Some of the best dramas and movies around are remakes, or are based on wonderful webtoons! So we’ve curated this special collection of remakes, the originals many of them are based on, alternative versions, and adaptations. Because the best stories around are worth telling again!

Rewriting the Best Stories

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Adopted as a child, Sira (Push Puttichai Kasetsin) became the vice president of the family company, but he's a terrible neat freak who avoids approaching people unless he absolutely has to. This proves problematic when he has to work with Kitika (Mai Davika Hoorne), a skilled but messy designer. As Sira and Kitika get to know each other, they start to develop romantic feelings for each other despite their differences. However, things get even more complicated when Sira finds out that his adoptive younger brother and company heir Sasa (Jackie Jackrin Kungwankiatichai) is actually Kitika's ex-boyfriend! Can Sira and Kitika work through these issues, or is this relationship doomed to be a mess? This 2022 Thai romantic comedy drama, directed by Nay Saratswadee Wongsomphet, was adapted from the 2017 Chinese drama "The Fox's Summer."

You Are My Heartbeat

•♥Beating Heart♥•

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The best-laid plans should never be expected to go well. 

Gu Cheng Ze (Jiang Chao) is the CEO of the Gu Mall Corporation. But his adopted family wants their biological son, Gu Jin Yu (Daniel Zhang), to take over the reigns of family company and puts Cheng Ze in charge of grooming the heir.

When Cheng Ze learns that Jin Yu still harbors feelings for his ex-girlfriend, fashion designer Li Yan Shu (Tan Song Yun), Cheng Ze hires her to join the company to entice Jin Yu to join the company. The plan works until Jin Yu’s disapproving mother demands that Chang Ze separate Jin Yu and Yan Shu.

When Cheng Ze starts to develop feelings for Yan Shu, what will become of his carefully laid plans?

“The Fox’s Summer” is a 2017 Chinese drama series directed by Yu Zhong Zhong. The story continues in “The Fox’s Summer Season 2” (2017). The series is based on the online novel When the President Falls in Love by Shen Cang Mei.

The Fox's Summer

The Fox's Summer Team

As the adopted son of the wealthy Gu Family, it was only a matter of time before Gu Cheng Ze (Jiang Chao) stepped into the role of managing the family business. As CEO of the Gu Mall Corporation, Cheng Ze was well-situated in his position and therefore, quite content. Unfortunately, the Gu Family had no intention of allowing their adopted son to remain in charge indefinitely.

When the family matriarch decides it’s time for her biological grandson, Gu Jin Yu (Daniel Zhang), to take up the family business, she turns directly to Cheng Ze for help. Knowing full well that Jin Yu doesn’t possess any of the traits necessary for leadership, she assigns Cheng Ze the nearly impossible task of grooming her careless grandson for the job. At the same time, Cheng Ze is also tasked with further separating Jin Yu from his ex, Li Yan Shu (Tan Song Yun), the talented fashion designer Cheng Ze only recently hired.&nbsp;

Unable to keep Jin Yu or his own traitorous heart in check, Cheng Ze quickly finds himself in over his head as he tries to live up to his family’s expectations. Desperate to do what he can, he tries his best to teach Jin Yu but not even his best is enough to keep him from falling in love with Yan Shu. Will Cheng Ze be able to win Yan Shu’s heart without losing his family in the process?

Adapted from the web novel “When the President Falls in Love” by Shen Cang Mei, “The Fox’s Summer Season 2” is a 2017 Chinese romance drama directed by Yu Zhong Zhong.

The Fox's Summer Season 2

The Foxy Team

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Son Ho Young (Kim Do Hoon), the son of Judge Song Pan Ho (Son Hyun Joo), kills the son of crime boss Kim Kang Heon (Kim Myung Min) in a hit-and-run accident. While Pan Ho initially encourages Ho Young to confess, he eventually covers up the incident to protect him. Kang Heon, currently in prison for tax evasion and embezzlement, seeks an early release after hearing of his son's death. This sparks a fierce battle between two fathers on opposite sides of the legal spectrum. How far are they willing to go for their children? "Your Honor," directed by Pyo Min Soo, is a remake of the 2020 American drama of the same name.

Your Honor

⚖️ Crossed Paths 🔗

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Vita (Baitoei Zuvapit Traipornworakit) is a rookie genius in psychological research who has recently joined the police force. Unfortunately, she's at risk of getting fired due to her weak physique. To save her job, Vita tries to persuade Officer Prach (Bie Thassapak Hsu), head of the Police Investigators Team, to help her out. Initially annoyed by Vita's different approach to solving cases, Prach gradually starts developing feelings for her after getting to know her. Even though Vita is brilliant when it comes to work, she's incredibly dense when it comes to love. When a serial killer strikes again, the two must work together to solve not only the case, but their budding romance as well. "When a Snail Falls in Love" is a 2023 Thai crime drama directed by Wun Songsak Mongkolthong, based on the Chinese novel of the same name by Ding Mo.

