K-drama Today’s Webtoon: Kim Se-jeong leads high-energy adaptation of Japanese manga series
- Korean drama series stars Kim Se-jeong as a peppy woman who loves judo and webtoons and is offered a security job after an injury puts her judo career on hold
- Kim’s elastic expressions and big eyes give the live-action series a feeling of anime and manga, and so far, the actress has really carried the show
In this adaptation of the Japanese manga Juhan Shuttai!, previously made for TV in Japan as Sleepeeer Hit!, Kim, formerly of K-pop girl-group Gugudan, plays On Ma-eum, a young woman with a copper bob cut and a big smile, whose chief passions in life are judo and webtoons.
After an injury puts her promising judo career on the back burner, much to the chagrin of her coach and father, On Ki-bong (Go Chang-seok), Ma-eum busies herself with deliveries and odd jobs. One day she is offered a gig to work security for an exclusive awards event.
Lucky for her, the event is put on by the Neon Webtoon Service, the platform that is home to her beloved webtoons.
Among the attendees are Na Gang-nam (Lim Chul-soo), her favourite artist, the prim and forbidding Pomme (Ha Yul-ri), and the elderly comic writer Back Eo-jin (Kim Kap-soo), who has just won a best rookie prize after publishing his first webtoon.