10 Webtoon/Manhwa Live Adaptation Dramas That Do Their

It's really no wonder the original manga is so successful and has inspired many adaptations both in Japan and Korea. Watch “Liar Game”: Watch ... ExploreLatestTrendingPopularBreakingMV/TeaserDramaCultureExclusivesCommunityForumsAppsVikiQuizVideoCelebStyleTV/FilmMusicFeatures10Webtoon/ManhwaLiveAdaptationDramasThatDoTheirOriginalsJusticeFeaturesNov2,2018bymizwestOurfavoritedramasfromKoreahavebeeninspiredbytrueevents,adaptedfrommoviesorinternationalshows,createdfromgreatminds,and,ofcourse,adaptedfromwebtoons,Koreanmanhwa,andJapanesemanga.Thefollowingarejustafewoftheseseriesthatwebelievedojusticetotheoriginalworksandwouldbeagreat additiontoyourtowatchlist!“TheManLivingInOurHouse”JustWayTooBossBasedonthewebtoon“AStrangerInMyHouse”byYooHyunSook,“TheManLivinginOurHouse”isafunandflirtydramafollowingHongNaRi(playedbySooAe),asuccessfulflightattendantwhogoesbacktoherfamilyhomeafterherboyfriendcheatsonherwithacoworker.Sheissurprisedtofindahandsomestrangerlivinginheroldhouseandrunninghermom’sdumplingshopandevenmoresurprisedwhenshelearnsheisherstepfather,previouslymarriedtohermom,whopassedawayafewyearsago.Thereisatonoftensionbetweenthetwo,especiallyasNaRistrugglestorespectayoungermanwhoinsistsontakingonafatherlyroleinherlife,and,ofcourse,thedynamicisastrangeone.undergroundkdramaLiketheshow,thewebtoonisalotoffun,andSooAedoesafantasticjobofportrayingNaRiandmakingherrelatable;she’shonest,upfrontandoutspoken,andalittleerraticattimes,butalsoverymeasuredandmature.Shehandlesthelossofhermother,thebetrayalofherboyfriendandcolleague,andthearrivalofthisnewstrangerwithstrengthandshowsherselftobeasurvivorinsteadofavictim.ThedramacontinuesasNaRiattemptstoprovethestrangerisaconmaninsteadofalegitimatehusbandtoherdeceasedmother,buthischarmstartstowinheroverandsoonaromanceblossomsbetweenthem.Watch“TheManLivinginOurHouse”:WatchNow“CheeseInTheTrap”FunCurveThisdramafollowsHongSeol(playedbyKimGoEun),astrugglingstudentwhonoticesadarkersidetothepopularmanoncampus(playedbyParkHaeJin).Seoltacklesheranxietiestowardshimashepursuesher,seeminglyintriguedbyherabilitytoseeunderneathhisperformance.“CheeseInTheTrap”mightbeacontroversialentryinthislist,andunderstandablyso.Formany,theendingwasadisappointment,andsomeplotlines,orshouldIsay,thefocusofsomeplotlinesoverotherswerechangedfromtheoriginalwebtoon-turned-drama.Itisimportanttonotethatatthetimeoftheproduction,thewebtoonwasnotcompleted,sothewritersoftheshowplannedtogointheirowndirection.However,thedirectiontheychosemadesomefansangryandothersconfused.Theendingofthedramawassuchapointofcontroversythatafeaturelengthmoviewasproducedtohopefullyprovideamoresatisfyingending.Whileitmaydosoforsome,themoviefallsshortofthedramaandthewebtooninthatitsshortruntimecanonlyprovidesomuchcontextandcharacterbackgroundtokeepviewersengagedandreallycaringaboutthestoryanditsconclusion.Themoviealmostfeelslikeanaccompanimenttothedramaasopposedtoastandaloneproject.Despiteitspitfalls,thedramacreatesavisualaestheticthatperfectlymatchesthewebtoon.Thecharacterdesignandwardrobearealsoverywelldone,andtheperformancesweregripping.Overall,thedramaisveryinterestinginspiteofitsendingandisworthawatch.GiphyWatch“CheeseintheTrap”:WatchNow“FlowerBoyNextDoor”DramaBeansBasedon