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"Imitation" has been one of the most anticipated webtoons turned K-Drama adaptations for the following reasons. One of the greatest concerns for webtoon fans, when they hear about their favorite webtoon being adapted into a drama, is how similar the two are going to be. If you read the first episode of the "Imitation" webtoon and then watch the first episode of the K-Drama, you will almost immediately notice that the storylines are different.
The K-Drama was written by Choi SunYung and Kim MinJung and directed by Han HyunHee (you may be familiar with Han HyunHee's work as he also directed the 2019 K-Drama "Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung"). The production team clearly took a lot of liberties on the webtoon and has changed a lot of the plot, as well as character profiles. The webtoon was originally written by Park KyungRan and despite all of the differences, even she has fallen into the new plot twists of the K-Drama! You can read the official webtoon in English here.
Here are 6 differences you might notice upon reading the webtoon and watching the drama for "Imitation!"
Warning: This article may contain spoilers for Episodes 1, 2, and 3 of the K-Drama and episodes 1 to 9 of the webtoon!
1. Different group dynamics
This story focuses on three fictional K-Pop idol groups. The first fictional group is Tea Party, made up of members MaHa (played by actress Jung JiSo), HyunJi (played by former PRISTIN member Lim NaYoung), and Ria (played by soloist MinSeo).
In the webtoon, the girls seem like they are high school friends who had dreams of becoming famous and thus formed a group
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