Today's WebtoonThe story is about a woman who struggles together with her coworkers to mature into a true webtoon editor after joining the webtoon editorial department. On Ma Eum, who enters the webtoon editorial department after beating all odds. She has a large appetite, a great sense of smell, and cauliflower ears typical of a fighter as a former standing member for the judo national team. On Ma Eum had to quit her athletic career when an unfortunate accident during a match tore her ankle ligament, but she begins to dream anew when she coincidentally delivers food to the webtoon editorial department.
DirectorsJo Soo-won, Kim Young-hwan
WritersNaoko Matsuda, Jo Hyun-joo
Today’s Employee
Jul 29, 2022
Ma Eum has only six months to figure out what she really wants to pursue in her life now that she has decided to move on from judo. When she realizes that webtoons were what made it possible for her to endure hardship, she applies for a job at webtoon platforms, including Neon. As expected, her passion was not enough to land her a job. A few months later, after getting all her applications rejected, she gets a phone call from Neon.
First Mistake
Jul 30, 2022
An emergency breaks out at Ma Eum’s office, and it has something to do with her meeting with one of the artists earlier that day. Ji Hyeong and Ma Eum knock on his door, but he refuses to talk to them or let them in. At Ma Eum’s house, her mom is watching a documentary about David of Michelangelo, and this is where Ma Eum finds the solution to the problem. Meanwhile, Jun Yeong, Ma Eum’s colleague, is having trouble adapting to the team.
There’s No Paradise For You To Escape To
Aug 5, 2022
Ma Eum and Jun Yeong are assigned to their first webtoon artists. Ma Eum is assigned to one of her favourite artists, but she finds it difficult to control him. She needs to learn new ways to make the artist meet the deadlines, and things don't go as smoothly. Meanwhile, Jun Yeong asks his team leader to reassign him to another department, only to be rejected.
You Talented Ones Shall Be Slaves To Your Talents
Aug 6, 2022
Ma Eum succeeds in convincing her artist and gets her hard work and effort recognized. Thanks to her, the storyline of “Princess Kumiho” improves, helping the artist gain his fans back. Meanwhile, Jun Yeong is offered a shocking deal by Mr Heo, putting him in a pickle.
The Number Of People Needed To Support
Aug 12, 2022
Ma Eum recruits rookie artists through the Webtoon Camp, but helping their debut is more difficult than she thought. She has to convince Sin Dae Lyug to work more on his drawing skills and tell Goo Seul A to improve her storyboard. Despite her hard work, things don't turn out the way she wants them to. What's even worse is that her dad finds out she's working for a webtoon company instead of developing her judo skills.
What Being Incomplete Means
Aug 13, 2022
Ma Eum finds out that Producer Kwon has been treating the newbie artist, Goo Seul A, in a harsh way. She confronts him at work, asking him to cut her some slack. Producer Kwon disregards Ma Eum's request, which makes her explode in the end. Later, Ma Eum learns about the painful backstory of her team and what Producer Kwon went through to become who he is today.
You're Like My Long Cherished Dream
Aug 19, 2022
Dong Hee feels inferior to Dae Lyug, who looks like a genius to him. Despite the ten years he spent working under Baek Eo Jin, he thinks that he's hit his limit. Ma Eum encourages him to continue pursuing his dream, but she is also reminded of herself who quit judo after years of trying. Meanwhile, Ji Hyeong spots Artist Na Gang Nam meeting with an assistant editor of Youngtoon.
I Will Be Your Unchanging Truth
Aug 20, 2022
Gang Nam contemplates about moving to another platform which would give him better treatments. However, he realizes that working with Neon would give him more memories about "Princess Kumiho", so he decides to extend his contract. Meanwhile, Ji Hyeong is offered a position in another webtoon company that shakes him up.
Don’t Let Your Fate Or Loneliness Defeat You
Aug 26, 2022
Man Chul and his colleagues visit the artist Ma Hae Kyu to persuade him so that they can publish a remake of a legendary cartoon as a webtoon. Ma Eum tries to care for his daughter since she hates her father. Artist Ma keeps considering the proposal. Meanwhile, the first episode of “Weapon Feeb” makes a hot shot debut.
