Series synopsis
Today's Webtoon, also known as 오늘의 웹툰 is a South Korean comedy drama television series that premiered on SBS on July 29, 2022. It ended on September 17, 2022. It stars Kim Se-jeong, Nam Yoon-su, Choi Daniel and Ko Chang-seok.
The story is about a woman who struggles together with her coworkers to mature into a true webtoon editor after joining the webtoon editorial department. On Ma Eum, who enters the webtoon editorial department after beating all odds. She has a large appetite, a great sense of smell, and cauliflower ears typical of a fighter as a former standing member for the judo national team. On Ma Eum had to quit her athletic career when an unfortunate accident during a match tore her ankle ligament, but she ...
Premise
The story is about a woman who struggles together with her coworkers to mature into a true webtoon editor after joining the webtoon editorial department. On Ma Eum, who enters the webtoon editorial department after beating all odds. She has a large appetite, a great sense of smell, and cauliflower ears typical of a fighter as a former standing member for the judo national team. On Ma Eum had to quit her athletic career when an unfortunate accident during a match tore her ankle ligament, but she begins to dream anew when she coincidentally delivers food to the webtoon editorial department.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kim Se-jeong as Oh Ma-Eum
- Nam Yoon-su as Ku Joon-young
- Choi Daniel as Seok Ji-hyung
- Ko Chang-seok as On Ki-bong
- Jang Sung-yoon as Lee Woo-jin
- Kim Kap-soo as Baek Eo-jin
- Son Dong-woon as Oh Yoon
- Park Ho-san as Jang Min-cheol
Supporting cast
- Nam Bo-ra as Jang Hye-mi
- Lim Cheol-soo as Na Kang-nam
- Ha Yul-Ri as Pomme
- Ha Do-kwon as Heo Gwan-young
- Yoon Seo-ah as On Noo-ri
- Baek Suk-kwang as Lim Dong-hee
- Hwang Young-hee as Hwang Mi-ok
- Jin Ye-sol as Ji Han-seul
- Yang Hyun-min as Kwon Young-bae
- Kang Rae-yeon as Ki Yoo-mi
- Ahn Tae-hwan as Choi Doo-hee
- Kim Do-hoon as Shin Dae-ryuk
Guest cast
- Han Ji-hyo as Self
- Jo Hye-won as Self
- Lee Soo-jin as Self
- Park So-eun as Self
- Yang Joo-ho as Director Shin
- Kim Min-seok as [Award show security staff]
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | July 29, 2022 | September 17, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Today’s Employee Ma Eum has only six months to figure out what she really wants to pursue in her life now that she has decided to move on from judo. When she realizes that webtoons were what made it possible for her to endure hardship, she applies for a job at webtoon platforms, including Neon. As expected, her passion was not enough to land her a job. A few months later, after getting all her applications rejected, she gets a phone call from Neon. |
July 29, 2022 |
| 2 |
First Mistake An emergency breaks out at Ma Eum’s office, and it has something to do with her meeting with one of the artists earlier that day. Ji Hyeong and Ma Eum knock on his door, but he refuses to talk to them or let them in. At Ma Eum’s house, her mom is watching a documentary about David of Michelangelo, and this is where Ma Eum finds the solution to the problem. Meanwhile, Jun Yeong, Ma Eum’s colleague, is having trouble adapting to the team. |
July 30, 2022 |
| 3 |
There’s No Paradise For You To Escape To Ma Eum and Jun Yeong are assigned to their first webtoon artists. Ma Eum is assigned to one of her favourite artists, but she finds it difficult to control him. She needs to learn new ways to make the artist meet the deadlines, and things don't go as smoothly. Meanwhile, Jun Yeong asks his team leader to reassign him to another department, only to be rejected. |
August 5, 2022 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | SBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 29, 2022 |
| Last aired | September 17, 2022 |
| Runtime | 69 minutes |
| Status | ended |