backstreet Rookie(2020) is an adaptation of the webtoon "Convenience Store Saet-byul" written by Hwalhwasan, published between 2016 and 2017.

BACKSTREET ROOKIE

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The K-drama is based on Jung Kyung-Yoon's 2013 novel. The story was later turned into a webtoon comic on KakaoPage in 2015, and released as a K-drama in 2018.

What's wrong with Secretary kim?

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This K-drama is based on a webtoon of the same name. My ID is Gangnam Beauty aired in the year 2018, and is one of the favorites of K-drama fans.

My id is gangnam beauty

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The Netflix K-drama of a zombie apocalypse, All of Us Are Dead, is based on a webtoon 'Now at Our School' by Joo Dong-Geun. 

all of us are dead

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Itaewon Class(2020) starring starring Park Seo-joon, Kim Da-mi, Yoo Jae-myung, and Kwon Nara is adapted from the webtoon of the same name written by Gwang Jin.

itaewon class

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The 2022 comedy K-drama is based on a webtoon of the same name written by Hae Hwa and illustration by Narak.

Business proposal

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The series which became the highest-rated OCN (a Korean Channel) series so far is based on the Daum webtoon Amazing Rumor by Jang Yi.

the uncanny counter

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The famous 2020 romance K-drama True Beauty,starring Moon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo, Hwang In-youp, and Park Yoo-na is adopted from the webtoon of the same name written and illustrated by Yaongyi.

true beauty

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Mask Girl is a K-drama on Netflix which is gaining a massive attention because of its realistic concept that shows the real and cruel side of the world is based on a webtoon of the same name by Mae-mi and Hee-se.

mask girl

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