Disney has confirmed that Korean webtoon-to-screen adaptation “Low Life” is poised to begin production.
When valuable treasure is discovered off the coast of Korea, the country’s biggest degenerates come crawling out of the woodwork in the hope of striking it big. Word spreads after a fisherman got lucky and kept a piece of the booty for himself. Among those tempted to brave the depths of the ocean are two members of a fractious and disunited crime family – notably an uncle who both looked after his nephew and led him astray.
The original story was a webtoon written by Yoon Tae-ho and first published by Kakao between 2014 and 2015. The literal translation of the Korean title is ‘country bumpkin.’ The story itself was inspired by a real-life event when a 14th century Chinese ship was found in 1975 off the coast of Shinan, South Korea.
The adaptation is penned by Kang Yoon-sung,...
When valuable treasure is discovered off the coast of Korea, the country’s biggest degenerates come crawling out of the woodwork in the hope of striking it big. Word spreads after a fisherman got lucky and kept a piece of the booty for himself. Among those tempted to brave the depths of the ocean are two members of a fractious and disunited crime family – notably an uncle who both looked after his nephew and led him astray.
The original story was a webtoon written by Yoon Tae-ho and first published by Kakao between 2014 and 2015. The literal translation of the Korean title is ‘country bumpkin.’ The story itself was inspired by a real-life event when a 14th century Chinese ship was found in 1975 off the coast of Shinan, South Korea.
The adaptation is penned by Kang Yoon-sung,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
It’s fitting that Studio N is based in Seoul’s Hannam-dong. The neighborhood is one of the most affluent in South Korea, and it is home to some of the Korean celebrities who make their living starring in webtoon adaptations produced by the company. If you watch a high-profile K-drama in the U.S. this fall, there are good odds it will come out of Studio N. The company is a subsidiary of Naver storytelling platform Webtoon, and has become a go-to production partner for some of the biggest...
- 11/13/2023
- by Kayti Burt
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix is dropping great K-dramas like leaves falling in autumn. Just a little while ago, we got to see Doona, starring Bae Suzy and Yang Se-Jong, which mesmerized viewers with its stunning style and sweet story. November has kicked off with yet another fantastic K-drama, but this one is a little on the darker side. Now, the title is Daily Dose of Sunshine, but this show is rather draining and quite bleak until the end. Still, it tackles mental illness, something that has become prevalent in Korean dramas in the past few years. Daily Dose of Sunshine reflects on mental health in a country where the work culture is solely based on hierarchy. We learned in Revenant that Korea has the highest rate of suicides among Oecd countries. While sometimes Daily Dose of Sunshine comes across as overly dramatic, it sends a very clear message to those who may need help,...
- 11/4/2023
- by Ruchika Bhat
- Film Fugitives
Netflix’s latest South Korean hit Doona! opens in a dream. A sequined Lee Doo-na (Bae Suzy) falls into deep water, sinking into the darkness below. The light filtering through the water’s shimmering surface displays distorted memories of her past as the lead vocalist of Dream Sweet, a K-pop sensation that surrounded her with dancers, flashing lights, and adoring fans. Then she wakes up in a small, dim room — alone.
This dreamlike quality permeates the nine-part drama. Directed by Crash Landing on You’s Lee Jung-hyo and based on...
This dreamlike quality permeates the nine-part drama. Directed by Crash Landing on You’s Lee Jung-hyo and based on...
- 10/26/2023
- by Geoffrey Bunting
- Rollingstone.com
Doona! is a romantic comedy series created by Song Kyung-hee. Based on a webtoon titled The Girl Downstairs by Min Song-ah the Netflix series follows the story of a college student, who moves into a house and becomes roommates with a retired K-pop idol star who has left her glamorous days behind. Doona! stars Bae Suzy and Yang Se-jong in the lead role and if you loved the Netflix series here are some similar shows you could watch next.
