Kdramas based on webtoons/manhwas/mangas and/or featuring them and/or writers of them in the story. 

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Manhwa/webtoon/manga kdramas

Oh Yeon Joo (Han Hyo Joo) is searching for her missing webtoon-writing father when she is sucked into the strange world of her father’s comic creation. In this dimension, she comes face-to-face with Kang Cheol (Lee Jong Suk), an Olympic gold medal winner and self-made millionaire… and the main character in her father’s unfinished masterpiece “W.” Yeon Joo soon discovers that she can only escape from this bizarre universe by winning the feelings of Cheol. Will she ever return to the “real” world – and find love on the way?

Cassiopeia

KBS02

After her mother’s sudden death, flight attendant Hong Na Ri (Soo Ae) returns to her hometown, only to find a young, handsome man, Go Nan Gil (Kim Young Kwang), claiming to be her stepfather. He insists he married her mother shortly before her passing and now owns her mother’s beloved dumpling restaurant and land. Skeptical and infuriated, Na Ri attempts to expose Nan Gil as a fraud, but the more she digs, the more she uncovers secrets about her family and Nan Gil’s mysterious past… and an unexpected and unconventional romance begins to bloom. This drama was based on the web comic of the same name by Yoo Hyun Sook.

Sweet Stranger and Me

Unexpected Lovers

Choi Eun Seol (Shin Sae Kyung), sole survivor of her family’s brutal murder, loses her memory but gains an extraordinary ability: she can see smells. Renamed Oh Cho Rim by her new adoptive father, she teams up with Detective Choi Mu Gak (Park Yoochun), who lost his sister in the same incident and has since lost his sense of smell. He's determined to catch the killer, but his lack of senses hinders him. Cho Rim's unique gift becomes their greatest asset as they navigate a world of invisible clues, chasing a phantom killer. But as they draw closer, their intertwined pasts unravel, revealing secrets more dangerous than they imagined. Can they unmask the murderer before he finishes what he started?

The Girl Who Sees Smells

The Sensory Team

Gu Seo Jin (Hyun Bin), the director of theme park Wonder Land, is also a third-generation member of the family that owns Wonder Group, making him one of the contenders to be the next CEO. However, for the past 15 years, Seo Jin has privately dealt with dissociative identity disorder, avoiding any activities that might trigger the appearance of his alter, Robin, whose kind and gentle personality contrasts with Seo Jin’s cynical, ruthless ways. This grows increasingly difficult when Jang Ha Na (Han Ji Min), the next-generation director of the circus show at Wonder Land, returns with plans to revamp the failing show. Seo Jin had planned to cancel the show due to poor margins, but Ha Na refuses to back down, leading to Robin’s personality emerging more frequently. As the stakes grow higher, Seo Jin, Ha Na, and Robin’s relationship to each other continues to evolve in ways none of them expected.

Hyde, Jekyll, Me

Don't Hyde From Me Team

Hong Seol (Kim Go Eun) hasn’t had the easiest life – although she’s a hardworking and dedicated student, she was forced to take an extended break from her studies to help alleviate her family’s financial situation. She appears to have a stroke of luck when she receives a scholarship for a year’s worth of college tuition, but it was meant for another student: upperclassman Yoo Jung (Park Hae Jin), the heir to a family-owned multinational corporation. While he's athletic and attractive, he's secretly insecure and often vindictive towards those he dislikes. Yoo Jung often finds himself at odds with Hong Seol, but also seems to find her attractive. Things escalate when Yoo Jung’s estranged childhood friend In Ho (Seo Kang Joon) comes back to town – and also falls for Hong Seol. Will this love triangle make Hong Seol's college life hell, or will she find a genuine relationship? This 2016 Korean drama, based on the webtoon of the same name by Soonkki, was directed by Lee Yoon Jung.

Cheese In The Trap

I'm trapped

KBS2

Working-class highschooler Jan Di (Ku Hye Sun) secures a scholarship at the prestigious Shin Hwa High School. Shin Hwa is attended by elites, most infamously the F4 — the four richest boys in school. Not one to stir up trouble, Jan Di keeps to herself... until her best friend accidentally drops ice cream on F4 leader Goo Joon Pyo (Lee Min Ho). After Jan Di stands up for her friend, her anonymity goes out the window and the F4 won't leave her alone. However, as Jan Di learns more about the F4, she realizes that there's more than meets the eye... and it seems Joon Pyo feels the same way. Will this unlikely duo find romance? Released in 2009 and based on the Japanese manga of the same name, this drama is a worldwide phenomenon and a fan-favorite classic. It was directed by the late Jeon Ki Sang and Lee Min Woo.

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