Korean drama have become one of the best-selling entertainment commodities in the international arena. It's no wonder that many Korean dramas have finally been adapted by other countries, including.
There are also dramas based on serial adaptations from other countries that have already existed and achieved no less great success. The most recent example is The World of the Married drama adaptation of the BBC series Doctor Foster which will be made into version entitled Two .
1. The World of The Married (2020)
The Korean drama The World of the Married (2020) had become one of the most popular shows in South Korea in 2020. This KDrama was also an adaptation of the BBC series Doctor Foster which also gained success in 2015.
The drama tells the story of a successful doctor whose life is ruined after learning of her husband's infidelity. It was so popular that Han So Hee's Instagram account, the actor in the drama, was attacked by angry netizens!
On Wednesday (6/4/2022) Disney+ Hotstar made the announcement of a collaboration with BBC Studios, and Screenplay Films that will adapt the drama into a series entitled Mendua .
Directed by Pritagita Arianegara, Adinia Wirasti will play dr. Sekar M. Atmajaya, Chicco Jerikho will be Ivan's husband, and Tatjana Saphira will play a third woman named Bella.
This drama can be said to be Korea's best crime drama by being one of the highest record-breakers during its broadcast. Therefore, it is not surprising that other countries also made the remake version.
With the same title, Japan made a drama called Signal starring actor Kentaro Sakaguchi as Kento Saegusa (Park Hae Young) and Kazuki Kitamura as Takeshi Ooyama (Lee Jae Han), the main characters in the thriller drama .
Princess Hours during its broadcast had extraordinary popularity until it succeeded in boosting the popularity of Korean dramas. Even the drama, which was played by Yoon Eun Hye, Joo Ji Hoon, Kim Jeong Hoon and Song Ji Hyo, was remade in Thailand.
Even so, there are some differences in the remake version in terms of the profession of the main role. The Thai version also presents more romantic scenes than the original version.
4. Descendants of the Sun (2016)
The next popular drama is Descendants of the Sun , starring Song Hye Kyo and Song Joong Ki. In the Thai version, this drama is made with the exact same story and characters, which is about the love journey between a doctor and a soldier. Not to disappoint, this drama remake managed to amaze fans!
The drama The Innocent Man became one of the popular dramas that catapulted Song Joong Ki's name. This drama tells the story of a man who experiences heartache because of his girlfriend's treatment.
He also wants to take revenge by using a girl who has lost her memory. With an interesting plot, this drama caught the attention of Turkish viewers and was later made into a remake under the title Gunahkar.
Tunnel is a complete crime drama package with elements of crime, drama, mystery, and time travel. This drama is very popular not only in Korea, it has even been remade in many countries, one of them is Indonesia.
If the South Korean version carries the main character Gwang-Ho, the Indonesian version carries the character of Tigor. The murder which originally took place in the city of Hwaseong was adapted to take place in the city of Yogyakarta.
This hit drama, starring Park Seo Joon, tells the story of childhood friends who meet and fall in love with each other. However, their faces had already undergone a change. From beautiful to ugly, and from ugly to handsome.
The remake of the Turkish drama Suviyor Sevmiyor aired in 2016. No less, this drama also stars well-known Turkish actors and actresses, such as Gokhan Alkan and Zeynep Camci.
Good Doctor is a Korean drama that successfully raised the theme of medicine and the world of medicine by focusing on the story of a pediatric surgeon. Getting a good reception, America also made a remake version of it with the same title. The series stars Frieddie Highmore, who plays Shaun Murphy, a surgeon with autism and savant syndrome.
Those are the 7 hit Korean dramas that the international world glanced at and made a remake of. Interested in watching both versions?
