{"rewrite":{"id":"r_20466de8f1cab05558e7924b","clusterId":"c_c7b5040377d467c9d71cf5f4","slug":"kakao-entertainment-sets-gifted-live-action-series-for-december-5-on-tvn","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kakao Entertainment Sets Gifted Live-Action Series For December 5 On tvN","summary":"Kakao Entertainment announced on Friday that a live-action television adaptation of Jung1212's baseball webtoon Gifted will premiere on tvN on December 5 at 9:10 p.m. KST. Woo-bin Kim plays Min-yong Jeong, a coach who gains the ability to see players' natural talents and limits after an accident. Eun-soo Seo, Chabin, and Si-hyun Han also star. The webtoon has run on Kakao Page since 2021.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation moves a Kakao Page webtoon about talent and effort onto tvN's schedule, with a North American release still unconfirmed, so the English-language audience for the Tapas version has no announced way to watch the drama yet.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe drama follows Min-yong Jeong, a coach who takes over a high school team ranked last nationwide and tries to recruit Tae-hoon Cha, a player with exceptional natural talent. That recruitment threatens Seung-il Heo, a pitcher who has earned recognition through effort. The story sets natural talent against hard work and follows the players as they confront their own limits.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJung1212 said the chance to adapt the webtoon into a television drama was an unexpected gift, and that the story reflects personal doubts about their own talent and creative abilities. The official English version of the webtoon is on Tapas. A North American release of the live-action series is not yet confirmed.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gifted, Jung1212's baseball webtoon, gets a live-action series on tvN on December 5 at 9:10 p.m. KST. Woo-bin Kim plays the coach who can see players' talents and limits. The webtoon has run on Kakao Page since 2021; a North American release is not yet confirmed.","twitterPost":"Gifted, Jung1212's baseball webtoon, gets a live-action tvN series on December 5 at 9:10 p.m. KST. Woo-bin Kim plays the coach who can see players' talents and limits. The webtoon has run on Kakao Page since 2021. No North American release confirmed yet.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kakao Entertainment announced a live-action adaptation of Jung1212's baseball webtoon Gifted, premiering on tvN on December 5 at 9:10 p.m. KST. Woo-bin Kim stars as a coach who can see players' natural talents and limits, with Eun-soo Seo, Chabin, and Si-hyun Han also in the cast. The webtoon has been serialized on Kakao Page since 2021, and a North American release of the series is not yet confirmed.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-13/gifted-baseball-webtoon-gets-live-action-tv-series-adaptation-premiering-on-december-5/.243783\",\"title\":\"Gifted Baseball Webtoon Gets Live-Action TV Series Adaptation Premiering on December 5\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5192,"outputTokens":852,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794589165,"createdAt":"2026-11-13T16:53:31.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-13T16:58:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T16:58:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c7b5040377d467c9d71cf5f4","canonicalTitle":"News\nGifted Baseball Webtoon Gets Live-Action TV Series Adaptation Premiering on December 5","representativeArticleId":"a_5ef7bd356f0450d71ec50a74","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Gifted\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-13T16:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-13T16:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-13T16:58:22.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-13/gifted-baseball-webtoon-gets-live-action-tv-series-adaptation-premiering-on-december-5/.243783","title":"News\nGifted Baseball Webtoon Gets Live-Action TV Series Adaptation Premiering on December 5"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Gifted"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kakao Entertainment announced a live-action adaptation of Jung1212's baseball webtoon Gifted.","The series premieres on tvN on December 5 at 9:10 p.m. KST.","Woo-bin Kim stars as coach Min-yong Jeong, with Eun-soo Seo, Chabin, and Si-hyun Han also in the cast.","The original webtoon has been serialized on Kakao Page since 2021.","A North American release of the live-action series is not yet confirmed."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["gifted"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"gifted","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"green","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}