awebtoonofthesamenamecreatedbyHyunSukYu,“FlowerBoyNextDoor”followsKoDokMi(playedbyParkShinHye),anintrovertwho,afterabadexperienceinschool,hashiddenherselfawayfromtheoutsideworld.Lockedupinhersmallapartment,sheentertainsherselfwithbooksandpeepsontheattractivemaleneighborwhoseapartmentshecanseeintothroughherwindow(withthehelpofsomebinoculars).Sheissatisfiedwithhersmallexistence,butthearrivalofEnrique(playedbyYoonShiYoon),acharismaticgamedeveloperwithachildlikeapproachtolife,dragsheroutofhersafelifeandthrustsherintothesocialcommunityoftheirapartmentbuilding.Oneofthetwomenlivingnextdoorisinlovewithher,anoldbullyfromherpastlifeishangingaround,andthemansheloves,ifonlyfromadistance,mightbeinlovewithsomeoneelse.ThedramadidagreatjobofrecreatingDokMi’sapartmentandportrayingherdisdaintowardssocialinteractions.Thecolorpaletteusedisalsowellmatched,despitemanyofthecharacterslookingcompletelydifferentfromtheirwebtooncounterparts.ParkShinHyeisfantasticintherole,butsheapproachesthecharacterwithamorecalm,solemndemeanor,ratherthantheerraticcharacter ofthewebtoon.Thedramaitselfisactuallyveryrelaxingandattimesupliftingtowatch,nottomentionsomehilariousminorcharacters.AminoWatch“FlowerBoyNextDoor”:WatchNow“BoysOverFlowers”jaehakimBasedonaJapanesemangawrittenandillustratedbyYokoKamio,“BoysOverFlowers”isaclassicthathasbeenparodiedandcopiedrelentlesslyacrossKoreanentertainment,probablybecauseit’ssoincrediblycampandsilly,butalsoatonoffun.ThestoryfollowsJanDi(playedbyKuHyeSun)asshejoinsaneliteschoolwhereonlythemostwealthyandintelligentstudentsinKoreaareadmitted.JanDiisneitherincrediblyintelligentnorwealthy;she’sactuallyattendingtheschoolonascholarshipearnedbysavingthelifeofastudentfromtheschoolwhenhe triedtokillhimself.She’snotverykeentoattendtheschool,butistemptedbytheireliteswimprogramandpressuredbyfamily.It’snotlongafterarrivingthatsheisintroducedtothecauseofthesuicidalboy’sstrife,theF4,agroupofsnobbishboyswithsillyhairandbadfashion(thatatthetimemighthavebeenconsideredgoodfashion).They’reelitistbullies,self-indulgent,self-obsessed,crueltotheirpeers,andnotparticularlyinteresting.Butthey’rehandsome,andasthisisaK-drama,ofcourseJanDiisgoingtodiscovertheirnicewarmqualitiesmidwaythroughtheplot,butnotaftershowingsomerealgumption,refusingtobackdownandleavetheschoolevenafterbecomingthetargetoftheirruthlessbullying.TenorThedramaliterallystartswiththeattemptedsuicideofayoungboypushedtohislimitbyasmallgroupofstudentswhopushtheentireschooltoostracize him…andthenthosestudentsbecometheromanticleads,soyoucanmakeyourownconclusionsofwhetherthisdramawillstandthetestoftimeorshouldbeshowntoimpressionableyouths.However,KuHyeSunisincrediblylikable,relatable,andfuntowatch.She’sastrongcharacter,andthankfullytheendingisalittleambiguoussowecanimagineshegrewupandmarriedanactualhumanbeing(oravampire).TenorThemangahasinspiredseveraladaptationsacrossAsiaintheformofdramasandanimationsandcontinuestobelovedbyfanstheworldover.Watch“BoysOverFlowers”:WatchNow“FullHouse”DramaBeansBasedontheKoreanmanhwaofthesamenamewrittenandillustratedbyWonSooYeon,“FullHouse”starsSongHyeKyoandRaininaromanticcomedythatisstilljustasenjoyablenowasitwasin2004.Stepbacktothedayswhensuchbignameswerefresh-facedandrelativelynewtothedramascene,butshowedsuchgreatchemistrythatit’snowonderthey’reasrespectedastheyaretoday.SongHyeKyoplaysJiEunHan,anaspiringnovelistlivinginalargehouseherfatherbuiltandlefttoherwhenhepassedaway,the“FullHouse”ofthetitle.Viewersmustsuspenddisbeliefasher“friends,”apregnantwifeandunemployedhusband,shipheroffonafakevacationandsellherhouserightoutfromunderher.Whenshereturns,theyapologizefeebly,butitseemsit’salreadytoolate,asthenewownerarrivesshortlyafter.Coincidentally,shehasalreadymetLeeYoungJae,asuccessfulactorwhohappenedtobeseatedbesideherontheflighttoherfakevacation.Aftersomenot-so-friendlyencountersoverseas,EunHanisnotpleasedtoseethathewillbelivinginherhouseanddemandshegiveitbacktoher.Ofcourse,therewouldn’tbemuchofadramaifhehad.Instead,heallowshertoworkashishousekeeperinexchangeforfreeboarding.JiEunacceptsandvowstogetherworkpublished,makeenoughmoney,andbuythehouseback.Andsoensuesatonofmischief,misunderstanding,romance,anddramaasthetwoevenendupinafakemarriagecontracttomakethesubjectofYoungJae’saffectionjealousinexchangeforEunHanfinallygettingherhouseback.It’sridiculousbutit’sgreat!Themanhwaisalittledifferenttothedrama,butstilljustassilly.Watch“FullHouse”:WatchNow“Goong”FanPopBasedonamanhwaofthesamenamewrittenandillustratedbyParkSoHee,“Goong”isafrolicoflove/hateromance,Cinderellathemes,andallthecolorandsplendorofatraditionalsageukdrama.SetinafictionalrealitywheretheKoreanroyalfamilystillreigns inmodernsociety,YoonEunHyeplaysShinChaeKyung,anordinarygirlfromamodesthousehold(Cinderella)whosehandinmarriageisrequestedfromtheroyalprince(playedbyJooJiHoon)!He’sactuallybeingforcedintotheproposalbyhisfamily,whomadesomedealwaybackwhen,butitleadstoanarrangedmarriagetropefilledwithdistastefulglares,tonsofbickering,and,ofcourse,theinevitableslowfallintolove.wonpilimiriTheshowcanattimesbealittleclunkywithlotsgoingonandmanycharactersfollowingapoliticalagenda,butthefantasticalworldinwhichit’sset,thefun(ifalittleinexperienced)performancesofthecast,andtheadorablechemistrybetweenthetwoleadsisenoughtodraginanyloverofKoreandramas.Watch“Goong”:WatchNow“LiarGame”AsianAddictsAnonymousBasedonaJapanesemangaseriesofthesamenamewrittenandillustratedbyShinobuKaitani,“LiarGame”isatenseandintriguingthrillerwithrelentlessside-by-sidecan’t-missmomentsasthecharactersandviewerstrytofigureouttheplotbehindaseriesofgames.NamDaJung(playedbyKimSoEun)isanaivecollegestudentstrugglingtopaybackherfather’sdebtwhenshe“wins”achancetocompeteonatelevisedgameshowwherethebiggestliarwillwinabillionKoreanwon.Theonlyproblemisshe’sprobablythemosthonestpersonalive,sooneoftheloansharksshe’sindebtedtointroduceshertohisfriendChaWooJin(playedbyLeeSangYoon),aconmanjustoutofjailwhoseskillsatdeceivingpeoplearenexttonone.Whatfollowsare12hoursofintensedrama,tricks,andlies,withsecondarycharactersthatarejustasinterestingastheleadsandperformedwithequalstrength.AminoIt’sreallynowondertheoriginalmangaissosuccessfulandhasinspiredmanyadaptationsbothinJapanandKorea.Watch“LiarGame”:WatchNow“LuckyRomance”SoompiBasedonthewebtoonofthesamenamewrittenandillustratedbyKimDalMin,“LuckyRomance”lookslikeacomicstrip.It’sbeautiful,brightlycolored,andfullofout-of-this-worldgraphics.kdramafeedItjustdoesn’tlooklikethecomicstripit’sbasedon.OriginalfansofthewebtoonthatwaspublishedonNavermighthavebeensurprisedtoseeSimBoNui(playedbyHwangJungEum)withcroppedbrownhairorthecolorpaletteleaningmoretowardsburntorangesandbrightgoldsandyellowsasopposedtothemutedlilacsandpinksoftheoriginaltext.Theywon’thavebeendisappointedthough,notwiththeexcessiveadorablenessorromanceofthedramaadaptationnorthefunperformancesfromtheleads.ThestoryfollowsBoNui,anaspiringvideogamedeveloperandextremelysuperstitiouswomanassheseeksoutamanbornintheyearofthetiger.Hersisterhasbeeninacomasinceacaraccident,andBoNuibelievesthewordofapsychicthattoldhershecanbringhersisterbacktohealthbysleepingwithamanbornintheyearofthetiger.Itjustsohappens,abigvideogamedeveloper(playedbyRyuJunYeol)wasbornin1986,whichmakeshimamatch.Unfortunately,thepairhavehadafewtypicalK-dramarun-insthathavelefthimfeelinglessthanwarmtoherpersistentinterest.“LuckyRomance”isfilledwithenoughlovetowarmanyone’sheart,andsomehowtheperformancesarestilllikableandbelievable,withincrediblechemistrybetweenthetwoleads.HwangJungEumisclumsyandridiculousinthewaythatonlyshecanbewhilestillbeingsweetandapproachable,andRyuJunYeolisoneofveryfewactorswhocanpulloffthemoodyrichguywithaheartofgoldcharacter.It’stotallyincharacterandbelievablewhenhestartstowarmtoBoNui,andhistendersidedoesn’tjustjumpupoutofnowhere,makingthisdramaaveryenjoyablewatch.Watch“LuckyRomance”:WatchNow“BrideOfTheWaterGod”AminoAppsBasedonaKoreanmanhwaofthesamenamewrittenandillustratedbyYunMiKyung,“BrideoftheWaterGod”doesanexpertjobofmakingtheleadcharacterslookregal,tall,andelegantlikethecharactersintheoriginaltext.Theoverallaestheticisromanticandresembleswhatwehavecometoexpectfromasunjungmanhwa(Koreangraphicnovelsaimedprimarilyatyounggirls).ThestoryfollowsHabaek(playedbyNamJooHyuk),awatergodwhomustgotothehumanworldtoretrievemagicstonesinordertobecomekinginhisownworld.Oncethere,hemeetsYoonSoA,ahumanwoman(playedbyShinSeKyung)whosefamilyhasbeentaskedwithservingthewatergodforgenerationsanddecidestoforcehertohelphiminhistask.Thetwobegintodevelopfeelingsforeachother,andthis,alongsidethreatsfromothergods,createsthemaintensionoftheshow.PinterestTheshowisnotperfectanditgetsalittleconvolutedattimes,buttheperformancesfromtheensemblecastpairedwithbeautifulimageryandanengagingplotmakeitdefinitelyworthawatch.Watch“BrideoftheWaterGod”:WatchNow“IncompleteLife”AsianWikiBasedonaKoreanmanhwaofthesamenamewrittenandillustratedbyYoonTaeHo,“IncompleteLife”isacommentaryonmodernworkinglifeandthestruggles,especiallyfacedbyyoungpeople,ofgettingbyandfeelingincomplete.Thedramawasahugesuccess,withmanyrelatingtothethemesandscenariosshownacrosstwentyepisodes. ImSiwan plays JangGeuRae,anex-badukplayerenteringtheworkforceforthefirsttimesurroundedbycompetitors,saboteurs,andfuturefriends.Everycharacterisshowninsuchdepththateventheantagonistsareunderstandableandeveryonefeelshumanandreal.AminoWatch“IncompleteLife”:WatchNowDidweleaveanydramasout?Letusknowinthecommentsbelow!MizWest, anEnglishTeacherworkinginSouthKorea, finallyclimbedamountain!Butstillcan’tusechopsticks… Currentlywatching: “MatrimonialChaos”and“LovelyHorribly”Lookingforwardto:“MamaFairyandtheWoodcutter”and“TheBeautyInside”All-timefavorites: “Healer,”“Reply1997,”and“Master’sSun“ParkShinHyeSoompiSpotlightLiarGameMisaengCheeseintheTrapParkSooAeLuckyRomanceBoysOverFlowersFullHouseGoongFlowerBoyNextDoorYoonShiYoonTheManLivingInOurHouseBrideoftheWaterGodHowdoesthisarticlemakeyoufeel?00000ShareitonFacebookTwitterPinterestTumblr