{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T20:25:31.017Z","story":{"id":"r_853948a797ba47d5814e9bae","slug":"kakao-entertainment-opens-submissions-for-drama-webtoon-contest","url":"https://yomimono.id/kakao-entertainment-opens-submissions-for-drama-webtoon-contest","headline":"Kakao Entertainment Opens Submissions for Drama Webtoon Contest","summary":"Kakao Entertainment announced it will accept submissions for new drama-genre webtoons from May 27 through June 10. The company seeks slice-of-life, black comedy, thriller, and youth narratives. Selected creators can serialize on Kakao Webtoon and Kakao Page. Submissions are split into two tracks: one for completed webtoon episodes, another for story proposals.","why_it_matters":"The contest formalizes Kakao's pipeline for turning webtoons into live-action dramas, a strategy that has already produced adaptations like Itaewon Class and The Uncanny Counter.","published_at":"2026-05-16T19:30:45.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Kakao Ent. Opens Submissions for New Drama Webtoon Series","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-16/kakao-ent-opens-submissions-for-new-drama-webtoon-series/.237341"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false}}}