Come and Hug Me (Viki & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Mbc TV
Synopsis: Yoon Na Moo’s father is a serial killer who murdered his girlfriend’s parents. Years later, Na Moo becomes a police officer to help make up for his father’s crimes and is reunited with his first love. Can they find love again?
Uncontrollably Fond (Hulu & Viki) Credit – KBS2
Synopsis: Sin Joon Young (Kim Woo Bin) and No Eul...
Come and Hug Me (Viki & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Mbc TV
Synopsis: Yoon Na Moo’s father is a serial killer who murdered his girlfriend’s parents. Years later, Na Moo becomes a police officer to help make up for his father’s crimes and is reunited with his first love. Can they find love again?
Uncontrollably Fond (Hulu & Viki) Credit – KBS2
Synopsis: Sin Joon Young (Kim Woo Bin) and No Eul...
- 10/22/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Doona! is a South Korean romantic comedy mini-series directed by Lee Jung-hyo (Crash Landing on You) and starring Bae Suzy and Yang Se-jong. The series follows the story of a college student named Woo-hyuk (Yang Se-jong) who ends up living with a beautiful former K-pop idol named Doona (Bae Suzy) after a chance encounter.
Woo-hyuk is a struggling student who is trying to make ends meet by working part-time jobs. One day, he meets Doona, who is now living a reclusive life after retiring from the K-pop industry. Doona is initially hesitant to let Woo-hyuk stay with her, but she eventually agrees after he helps her out of a difficult situation.
As Woo-hyuk and Doona start to live together, they begin to develop feelings for each other. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Doona is still struggling to come to terms with her past and is afraid of getting hurt again.
Woo-hyuk is a struggling student who is trying to make ends meet by working part-time jobs. One day, he meets Doona, who is now living a reclusive life after retiring from the K-pop industry. Doona is initially hesitant to let Woo-hyuk stay with her, but she eventually agrees after he helps her out of a difficult situation.
As Woo-hyuk and Doona start to live together, they begin to develop feelings for each other. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Doona is still struggling to come to terms with her past and is afraid of getting hurt again.
- 10/18/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
‘Squid Game’ and ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo’ helped boost figures for K-content on the streamer.
Netflix has commissioned an adaptation of Korean webtoon Doona!, to be directed by hit K-drama Crash Landing On You director Lee Jung-hyo, and revealed that 60 of its global subscribers watched K-content in 2022.
Doona! will be a coming-of-age series that follows the romance between a K-pop star and an ordinary college student. It is to star former K-pop idol Suzy, whose credits include Netflix series Start-Up, in the title role with Yang Se-jong of TV series Still 17 as her love interest.
Written by Jang Yu-ha, the series...
Netflix has commissioned an adaptation of Korean webtoon Doona!, to be directed by hit K-drama Crash Landing On You director Lee Jung-hyo, and revealed that 60 of its global subscribers watched K-content in 2022.
Doona! will be a coming-of-age series that follows the romance between a K-pop star and an ordinary college student. It is to star former K-pop idol Suzy, whose credits include Netflix series Start-Up, in the title role with Yang Se-jong of TV series Still 17 as her love interest.
Written by Jang Yu-ha, the series...
- 12/12/2022
- by Jean Noh
- ScreenDaily
Lee Jung-hyo, director of hit Korean series “Crash Landing on You” is set as director of “Doona!,” a coming-of-age drama series that tells the tale of a romance between a freshman college student and an established female pop idol. The show will play on Netflix in the New Year.
K-pop star Suzy will portray the pop idol while Yang Se-jong (“Temperature of Love” “Still 17” and “Dr. Romantic”) plays the starstruck male lead.
Suzy was previously a member of the K-pop group Miss A, before establishing a solo career some five years ago. She has previously acted in Netflix’s “Start-up,” “Anna” and “Uncontrollably Fond.”
The show is just the latest Korean series to be adapted from a webtoon. In this case “Lee Doona!,” written by Min Song-a and published by Naver Webtoon, is the underlying source material for Jang Yu-ha’s screen adaptation.
