Is ‘The Delivery Driver’ starring Kim Woo-bin a plagiarism?

Netflix's original series 'The Delivery Driver' announced its position on the plagiarism controversy.

On the 16th, the 'Delivery Driver' side drew a line on the suspicion of plagiarism, saying, "'The Delivery Driver' is a series based on the webtoon of the same name by author Lee Yoon-gyun, who began serializing in 2016."

'The Delivery Driver', which was released on the 12th, is a future Korean Peninsula where people cannot live without oxygen respirators due to extreme air pollution, and the legendary delivery driver '5-8' (played by Kim Woo-bin) and the refugee 'Sawol (played by Kang Yoo-seok)' enter a new world. A work depicting what happens against the Cheonmyeong Group that dominates . It is based on the webtoon of the same name by writer Lee Yoon-gyun, and director Cho Ui-seok, who worked with Kim Woo-bin in the movie 'Master', also wrote and directed.

After ‘The Delivery Driver’ was released, controversy over plagiarism arose. The reason is that it is similar to the game ‘Death Stranding’ released in November 2019. 'Death Stranding' is about the main character traveling back and forth across the United States, which was destroyed by a catastrophe, delivering goods and rescuing the dead president's daughter from a terrorist organization.

'Death Stranding' is a game released in 2019, and the original webtoon was serialized first in 2016. However, some are claiming plagiarism because the 'Death Stranding' trailer was released in June 2016.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr