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Popular Korean dramas based on webtoons

Masajeng Rahmiasri (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Sat, July 30, 2016

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Popular Korean dramas based on webtoons New employee Jang Geu-rae (Yim Si-wan, right) and sales manager Kim Dong-sik (Kim Dae-myung) in a scene from office drama “Misaeng". (tvN via The Korea Herald/-)

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nbeknown to some, there are popular Korean dramas that were actually adapted from the country’s webtoons (web cartoon). Here are four examples of famous, or soon-to-be famous dramas. Check out if your favorite is included.

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Cheese in the Trap (2016)

Though it ended on a rather unsatisfying note, the 16-episode Cheese in the Trap is one of the most talked about adaptations of the year. It was adapted from a webtoon of the same name by author Sunkki and tells the story of Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin), a handsome college senior who seemed perfect but actually has a darker side, and Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun), a smart girl who can see through him. Knowing that Seol knows about him, Yoo Jung becomes interested in her and asks her out, which then leads to the two discovering each other a little closer. 

Misaeng (2014)

Based on a webtoon of the same name by Yoon Tae Ho, the 20-episode Misaeng went far outside the Korean drama clichés and gripped the nation’s interest as it focuses solely on the stressful realities of the Korean working class, without any love storylines. Jang Geu Rae (Im Si Wan) is an adult who is having a hard time finding a job as he only has a high school diploma. Although he finally gets accepted as an intern at a multinational company, he struggles along the way due to being regarded as incompetent. 

(Read also: K-drama 'Descendants of the Sun' to be adapted to big screen)

Flower Boy Next Door (2013)

Based on I Steal Peeks at Him Every day by Yoo Hyun Sook, the 16-episode Flower Boy Next Door is a romance drama that tells the story of Go Dok Mi (Park Shin Hye), a copy editor who refuses to leave her apartment but spies on her neighbor Han Tae Joon (Kim Jung San) after falling in love with him. Even though she decided to live her life in solitude, one day everything changes as men start to live in her surroundings: a video game developer and Tae Joon’s cousin, Enrique Geum (Yoon Shi Yoon), a rookie webtoon artist Oh Jin Rak (Kim Ji Hoon) who is in love with her, and her new neighbor Watanabe Ryu (Mizuta Kouki). 

Let’s Fight Ghost (2016)

Hyun Ji (Kim So Hyun) is a girl who has studied hard throughout her 19 years of life and looks forward to taking her college entrance exam. However, she is unable to take it as she passes away in an accident. Later as a ghost, she meets exorcist Park Bong Pal (Ok Taec Yeon). They then work together to send ghosts to the afterlife, which eventually brings them closer to each other and to Hyun Ji’s freedom. This drama is made based on a webtoon of the same title by Im In Seu and just began airing on tvN on July 11. It is expected to have 16 episodes. (kes)

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