Welcome to the sixth episode of Pass the K-popcorn, where the Seoulbeats team get together to discuss their thoughts on K-entertainment and share their personal experiences.
The world of Korean pop culture isn’t just limited to K-dramas and K-pop. In this episode, our writers discuss the world of webtoons and their charming allure. From fluffy love stories to chilling horror tales, Korean webtoons are a boundless sea of treasures. Tune in to enter the wondrous world of webtoons, their drama adaptations, and much more.
Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mmSPve0yYMzHxInrBttIc?si=fc7741e07757461a
0:01:09 Our forays into Webtoons
- Cheese in the Trap, Annarasumanara
0:05:48 The charms of Webtoon
- Ease of reading for the modern reader
- Artistic allure
- Free, downloadable content
0:11:59 Drama adaptations of Webtoons
- Interesting premises
- Character depth in good drama adaptations
- Yumi’s Cells, Dr. Frost, Cheese in the Trap, True Beauty,
0:18:38 Successful adaptations–capturing the sense of a Webtoon series
- A Business Proposal, Extraordinary You, The Sound of Music
0:26:39 More liberal Webtoon content–Boys Love and gore
- Color Rush, Heartstopper, Strangers from Hell, Tomorrow
0:39:07 Webtoons into novels and more
0:45:17 Webtoon recommendations
- Line Webtoon: After School Lessons on Unripe Apples, Whale Star: The Gyeonseong Mermaid, Itaewon Class, Chasing Tails, How to Become a Dragon, Lost in Translation, Stories of Those Around Me, Ghost Teller, Eleceed
- Korean-only: 모통이 뜨개방 (소영) [Corner Knitting Studio (So-young)], 대신 심부름을 해다오 (연재중) [Running An Errand for Me (Yeon Jae-jung)]
- Lezhin: BL Motel, The Lady and Her Butler
(Music by lrobinson_sds from Pixabay)
