Webtoon Review: The Boxer

Sameen Murtaza, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh The Boxer is an intense sports webtoon by Jung Ji-hoon that started in 2020. Centered around the sport of competitive boxing, it is the kind of story that gives you a rush of adrenaline! Much darker than usual light-hearted and serotonin-boosting sports comics, we follow the protagonist Yu, whose a…

K-Drama Review: Navillera

Vidhi Gosain, New Delhi Navillera, starring Song Kang, Park In-hwan, Na Moon-hee and Hong Seung-hee, premiered on 22 March 2021 on tvN and is also available on Netflix. The show is based on a webtoon of the same name that is written by Hun and illustrated by Ji-min. The show consists of 12 episodes and…

Webtoon Review: “Eleceed” A Must Read Series

Sameen Murtaza, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Are you someone who likes cats, action and supernatural elements in stories? Then this is the webtoon to checkout! Eleceed is an ongoing action fantasy webtoon written by Jeho Son, author of the hit webtoon Noblesse and illustrated by Zhena,  artist of another great series named Girls of The Wild. Characters Like Son’s previous work Eleceed blends…

K-Drama Review: Strangers from Hell

Ankita Panda, Kolkata, West Bengal Trigger Warning for elements of gore, indirect cannibalism, and PTSD in the drama. Strangers from Hell also known as Hell is Other People or Others are Hell (타인은 옥이다) starring Im Si-wan, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Jung-eun, and many more prominent actors. Adapted from a webtoon with the same title by…

K-Drama Review: Sweet Home

Aanchal Yadav, New Delhi Sweet Home (스위트홈) originally a South Korean webtoon written by Kim Carnby and illustrated by Hwang Young-chan was recently turned into a Korean drama by Lee Eung-bok, Hong So-ri, and Jang Young-woo. Released on 18 December 2020 on Netflix the drama in total has 10 episodes. The name of the drama,…

Webtoon Review: Weak Hero; Who’s The Strongest Of Them All?

Sameen Murtaza, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh Weak Hero is an action drama webtoon created by Seopass and Razen. It follows Gray Yeon, a frail-looking kid who is anything but weak in reality. A genius and hardworking kid with a dark past, when Gray starts getting picked on by bullies in his class, things start to get…

Korean Short-Animation Screening Festival by Korean Cultural Centre India

Jasmine Khan, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Hwang Il-yong, the Director of the Korean Culture Centre, said, “Korean webtoons have recently gained a lot of international attention around the world. In addition to this situation, I believe that it is very important to introduce short animation works to India that are unique in terms of artistry.” In response to this, Korean Culture Centre India, the Press and Culture Department of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in India, will be conducting an online screening of the Short-Animation Film Festival in cooperation with the Korea Independent Animation Film Association (KIAFA) on their web platform: http://www.kccifilm.in from February 18th 6 PM (IST) onwards till February 25th 6 PM (IST).

Webtoon Review: Cheese in the Trap

Shweta, New Delhi “…But I’m ready to make my decision from now.” – Seol Hong, Cheese in the Trap Cheese in the Trap (치즈인더트랩) is a South Korean webtoon series written and illustrated by Soonkki. The webtoon was first released in Korea in 2010 and ran till 2017, on the internet portal Naver Webtoon. It spanned 15…

Webtoon Review: Extraordinary You (July Found by Chance)

Khushi Aggarwal, New Delhi: Are you guys interested in watching K-dramas, manhwas, or webtoons? If yes, then this article is for you. Webtoons have recently gained a lot of popularity, just like how K-Pop spread in India. There exist many K-dramas that are recreated from the webtoons. One such popular K-drama titled ‘Extraordinary You’ is based on a webtoon series called ‘July Found By Chance’, written by Moo Ryu-yee. The genre is fantasy, romance, and comedy.

K-DRAMA REVIEW: CLEAN WITH PASSION FOR NOW

Meghna Sharma, Panchkula, Haryana: I’m sure that everyone has once heard the phrase “Clean your room!” from their parents. Most of us are always surrounded with mess and there are times when our parents can’t get enough of any cleaning we do. But have you ever imagined the life of someone who is obsessed with cleaning who is never satisfied with the cleanliness around them? This drama is definitely going to serve you with something you might not have seen before. The Korean drama Clean With Passion for Now, is a romantic-comedy, consisting of 16 episodes starring Yoon Kyun-sang as Jang Seon-kyul, Kim Yoo-jung as Gil Oh-sol, and Song Jae-rim as Choi Ha-in as the main leads. This drama is based on the popular webtoon by the same name by Aengo. This drama was released in 2018.