Kakao Entertainment Opens Submissions for Drama Webtoon Contest
The contest formalizes Kakao's pipeline for turning webtoons into live-action dramas, a strategy that has already produced adaptations like Itaewon Class and The Uncanny Counter.
Key Facts
- Kakao Entertainment is accepting submissions for drama-genre webtoons from May 27 to June 10.
- The contest covers slice-of-life, black comedy, thriller, and youth narratives.
- Selected creators will serialize their work on Kakao Webtoon and Kakao Page.
- Submissions have two tracks: one for completed webtoon episodes and one for story proposals.
- Previous drama webtoon adaptations from Kakao include Itaewon Class, The Uncanny Counter, and A Bona Fide Killer.
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Kakao Entertainment announced it will accept submissions for new drama-genre webtoons from May 27 through June 10. The company seeks slice-of-life, black comedy, thriller, and youth narratives. Selected creators can serialize on Kakao Webtoon and Kakao Page. Submissions are split into two tracks: one for completed webtoon episodes, another for story proposals.
Kakao Entertainment is running a contest to find new drama-genre webtoons, accepting submissions from May 27 to June 10. The company classifies drama broadly, covering slice-of-life, black comedy, thriller, and youth stories. Several titles from this category have already been adapted into live-action series, including Itaewon Class, The Uncanny Counter, and A Bona Fide Killer.
Applicants can choose between two tracks. The webtoon submission track requires a full synopsis, a completed first episode, and storyboard drafts for episodes two and three. The story submission track, aimed at writers without finished art, asks for a project proposal, synopsis, and storyboard drafts for the first three episodes. Selected creators will serialize their work on both Kakao Webtoon and Kakao Page.
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- Anime News Network Kakao Ent. Opens Submissions for New Drama Webtoon Series