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| ▲ A poster of webtoon "Wife Whose Liver Was Stolen," provided by Naver on Feb. 29, 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
(The following article was translated into English by artificial intelligence.)
SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Yonhap) -- The webtoon 'Wife Whose Liver Was Stolen' will meet viewers in Japanese living rooms in April.
According to Naver Webtoon and other sources on the 29th, the webtoon 'Wife Whose Liver Was Stolen', serialized on the Japanese language service Line Manga, will be adapted into a drama by the Japanese private broadcaster Nippon Television (NTV).
Singer and actress Rikka Ihara (伊原六花) takes on the lead role. The first broadcast is scheduled for April 2nd, airing every Tuesday.
'Wife Whose Liver Was Stolen' depicts the revenge drama of a divorced wife who even gave her liver to her mother-in-law. The story was written by Jun and illustrated by Mana.
Serialized on Naver Series from 2021 to February this year, it attracted popularity with a cumulative view count of 133 million on Line Manga.
Recently, there has been an increase in webtoons being adapted into dramas beyond Korea.
Last year, the webtoon 'Love Guide on the Right Path' was released as a drama through a local OTT (video streaming service) affiliated with Japan's TV Asahi network, and in 2022, the Japanese remake of the webtoon-based drama 'Itaewon Class', titled 'Roppongi Class', aired on TV Asahi, garnering popularity.
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