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Popular Korean Dramas That Are Actually Based From Webtoons

Korea is number one in making magic of turning webtoon stories into dramas. Not many people know about webtoons despite reading tons of them online or seeing snippets of it from other sources.

Webtoon was invented in Korea from the terms “web” and cartoon”. Many of the most watched, trending, and crowd’s favorite Korean dramas are based and adapted from webtoons.

Here are some popular KDramas that are actually based from webtoon:

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim

It’s a 2018 KDrama starring Park Seo Jun and Park Min Young. The story is about a vice chairman of a company and his secretary who announces her resignation. Many fans said that they love this drama and webtoon for it was 90% accurate in both style and fashion sense.

True Beauty

This drama is about a female student who is being bullied for her appearance. One day, she learned things about makeup and is now liked by everybody. This drama is more than just a love triangle story but a story about contentment and self-love.

Mystic Pop-up Bar

This very cute fantasy drama is about a bar who is open only at night and that it helps people with their problems through their dreams. The cinematography of this show was mind blowing.  A lot of viewers are drawn by the script and from how the Webtoon was written for it was heartwarming, funny, and magical at the same time.

Love Alarm

This limited tv series is about an app called ‘love alarm’ and this distinguishes if someone likes you from a particular vicinity. The protagonist will discover so many secrets and love interests after installing the app. Love Alarm is full of kilig vibes and plot twists you didn’t expect.

Itaewon Class

This exciting drama is about an ex-convict and his friends who will fight against enemies to make their dreams come true. Starred by Park Seo Jun and Kim Da Mi, this drama is one of the most famous webtoons of all time and the drama itself became one of the highest rated dramas in the Korean cable TV history.

Extraordinary You

This fantasy tv series is about a girl who keeps losing her memories only to find out that she belongs in another world as a side character in a story. This might confuse readers and watchers because of the slow pacing but when the drama advances to its climax, most people will realize how the twists were all connected. This drama is one of the most unique drama because of its concept and storylines.

 

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