Webtoons are one of the most famous entertainment-based content in South Korea, as it provides a wide variety of genres for different sets of audiences. Whether it is a romantic high-school love story or a horrifying thriller story, writers put their ultimate creativity into providing an irresistible and fantastic masterpiece. Just like webtoons, K-dramas are equally loved by fans. Hence, there are several adaptations of various webtoons in K-drama. Therefore, here we provide you top 10 Korean dramas based on webtoon.
1. Business Proposal
Business Proposal is a romantic-comedy drama aired in 2022. The story goes around Ha-ri, who plans to help a friend get rejected from her blind date, so she pretends to be Jin Young-Seo and goes on a date with Kang Tae-Moo. The story becomes more interesting when Kang Tae-Moo realizes she is not the person he was supposed to go on a date. It’s based upon the Korean webtoon written by HaeHwa, also named Business Proposal.
2. True Beauty
True Beauty is 2020 rom-com, idol drama. The show has a positive message about appreciating an individual’s natural beauty. It shows the life of a high school student Lim Joo-Kyung, who was bullied in her previous school for her looks, but her life drastically changes when she learns about makeup. The drama is an adaptation of the Korean webtoon True Beauty or The Secret of Angel; it is written and illustrated by Yaongyi. The drama starring Moon Ga Young, Cha Eun Woo, and Hwang In Yeop as the leads.
3. Extraordinary You
Extraordinary You is a fantasy, romantic-comedy drama that started airing in 2019. The story’s plot goes around when Eun Dan-oh, a high school student, realizes that she does not exist in reality and is just a part of a comic-book series. The show is staring Kim Hye-yoon, Rowoon, and Lee Jae-wook. It’s based on a Korean webtoon “July Found by Chance”, by Moo Ryu.
4. The Sound Of Magic
The Sound Of Magic is 2022 emotional-music drama. A story of a high school girl Yoon A-Yi going through a tenacious life economically; one day meets a magician named Ri-Eul who lives in an abandoned amusement park. The show is the adaptation of the webtoon Annarasumanra written by Ha II-Kwon. The drama has merely six episodes in total, starring Ji Chang-Wook, Choi Sung-Eun, and Hwang In-Yeop.
5. What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim
A romantic comedy-drama, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim first aired in 2018. It is the story of Lee Young-joon, the vice-president of a famous company, and his secretary Kim Mi-so; they started feeling for each other after she decided to quit her job. The series is the adaptation of webtoon with a similar name written by Jung Kyung-yoon. The drama starring Park Seo-joon and Park Min-young as the main cast.
6. Itaewon Class
Itaewon Class is a 2020 classic, life, business, romance drama. Park Seo Joon, Kim Da Mi, and Kwon Na Ra were casted in the show. It is an adaptation of the webtoon Itaewon classes written by Jo Gwang-Jin. The show is the story of a Park Seo ro-yi who goes through a painful tragedy after he was kicked out of his school and his father dies in a car accident. He then opens a pub in Itaewon, where he, along with his staff, seeks its success.
7. Cheese In The Trap
Cheese in the Trap is 2016 romantic, psychological, and comedy-drama starring Park Hae Jin, Kim Go Eun, Seo Kang Joon, and Lee Sung Kyung. The show is an adaptation of the webtoon Cheese in trap written by Soonkki. The main plot of the drama focusses on the relationship, and life of a bunch of college students, specifically of Hong Seol, a student on scholarship.
8. Love Alarm
Love Alarm is a romantic, comedy, and youth drama. Its first season premiered in 2019, with the second season following in 2021. It’s based on Chon Kye-young's webtoon Love Alarm. Kim So-hyun, Song Kang, and Jung Ga were the main cast. The drama follows the life of Kim Jo-jo, a high school student who uses a mobile application to discover her true love.
9. Sweet Home
Sweet Home is a Horror, apocalyptic fiction drama that started airing in 2020. The show revolves around the story of Cha Hyun-soo, a high school student who, after losing his family in an accident, shifts to an apartment, where he goes on a new journey of surviving monsters. The show is an adaptation of a webtoon named Sweet Home written by Kim Carnby. The stars of the show are Song Kang, Lee Jin-Wook, and Lee Si-young.
10. Nevertheless
Nevertheless, is a romantic drama, aired in 2021. This show is about Yu Na-bi and Park Jae-eon, two mates from the same art school, who fell into a friend-with-benefits relationship with each other. The show is the adaptation of a webtoon Nevertheless written by Jeongseo. Song Kang, Han So Hee, and Chae Jong Hyeop are the main cast.
