7 famous Korean dramas accused of plagiarism

September 19, 2021

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Numerous Kdramas have accused of plagiarizing scripts, novels, and webtoons. These dramas were even very successful despite the suspicions of plagiarism, which caused many problems for the producers.

Discover 7 famous Korean dramas accused of plagiarism

My Love From the Star

My Love From the Star has not only been accused of copying the CGI from the New Amsterdam series, but has also accused of stealing ideas from webtoon Seolhee.

However, the “My Love From the Star” production company immediately denied the webtoon’s author’s accusations and said screenwriter Park Ji Eun had been preparing his screenplay for a long time, even threatening to sue the author for libel.

2. Queen Seon Deok

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Historical drama Queen Seon Deok, starring Go Hyun Jung, is one of the top 10 South Korean dramas. The drama has a very high viewership rating, which estimate by 43.6%. However, he is also one of the most disgraced K-dramas in the history of the Korean entertainment industry when he was fined $186,000 for stealing the script of the musical ‘The Queen of Rose Sharon, Soon Duk’. The drama also banned from broadcasting on cable channels and video-on-demand platforms.

3. Secret Garden

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A comic book author has accused the writer of fantasy K-drama Secret Garden of stealing details from one of his comic books. However, screenwriter Kim Eun Suk soon announced that she had never read this Comic and was furious at the unfounded rumors.

4. The Legend of the Blue Sea

Although famous actors like Lee Min Ho and Jeon Ji Hyun star in the drama, “The Legend of the Blue Sea” has been criticized for copying some scenes from the Splash movie.

5.A Korean Odyssey

“Korean Odyssey,” also known as Hwayugi, was accused by the author of the “Aeyugi” novel series of plagiarizing his ideas. However, the Hong sisters who wrote the script for the drama released proof that they wrote the first part of “A Korean Odyssey” on March 20, 2017. Writers Hong Jung Eun and Hong Mi Ran also said that they had not seen or read “Aeyugi” in the past and that all From the drama and novel adapted from the famous Chinese novel “Journey to the West”. In addition to claiming compensation for the defamation of their reputation.

6. Iris

The popular action blockbuster “Iris” has accused of stealing the script for the novel “The Sun Never Rises on Mount Fuji”. The author said 162 parts, including the characters and key content, are surprisingly similar to his novel. However, the court said the plot is similar in some ways but not enough elements to constitute plagiarism.

7. The Greatest Love

“The Greatest Love”, a popular Korean romantic comedy, has accused of borrowing ideas from the “So I Married the Anti-fan” webtoon. The author of the drama therefore modified the script to be different from the original.