Korea–Japan Drama & Film Remakes

Originals and their remakes side by side: year, network and ratings

19 Korean titles were remade in Japan, 10 Japanese titles were remade in Korea, and 14 sources were adapted separately by both countries. 11 of the 19 Japanese remakes of Korean works came out in 2020 or later, so the recent flow runs clearly from Korea to Japan. On average a remake arrived 4.7 years after the original.

Ratings and admissions are measured differently in each country and markets differ in size, so they are not directly comparable. Read them as a guide to each title's standing at home.

Korean works remade in Japan 19

Japanese works remade in Korea 10

Same source, adapted in both countries 14

Built from Wikidata's based-on/derivative-work relations and Wikipedia's remake categories, limited to pairs where both the original and the remake are in this database (2009 onward).