Addicted to K-drama or K-pop? Now, dive into Korean digital comics or K-webtoons in Indian languages

After K-pop, K-drama and K-beauty, Korean digital comics are finding a stronghold in India as translations in regional languages hit the market

Nineteen-year-old Prathyusha G credits her interest in everything K- to the Korean face masks she stumbled upon at a neighbourhood store. While K-beauty and fashion trends play seminal roles, K-pop — more specifically the boy band BTS — forms the core of her love. Then, Prathyusha discovered K-webtoons, Korean digital comics that are specifically fashioned for smartphones. . Now, she collects digital episodes to binge-read over the holidays on her phone. Sixteen-year-old Subiksha, another loyal reader, says she enjoys Korean webtoons “way better” than Indian movies or TV shows. She got hooked in November 2020, and has not looked back since.