The webtoon "Do You Remember Me?" by popular Japanese manga artist Akiko Higashimura is being adapted into a Korean drama.
"Do You Remember Me?" is a collaboration between Neo Story and Initial Story, who own the IPs for the webtoons "The 26th Murder" and "Do You Remember Me?" It has enjoyed consistent popularity since its serialization through Kakao Page, Kakao Webtoon, and the global comic platform Piccoma, as the world's first serialized webtoon in the same time as Korea and Japan.
Synopsis
Growing up in a rural town, Lee Jihyun had dreamed of becoming a fashion columnist. Now at 30, she finds herself working for a celebrity gossip website with a bulldog clip in her hair. A rumored relationship concerning her favorite star, Haneul, and an observation from a colleague causes her to reminisce about her childhood crush, Jimin. Is Haneul really the boy she once knew? To confirm her suspicions she contacts her hometown friend, Taein, not knowing that he harbors a crush of his own. Source: https://webtoon.kakao.com
"I have liked Korean dramas for a long time," Akiko Higashimura said through the production company Neo Story, "and I had a dream that one day my work would be produced as a drama in Korea." I am both surprised and delighted to have realized my dream with this work, which has been serialized in both Korea and Japan. "As a long-time fan of Korean dramas, I'm excited to see what kind of drama will be executed," she said.