The story sees the successful female star,...
K-pop star Suzy will portray the pop idol while Yang Se-jong (“Temperature of Love” “Still 17” and “Dr. Romantic”) plays the starstruck male lead.
Suzy was previously a member of the K-pop group Miss A, before establishing a solo career some five years ago. She has previously acted in Netflix’s “Start-up,” “Anna” and “Uncontrollably Fond.”
The show is just the latest Korean series to be adapted from a webtoon. In this case “Lee Doona!,” written by Min Song-a and published by Naver Webtoon, is the underlying source material for Jang Yu-ha’s screen adaptation.
The story sees the successful female star,...
- 12/12/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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Netflix revealed Monday that it has ordered a series adaptation of the popular Korean webtoon Doona!
The show will tell the story of a coming-of-age romance between an ordinary college freshman and a former K-pop idol who meet at a sharehouse. The college student will be played by Yang Se-jong (Temperature of Love, Still 17 and Dr. Romantic), while the former idol, named Doona in the series, will be inhabited by real life K-pop star Suzy (aka Bae Su-ji, star of Start-Up, Anna and Uncontrollably Fond).
Doona! will be helmed by veteran K-drama director Lee Jung-hyo, the talent behind Netflix’s smash hit series Crash Landing on You and Romance Is a Bonus Book.
Netflix revealed some year-end viewership data for its Korean content in tandem with Monday’s series announcement. Although somewhat vague, the numbers underscore the streamer’s bullishness on Korean content.
Netflix revealed Monday that it has ordered a series adaptation of the popular Korean webtoon Doona!
The show will tell the story of a coming-of-age romance between an ordinary college freshman and a former K-pop idol who meet at a sharehouse. The college student will be played by Yang Se-jong (Temperature of Love, Still 17 and Dr. Romantic), while the former idol, named Doona in the series, will be inhabited by real life K-pop star Suzy (aka Bae Su-ji, star of Start-Up, Anna and Uncontrollably Fond).
Doona! will be helmed by veteran K-drama director Lee Jung-hyo, the talent behind Netflix’s smash hit series Crash Landing on You and Romance Is a Bonus Book.
Netflix revealed some year-end viewership data for its Korean content in tandem with Monday’s series announcement. Although somewhat vague, the numbers underscore the streamer’s bullishness on Korean content.
- 12/12/2022
- by Patrick Brzeski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has commissioned Korean webtoon adaptation Doona!, to be directed by Crash Landing On You director Lee Jung-hyo, while revealing new figures on the global consumption of Korean content in 2022.
Set to star Suzy and Yang Se-jong, Doona! is a coming-of-age story revolving around the romance between a K-pop star and an ordinary college student. Suzy is a former member of K-pop group, Miss A, and has recently starred in web series Start-Up, Anna and Uncontrollably Fond. Yang’s credits include Temperature Of Love, Still 17 and Dr. Romantic.
Based on a popular Naver webtoon, Doona! is produced by Studio Dragon, Showrunners and Studio N. In addition to Crash Landing On You, one of Netflix’s most popular K-dramas, Lee has also directed Romance Is A Bonus Book and the Korean version of BBC drama Life On Mars.
Netflix announced the show along with figures revealing that more than 60 of global...
Set to star Suzy and Yang Se-jong, Doona! is a coming-of-age story revolving around the romance between a K-pop star and an ordinary college student. Suzy is a former member of K-pop group, Miss A, and has recently starred in web series Start-Up, Anna and Uncontrollably Fond. Yang’s credits include Temperature Of Love, Still 17 and Dr. Romantic.
Based on a popular Naver webtoon, Doona! is produced by Studio Dragon, Showrunners and Studio N. In addition to Crash Landing On You, one of Netflix’s most popular K-dramas, Lee has also directed Romance Is A Bonus Book and the Korean version of BBC drama Life On Mars.
Netflix announced the show along with figures revealing that more than 60 of global...
- 12/12/2022
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
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