“Today’s Webtoon” offers Kim SeJeong as a cheerful character, named On MaEum. She was previously a judo athlete who had an unfortunate accident during her match. But she finds a new dream when she gets a chance to work at Neon Webtoon’s editorial department. Beating all odds, she is set to work hard at her job, even though her team is at the brink of being dissolved. The lead cast of the drama includes Kim SeJeong, Nam YoonSu and Choi Daniel. “Today’s Webtoon” aired its first episode on 29th July 2022. The drama is adapted from Japanese webtoon “Juhan Shuttai”. The show is off to a great start with the latest episode gaining an average nationwide rating of 3.1%. Kim SeJeong amazes her fans with how well she fits in to the character. Her doe- eyes and perfect aegyo gives life to On MaEum and delivers the perfect positive vibes, which not only has an impact on the characters but also the viewers. Here is why we are in love with On MaEum in “Today’s Webtoon”. The article contains spoilers!
1. On MaEum’s Contagious Aura
On MaEum is like a ball of positive energy and she makes sure to deliver her optimistic vibes to others too. Despite going through a tough time herself. She struggled whilst she was a judo athlete and did later, too, trying to hide her job from her father. Even the past accident doesn’t hinder her from moving forward and soon she develops a new dream, becoming a devoted Producer for her webtoon artists. Goo JoonYoung (Nam YoonSu) was also appointed by Neon Webtoon. Unlike MaEum, he is a pessimistic thinker. Coming from an elite university and top grades, he was sure that he had a better future planned for him. Yet he is disappointed when he joins the Webtoon Service Team, a team that supposedly will dissolve in a year. When MaEum finds out that he plans to transfer or quit, she tries to convince him otherwise. Even after finding out that the team will not exist for long but she sees the matter in a new light. Rather than looking for another job, she is determined to help the team to improve. JoonYoung is also inspired by her sincerity and spirit to work, and reflects upon himself. Similarly, in episode 2, On MaEum’s contagious aura affects her boss, Editor Seok JiHyeong (Choi Daniel). The team’s best webtoon artist, Baek EoJin (Kim KapSoo), announces that he will quit working as a webtoon artist. This puts the team at great risk. With Baek EoJin gone, they feared losing their readers. Whilst waiting for the bus, JiHyeong flips his coin of luck, betting on whether Baek EoJin will come back or not. Though the coin gives a disappointing answer, MaEum flips the coin’s side and assures him that Baek EoJin will return.
2. Kim SeJeong Switches Roles As On MaEum
On MaEum makes a revolutionary entrance in the K-Drama World by switching roles. Whilst most of the K-Dramas show strong male leads, “Today’s Webtoon” brings out fearless On MaEum. In episode 2, when On MaEum and Goo JoonYoung carry the props from an event, MaEum carries them as if they were nothing whilst poor JoonYoung is drenched in sweat. As the two carry the items whilst climbing the stairs, JoonYoung trips over a step but MaEum grabs him on time. Oh, how tables have turned. Usually, K-Dramas display such scenes where the male lead catches the female lead from tripping over. But we are not complaining. We have seen many dramas with scenes where the male lead gets involved in a fight with drunk men to save the girl. As much as we love, our charismatic male leads flash their action stunts and defeat the men with one strike. MaEum’s charisma takes it a whole new level. In episode 3, On MaEum finds Na GangNam (Lim ChulSoo)’s girlfriend, Ji HanSeul (Jin YeSol). HanSeul gets upset when her webtoon artist boyfriend, Na GangNam, doesn’t give her enough attention, so she leaves without any notice. GangNam panics and is unable to complete the latest episode. And all this happened a few hours before the new post was supposed to be uploaded. MaEum, who became his producer, promises to find HanSeul and in return, he has to complete the episode. She finally finds her at a restaurant, but HanSeul is surrounded by two drunk men, who were harassing her. MaEum steps in to protect her. When the men don’t simply go away at her warning, MaEum unleashes her judo skills and takes them down- and our hearts.
3. On MaEum’s Praise Worthy Dedication
On MaEum impresses the viewers with her endless sincerity and devotion to her work. Though the whole story about her past is not revealed, she often talks about the time she was a judo athlete. And we get to know that she was devoted to judo and gave her all. Similarly, she gives her best as a producer. She willingly goes on a search to find Na GangNam’s girlfriend even though it wasn’t exactly her job. But she was ready to do anything to make sure Princess Kumiho’s latest chapter is uploaded in time. Soon, when GangNam’s latest chapter for Princess Kumiho becomes boring and he begins to lose many readers. She urges and motivates him to write a more eventful chapter. She even stays awake the entire night, knowing that GangNam too will be staying up so to revise the latest episode. On MaEum continues to inspire the viewers with her delightful attitude and sincerity. Even though judo and webtoon are two different fields, “Today’s Webtoon” focuses on the struggle both athletes and webtoon artists go through, and that every struggle has a meaning of its own. We can’t wait to see more of Kim SeJeong as On MaEum and how her story unfolds.
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