Korean Webtoons Adapted for Television: Five (5) K-Drama Series Released 2019–2023
Korean webtoons are becoming increasingly popular and many are being adapted for television.
Platforms that stream Asian content such as Viki and Netflix offer many entertaining K-drama series based on webtoons. Here are my picks of five (5) Korean dramas released from 2019 to 2023.
(1) The Heavenly Idol (2023); 12 episodes
This Korean drama series is adapted from a webtoon, titled “Sungseureowoon Idol”, written by Shin Hwa-Jin. The spirit of a loyal and pure high priest who faithfully serves the god in the Other World is switched and he ends up in the body of a Korean idol in a K-pop boy band in modern-day Seoul. Never mind how it happened. How does he get back?
Fortunately, in the modern world he still has his divine power, so he can continue to heal people and fight demons. It’s a good thing too because it seems that the devil has also switched and is in the body of a top executive in the entertainment industry. Furthermore, the devil is bringing in his minions from the Other World to serve him and to recruit new followers. The high priest meets an idol fan who thinks he is suffering from multiple personality disorder. She determines to…
