5 Differences Between The "Lovers Of The Red Sky" K-Drama And Webtoon

Everybody's new favorite historical drama is "Lovers of the Red Sky". Having recently been released, many K-Drama fans can't get enough of this drama and wait eagerly every week for new episodes. The drama stars the gorgeous actress Kim YooJung (who plays Hong CheonGi) and the handsome actor Ahn HyoSeop (who plays Ha Ram).

The drama tells the story of the only female painter in the Joseon era named Hong CheonGi. She has an interesting fate that slowly unravels itself with each episode. The drama is originally based on a novel by author Jung EunGwol which already has some differences. However, a webtoon adaptation has also been created for it called "Hong CheonGi". The webtoon currently has 4 episodes available. Read more about it here.

Although the webtoon and K-Drama are not exactly the same, none of the differences drastically change the story. However, you might find some of the differences interesting.

So, here is a randomly ordered list of 5 differences between the "Lovers of the Red Sky" K-Drama and the webtoon.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for episodes 1-4 of the K-Drama and the corresponding webtoon episodes.

 

1. The female lead

In the webtoon, Hong CheonGi's character is extremely different. Firstly, the people around her call her 'BanDi'.

Secondly, she is a very rough-and-tumble tomboy. She doesn't take care of her looks or hygiene to a drastic extent and enjoys going tiger hunting. It is so bad that people who know her often question her on when she is going to bathe because she smells and looks so bad.

In the K-Drama, Ho