Stars Don’t Disappear
Aug 27, 2022
Ji Hyeong gets confused after he got an offer as the chief editor of Youngtoon. Man Chul tells him to think about himself first. Ma Eum feels sad to hear the rumour as he was her first mentor. Finally, at the team dinner gathering, Ji Hyeong announces his decision on whether he’ll leave or stay.
You're A Flower Too
Sep 2, 2022
Jun Yeong mistakenly thinks that Ji Hyeong and Man Chul are responsible for his sister’s death. He can’t decide whether to betray the team even further and hand over the materials he got from Young Bae to Director Heo. Ji Hyeong shares what happened to Jun Yeong’s sister to Ma Eum, and she finally understands Jun Yeong’s past actions.
Mustering Up Their Courage
Sep 3, 2022
The managing director of Neon gives the webtoon team one last chance to prove their place in the company. Chief Editor Jang gathers the whole team to encourage them to work with him for their final shot. However, Ma Eum witnesses Jun Yeong secretly meeting Director Heo.
Don’t Let Your Bad Luck Catch Up With You
Sep 9, 2022
Jun Yeong tells Ma Eum why he’s been seeing Director Heo separately. Ma Eum meets Director Shin with Dae Lyug to discuss the drama adaptation of “Weapon Feeb”. However, Dae Lyug runs away during the meeting out of trauma that Director Shin triggered. Meanwhile, Gang Nam shares big news with Ma Eum and Ji Hyeong.
Stars Shine For You
Sep 10, 2022
Dae Lyug’s mother visits Neon, hoping to get his address. She ends up following Ma Eum to Dae Lyug’s place, and he panics at the sight of her. Someone uploads a malicious post about Dae Lyug, saying he molested a woman. Now Ma Eum has to deal with Dae Lyug’s mother and find evidence to prove the post wrong in order to help Dae Lyug with his artist’s block.
Go for It Head-on, and Let It Break You
Sep 16, 2022
Dae Lyug successfully submits and uploads the next episode of “Weapon Feeb,” thanks to everyone’s help. The long-awaited board meeting is held, keeping everyone on the Webtoon Team on their toes. Mr. Baek decides to take a long break and get an operation on his back. The webtoon team and Dae Lyug visit him after the operation, only to hear bad news.
Take A Step Forward
Sep 17, 2022
Ma Eum and Producer Kwon choose the same webtoon artist again, and they must come up with proposals to win the artist’s heart. Jun Yeong thinks of the ways to confess his feelings for Ma Eum. Meanwhile, Man Chul receives an offer from Managing Director Yoon that he cannot resist.
ParkMin
@ParkMin
The whole drama felt like a short web series that was pushed too hard and stretched too thin to be molded into a 16-long-episodes chunk. There was a big tremendous missed opportunity to genuinely create something unique and special about exploring the Webtoon industry with all its intricacies and nuances but what we got was a bloated melodramatic superficial cheap one-dimensional cookie-cutter cut of a mix of poorly structured sappy stories themed around Webtoons. I though we might get something similar to Shirobako but it wasn't remotely close. The drama was grasping at straws to keep itself rolling. A few cases made some good valid points but the majority were bad and embarrassing to include. The drama gave the impression that every Webtoon creator in the industry is a problematic individual that needs constant tinder love and care to function as a human. This drama might be themed around Webtoons but I wouldn't label it as a drama about Webtoons. One thing in particular that became more problematic and annoying as the drama went on was the female lead, her revolting attitude and extreme overreaction with every single breath made her unbearable to even hear her voice. There was an attempt to give her backstory but that was handled with 2 poor scenes. On the other hand, the other main character Goo Joon Young had one singular facial expression that is a wide static smile. Even as a character his role was negligible. One question remained to be answered, why did they end the drama was a love confession?! Huh?
