Following the success of the drama 'Again My Life', the number of readers of the webtoon also increased rapidly. It's more than half way, is it true that the story of Kim Hee Woo (Lee Jun Ki) will be different from the original version?
Lee Jun Ki's currently airing drama, "Again My Life" is currently enjoying its popularity. Even as a result, the readership of the original webnovel and webtoon also increased dramatically.
"Again My Life" tells the story of a talented young prosecutor Kim Hee Woo (Lee Jun Ki) who is killed while investigating a case of a corrupt official. Instead of dying, Kim Hee Woo gets a second chance to go back 15 years before his death to fulfill his goal.
Right now, the achievement of “Again My Life” was truly extraordinary. In addition to dramas that have the highest ratings, web novels and webtoons are attracting great attention because they create their own sensations to enjoy. When it was still on going, the webnovel alone already had good reviews and there was a lot of hope that it would be realized in a drama.
“It will be a hit when it comes out as a drama!” said one reader. “It was so fun that I read it without even sleeping,” added another reader.
Episode 9 of "Again My Life" aired on May 6 on SBS recorded an average nationwide rating of 10.1% and the highest real-time rating of 11.7%, breaking the highest rating and first place in its time slot. This achievement increases the value of IP which strengthens the synergies in the business from stories, media and music.
With the drama "Again My Life" on air, transactions increased by about 72 times, average daily views by about 51 times, and readership by about 27 times. This webtoon achieved even greater popularity by ranking first in sales and views for the month of April. Despite being finished, the webtoon and webnovel “Again My Life” is back in the spotlight, following the success of the drama.
Such an achievement made "Again My Life" considered following the success of "Business Proposal" in both the drama version and webnovel as well as webtoon. Not only in Korea, this drama was also well received in Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, India, and the United States. But with this success, will the drama really show a different ending in the future?
A Kakao Entertainment official said, "We are glad that Kakao Entertainment's productions, from 'Business Proposal' to 'Again My Life', are showing good results one by one. Although it is still ongoing, the drama 'Again My Life' will have a different ending than the web novel. and webtoons. It will be fun to enjoy Kim Hee Woo's story in various ways."
Meanwhile, "Again My Life" can be watched every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 local time. This drama has entered its second half and only has 6 episodes left towards the end. (wk/inta)
