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Highly acclaimed K-dramas like "Nevertheless" and "Itaewon Class" started as popular webtoons, reaching acclaim with a diverse audience. "Business Proposal" successfully adapted a webtoon into a slapstick rom-com, winning multiple awards and gaining high viewership. "Memorist" stands out with its thrilling crime/mystery storyline, showcasing the power of adapting webtoons into binge-worthy K-dramas.

Comics and webtoons have always been a source of inspiration, and the best K-dramas based on webtoons are no different. In South Korea, Webtoons is a publishing portal launched by the popular search engine, Naver. Webtoons, as a medium, come up on many platforms. As webtoons gained popularity in South Korea, it sparked the idea to adapt some for the small screen. There are many highly talked about K-dramas on streaming platforms that were first a webtoon many of which reached acclaim with those who have no knowledge or interest in K-dramas as a genre.

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Behind Your Touch is a fantasy crime thriller series written by Lee Nam-gyu, Oh Bo-hyeon, and Kim Da-hee. The Jtbc series follows the story of a young veterinarian, who acquires the power of a psychic who can see the memories of people and animals after touching their bottom. She helps a detective who recently moved to her town, to track down a killer who has been terrorizing the town. Behind Your Touch stars Han Ji-min and Lee Min-ki in the lead roles and if you loved the series here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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He Is Psychometric is a supernatural crime thriller series, that has a very similar plot to Behind Your Touch. Written by Yang Jin-ah, the Tvn mystery drama series revolves around a young boy who loses his parents in a mysterious building fire, and after that, he acquires...

Nothing is more currently prevalant or widely explored than serial killers and true crime in today's popular culture — here are the best K-dramas with a serial killer, ranked from worst to best. Fabricated serial killers or real-life documentaries of famed murderers seem to catch audiences' attention. Just as there are popular crime dramas centered around serial killers, there are also K-dramas that do the same. Fans might get hooked on this genre of crime K-dramas and will find it hard to stop binge-watching.

While most of the best K-dramas on Netflix and the like are romantic endeavors, Korean thrillers are equally renowned and beloved among K-drama fans. A Korean drama with a serial killer provides an extra dose of high-stakes thrills and chills, something that K-dramas aren't generally known for, but excel at nonetheless. These K-dramas are riddled with riveting storylines, chilling cases, and the hunt to find the culprit responsible for taking innocent lives.