[INTERVIEW] Korean webtoon finds new audience in India, creator eyes global reach

Webtoon artist Go Eun said her romantic fantasy Here We Go Again was adapted for Indian audiences, with the locally produced series Love Always released Friday on JioHotstar. She said the story’s emphasis on family may have helped it resonate with Indian audiences. Go, who began drawing comics as a child and later became a full-time artist, is preparing a new series. She hopes Korean webtoons will reach a wider global audience.

Love Always is directed by Madhumita Sundararaman and stars Gouri G Kishan, Ramzan Muhammed, Jayaprakash and Jayasudha.

Here We Go Again ran on Kakao’s webtoon platform from 2015 to 2017 and received more than 200 million views.

The story follows a married couple who, after 60 years together without love, get the chance to turn back time and become young again.

Go said she learned around 2020 or 2021 that her work was being adapted for Indian audiences.

After winning an award while working for an animation company in her 20s, Go left to pursue a full-time career as an artist.

Published Oct 31, 2026 7:00 am KST

Go Eun, creator of the webtoon "Here We Go Again" / Courtesy of Kakao Entertainment

A poster for "Love Always" / Courtesy of Kross Pictures

The Korean webtoon "Here We Go Again" by Go Eun has found a new audience in India, with a locally produced adaptation released Friday.

Available on JioHotstar, one of India's major streaming platforms, "Love Always" was directed by Madhumita Sundararaman and stars Indian actors Gouri G Kishan, Ramzan Muhammed, Jayaprakash and Jayasudha.

The series is the first adaptation of a Korean webtoon in India. The original work ran on Kakao's webtoon platform between 2015 and 2017, and garnered more than 200 million views.

The Korea Times spoke with the webtoon artist about the adaptation and her hopes for the global reach of Korean comics.

“My first reaction was like, ‘Wait, my work is getting adapted? Really?’ Then came, ‘In India?’ I was fascinated, but also dumbfounded,” Go recalled.

“Here We Go Again” is a romantic fantasy about a married couple who, after spending 60 years together without love, are given the chance to turn back time and become young again. The experience allows them to revisit their relationship and learn to understand each other better.

Asked why she thought her work had been selected for an Indian adaptation, Go pointed to the centrality of familial relationships to the story.

“The strong emphasis on family in my work may have played a role,” she said.

The webtoon portrays three generations of a family living under one roof, reflecting values that Go believes may resonate with Indian audiences.

“Those values still had a place in Korea a decade ago when I worked on it. I'm not sure if I can say the same today. But that aspect might have struck a chord in India, where, from what I understand, those values still have a place in society,” she said.

For Go, the medium has been a lifelong interest. She grew up reading comics and drawing, often turning experiences from her school days into her own illustrated stories.

“It came naturally, as I often developed a plot about my school life and made my own version of comics when I was young,” she said.

In her 20s, she drew for an animation company. After winning an award while working there, she decided to leave the company and pursue a career as a full-time artist.

She has since established herself as a webtoon creator, focusing largely on romantic fantasy — a genre she said best suits her interests and strengths.

“It's because that's what I like the most and can do best. I tried other plots and drawings, but I didn't like it. After all, it was clear to me that I wanted to do what I liked to do most,” she said.

Go said she is currently preparing a new series.

As Korean webtoons continue to reach readers beyond the country's borders, Go sees considerable room for further international growth. She hopes the medium will find a wider global audience, much as Korean popular music and films have gained international attention.

“For K-pop, the film ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ served as a moment, I believe. I think a similar thing can happen for the webtoons,” she said.

网络漫画家高恩表示，她的浪漫奇幻漫画《再次出发》（Here We Go Again）已被改编成印度本土制作的电视剧，并于周五在JioHotstar平台播出。她认为，这部作品对家庭的着重刻画或许是其能引起印度观众共鸣的原因之一。高恩从小就开始画漫画，后来成为一名全职漫画家，目前正在创作一部新作。她希望韩国网络漫画能够走向更广阔的国际市场。

《爱永远》由 Madhumita Sundararaman 执导，古里·G·基尚、拉姆赞·穆罕默德、贾亚普拉卡什和贾亚苏达主演。

《再次出发》于 2015 年至 2017 年在 Kakao 的网络漫画平台上连载，获得了超过 2 亿次的浏览量。

故事讲述一对结婚60年却感情早已消逝的夫妇，有机会回到过去，重返青春。

Go表示，她大约在2020年或2021年得知自己的作品正在被改编成适合印度观众观看的作品。

20多岁时，Go在一家动画公司工作期间获得奖项，之后她离开公司，开始全职从事艺术创作。

发布于2026年10月31日韩国时间上午7:00

网络漫画《Here We Go Again》的作者高恩 / 图片由Kakao Entertainment提供

《永远的爱》海报 / 图片由 Kross Pictures 提供

韩国漫画家高恩创作的《再次出发》在印度找到了新的观众，当地制作的改编版已于周五上映。

《爱永恒》可在印度主要流媒体平台之一 JioHotstar 上观看，该片​​由 Madhumita Sundararaman 执导，印度演员 Gouri G Kishan、Ramzan Muhammed、Jayaprakash 和 Jayasudha 主演。

该剧是印度首部改编自韩国网络漫画的作品。原作于2015年至2017年在Kakao的网络漫画平台上连载，获得了超过2亿的点击量。

《韩国时报》采访了这位网络漫画家，谈到了这部漫画的改编以及她对韩国漫画走向世界的期望。

“我的第一反应是，‘等等，我的作品要被改编了？真的吗？’然后我又想，‘是在印度吗？’我既感到兴奋，又感到震惊，”高回忆道。

《再次出发》是一部浪漫奇幻片，讲述一对结婚六十年却早已失去爱情的夫妇，获得了一次重返青春的机会。这段经历让他们重新审视彼此的关系，并学会更好地了解对方。

当被问及她认为自己的作品为何被选中进行印度改编时，戈指出，家庭关系是故事的核心。

“我的作品中对家庭的重视可能起到了一定作用，”她说。

这部网络漫画描绘了一个家庭三代人生活在同一屋檐下的故事，反映了 Go 认为可能引起印度观众共鸣的价值观。

“十年前我参与韩国相关工作时，这些价值观在韩国仍然占有一席之地。我不确定今天是否还能这么说。但就我了解，这些价值观在印度社会仍然占有一席之地，因此，这方面或许能引起印度人的共鸣。”她说道。

对戈来说，漫画一直是她毕生的爱好。她从小就喜欢看漫画和画画，经常把学生时代的经历改编成自己的插画故事。

“这对我来说是自然而然的，因为我小时候经常根据自己的校园生活构思情节，并创作自己的漫画版本，”她说。

她二十多岁时曾在一家动画公司担任插画师。在那里工作期间获得奖项后，她决定离开公司，成为一名全职艺术家。

此后，她成为了一名网络漫画创作者，主要专注于浪漫奇幻题材——她说，这种题材最符合她的兴趣和优势。

“因为那是我最喜欢也是最擅长的。我尝试过其他题材和画风，但我都不喜欢。毕竟，我很清楚自己想做的是我最喜欢的事情，”她说。

高表示她目前正在筹备一部新剧。

随着韩国网络漫画不断吸引海外读者，高女士认为其国际发展空间巨大。她希望网络漫画能够像韩国流行音乐和电影一样，获得更广泛的全球关注。

“我认为，电影《K-Pop恶魔猎人》对K-pop来说是一个里程碑式的时刻。我觉得类似的情况也可能发生在网络漫画领域，”她说道。