Orange Marmalade


Orange Marmalade is a South Korean manhwa series written and illustrated by Seok-woo. It was adapted into a TV series of the same name in 2015.

Plot

Vampires were once hunted to extinction, but for the last 200 years there’s a peace treaty between humans and vampires. Now vampires are living amongst the humans hiding their nature by drinking only pig blood. However, vampires are still predators by nature and still desire human blood.
This is a story about a vampire named Baek Ma-ri, who tries to conceal her identity from the world. Seeing vampires as monsters, the humans shun them and wish that they would die out already. Until one day, Jae-min's sweet-smelling blood made Ma-ri lose control of herself, resulting in a new sweet beginning.

Characters

Seak Woo launched his career with the webtoon Nostalgia in 2008, followed by the webtoons 17 Years Old, That Summer Day's Miracle and A Days of Hana. At the Popcon Asia festival in Jakarta, Seok staid: "I didn't know how to make friends so I spent most time alone. By drawing comics, I could pour my heart out." He continued creating webtoons despite his parents' disapproval, and went on to study animation in university.
Orange Marmalade was released on WEBTOON from 2011 to 2013. Its first print volume was published on June 11, 2013.

Live-action drama

A 12-episode South Korean live-action drama based on the series began airing on KBS2 on May 15, 2015. The series is co-directed by Lee Hyung-min and Choi Sung-bum, and stars Yeo Jin-goo as Jae-min, Kim Seolhyun as Ma-ri, and Lee Jong-hyun as Si-hoo.

Reception

Soon after WEBTOON was released in Indonesia in April 2015, Orange Marmalade became the most popular webtoon in the country. Orange Marmalade currently has a 9.68/10 rating on WEBTOON.