10 K-Dramas Based On Webtoons For You To Binge-Watch

K-Dramas and webtoons have more or less been an essential survival kit for many, and what’s better than having your favorite webtoon serialized into a drama?! Here are 10 K-Dramas that are based on webtoons for you to binge on!

1. The Uncanny Encounter

The Uncanny Encounter is an OCN drama that is based on a webtoon titled “Amazing Rumor” by author Jang Yi!

Released in 2020, the series is centered around main character So Mun (played by Jo Byung Gyu) who is recruited into a demon-hunting group called the Counters, who search for and eliminate evil spirits that have escaped the afterlife and attack humans.

Watch the trailer for the drama here!

2. True Beauty

True Beauty is a K-Drama that began airing in December 2020, and it’s based on a webtoon of the same name by author Yaongyi!

One of the most anticipated dramas of 2020, True Beauty details the story of Im Ju Kyung (played by Moon Ga Young), a girl who completely transforms her outer appearance with the power of makeup.

| Still From True Beauty, starring Moon Ga Young

The drama also stars ASTRO‘s Cha Eunwoo as Lee Su Ho and actor Hwang In Yeob as Park Seo Jun, her love interests in the story!

| Still From *True Beauty* starring Cha Eunwoo and Hwang In Yeob

Watch the trailer for the drama here!

3. No, Thank You

“No, Thank You” is a 12-series drama based on the webtoon “Myeoneuragi”, written by author Soo Shin Ji!

The drama tells the story of Min Sa Rin (played by Park Ha Sun), a typical Korean daughter-in-law who works extremely hard to be liked and recognized by her in-laws.

4. Sweet Home

Sweet Home is a drama that began airing in 2020, and is based on a webtoon of the same name by authors Kim Kan Bi and Hwang Young Chan!

The premise of the drama centers around Cha Hyun Soo (played by Song Kang), a reclusive high school student who is forced to leave his home after a family tragedy. After moving into his new home, he starts to experience strange incidents around him, particularly when it comes to fellow residents of the place.

Watch the trailer for it here!

5. Itaewon Class

Itaewon Class is a drama that aired in 2020, and is based on a webtoon of the same name by Jo Kwang Jin!

The series follows Park Sae Ro Yi (played by Park Seo Joon), who opens up his own pub in Itaewon, Seoul, and details his struggles with business, revenge, and love.

Watch the trailer for it here!

6. Love Alarm

Love Alarm is a drama that aired in 2019, and is based on a webtoon of the same name by Chon Kye Young!

The drama tells the story Kim Jo Jo (played by Kim So Hyun) who lives in the era of the existence of an application that alerts users to the presence of those with romantic feelings for them, within a 10-meter radius.

Watch the trailer for it here!

7. Hell Is Other People

Hell Is Other People is a drama that aired in 2019 and is based on the webtoon of the same name by Kim Yong Ki!

The story is centered around Yoo Jong Woo (played by Im Siwan), a new resident of a cheap dormitory, Eden Studio. As he tries to adjust to his new surroundings, suspicious incidents keep occurring, causing him to be wary of his fellow dormitory residents.

Watch the trailer for the drama here!

8. Extraordinary You

Extraordinary You is a 2019 drama that is based on a webtoon by author Muryu, titled “July Found By Chance”!

It tells the story of Eun Dan Oh (played by Kim Hye Yoon), who one day realizes that she is actually a character in a comic, and tries hard to change her circumstances in the story that she is a part of.

Watch the trailer for the drama here!

9. What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim?

What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim? is a 2018 drama based on a webtoon of the same name by Jung Kyung Yoon!

The drama centers around Lee Young Joon (played by Park Seo Joon), who gets the shock of his life one day when his secretary of 9 years, Kim Mi So (played by Park Min Young), decides to quit her job. As he tries to get her to stay, it leads to the emergence of forgotten memories that the two may or may not share.

Watch the trailer for it here!

10. Mystic Pop-Up Bar

Mystic Pop-Up Bar is a 2020 drama that is based on the webtoon by author Bae Hye Soo, titled “Twin Tops Bar”!

The drama tells the story of Weol Ju (played by Hwang Jung Eum), who runs a pojangmacha (outdoor drinking establishment), alongside part-timer Han Kang Bae (played by BTOB‘s Yook Sungjae) and former afterlife detective Chief Gwi (played by Choi Won Young). To atone for a particular sin, Weol Ju has to settle the grudges for a 100,000 people, and she does this with the help of the two aforementioned characters at her outdoor pub.