When a Snail Falls in Love

💥🍥 TEAM 7️⃣ 🍥💥

Haru Tennoji (Ren Meguro) is on a secret mission to earn 1 trillion dollars alongside his quiet, shy, IT-whiz middle school friend Manabu "Gaku" Taira (Hayato Sano). Gaku’s poor communication skills leads to a disastrous interview with tech giant Dragon Bank. Coincidentally, that very firm offers Haru a job, but he rejects it. Instead, the duo decide to launch a more ambitious project: create a business with the ultimate goal of buying out Dragon Bank. Even though they have no business experience or capital, Haru has plenty of ambition and Gaku has no shortage of talent. Have they bitten off more than they can chew? Or can their combined strengths help them realize this seemingly impossible dream? This 2023 Japanese drama series was directed by Yoshiaki Murao and Kentarou Takemura, based on a manga by Inagaki Riichiro.

Trillion Game

From Zero to Trillion🏙️

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University student and perfume enthusiast Liu (Baifern Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul) decides to have plastic surgery, believing she will never get her dream job without first changing the way she looks. Soon after her operation, she befriends the naturally stunning Faye (Jane Ramida Jiranorraphat). Her handsome colleague Guy (Win Metawin Opas-iamkajorn) warns her that Faye is trouble, adding romantic intrigue to her increasingly complicated life. But will Liu’s surgery really help her attain her perfume industry dreams? What might happen if her surgery secrets are exposed? And could she find true love along the way? This 2024 Thai drama series was based on the hit webtoon “My ID Is Gangnam Beauty” by Ki Maeng Gi. It was directed by Mui Aticha Tanthanawigrai.

Beauty Newbie

💋 Inner Beauty 🪞 Team

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Once bullied for her looks, Kang Mi Rae (Im Soo Hyang) undergoes a dramatic transformation through plastic surgery, only to face new challenges in college when people ridicule her for altering her appearance. Reconnecting with Do Kyung Suk (Cha Eun Woo), who values inner beauty over appearances, Mi Rae finds herself caught between external judgment and internal growth. As Kyung Suk stands up for her against harsh labels and superficial commentary, Mi Rae starts to reclaim her confidence and realizes that true beauty is about who you are on the inside… and starts to sense that she and Kyung Suk might become more than just friends. This 2018 Korean drama was adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Gi Maeng Gi and was directed by Choi Sung Bum.

My ID Is Gangnam Beauty

The Beauty Lovers

Prapai (Kaimuk Nilawan Iamchuasawad) is a positive-minded accounting student who hopes to build a career in the advertising world. Fate pairs her with a new roommate, Pupaa (New Thitipoom Techaapaikhun), a gifted physics student. Their contrasting personalities initially clash, but they gradually develop feelings for each another. However, their journey to love is far from easy. Love rivals and other complications arise, including a sophisticated senior, a beautiful former friend, and a stunning idol actor. Will Prapai and Pupaa find their way to love? Or will life get in their way? This 2021 Thai drama series was based on a novel by Zhao Qianqian and was directed by Oat Vatanyu Ingkavivat.

Put Your Head On My Shoulder

⚗️Socializing a Scientist

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Trying to figure out what you want to do in life is hard enough, but with graduation fast approaching, Si Tu Mo (Fei Xing) is finding the task nearly impossible. Standing on the brink of adulthood, the pressure to make this next big step in life the right one, was starting to make Tu Mo second guess everything. Finding herself wavering between what she wants and what everyone expects of her, Tu Mo has no idea where she should go from here. At least not until she meets Gu Wei Yi (Lin Yi).

A brilliant physics student, Wei Yi knows exactly what he wants from life and he isn’t afraid to chase his dreams. Watching Tu Mo flounder through these last fleeting days of university life, Wei Yi decides to step in and help her out.&nbsp;

Encouraging Tu Mo to think about what it is she really wants, Wei Yi helps his lost friend see that life doesn’t always have to have structure and a plan, by reminding her that sometimes it’s best to follow your heart.

Based on the novel by Zhao Qianqian, “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Zhu Dong Ning.

Lean on Me 

Jung Sun is the deputy head of the VIP team in Sungun Department Store. She seems to be having a happy life as she's recognized for her competency at work and is always on good terms with her husband Sung Jun, the head of the VIP team. But on the other hand, no one knows how hard she struggles to be loved by others due to the trauma she got from having been abandoned by both her birth mother and her stepmother. She firmly believes that Sung Jun would never let her down at least. One day, she gets an anonymous message. "Your husband is having an affair with someone in your team." After receiving this message, she gets to know the secrets of Sung Jun and the women.

Rin (Pooklook Fonthip Watcharatrakul) is a woman who appears to have it all: She is a key member of the VIP customer management team at a major Thai department store. The team caters to the store’s super-rich clients, providing private shopping sessions and exclusive services. As well as being successful, she is also beautiful, and has a dashing and equally successful husband – Pakawat (Pong Nawat Kulrattanarak), the team leader of the same management team. But her life comes crashing down around her one late night, she hears Pakawat having a heated argument with someone on the phone...

Soon after, she receives an anonymous text message that reads: “Your husband is having an affair with someone from your team.” All of a sudden, Rin is consumed with suspicion, eager to find out who sent the message. She begins to suspect Pakawat may be cheating on her behind her back with someone she thought she could trust. Is Pakawat a love rat? And if so, who has he been cheating on her with…?

This drama was based on “VIP,” a 2019 South Korean series of the same name.

“VIP Thailand” is a 2023 Thai drama series that was directed by Mi Thanawat Panyarin.

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