''My Roommate Is a Gumiho'' () is a 2021 South Korean television drama series starring

Jang Ki-yong Jang Ki-yong (; born August 7, 1992) is a South Korean actor and model. Initially beginning a career in the modelling industry, Jang debuted as an actor through a guest appearance on '' It's Okay, That's Love'' (2014), followed by roles in vari ...

and

Lee Hye-ri Lee Hye-ri (; born June 9, 1994), better known mononymously as Hyeri, is a South Korean actress, singer, and television personality. She rose to fame as the youngest member of girl group Girl's Day, and was named as the "Nation's Little Sister ...

. The series tells story of romance between a 999-year-old nine-tailed fox named Shin Woo-Yeo and a female college student named Lee Dam who accidentally swallows Shin Woo-Yeo's bead. It premiered on streaming platform iQIYI worldwide and cable channel

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on May 26, 2021 and aired on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22.40 ( KST) for 16 episodes till July 15. The series ended on July 15, 2021 with its last episode recording an average nationwide viewership ratings of 4%. It attained an average viewership of 948 thousand per episode during its run.

Synopsis

Gumiho, literally "nine-tailed fox", is a creature that appears in the folktales and legends of Korea. It is based on an original

webtoon Webtoons (), are a type of digital comic that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones. While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally ...

. It tells the story of a male Gumiho who has lived for hundreds of years to become a human being; having his fox beads taken away by a female college student in an accident, they live together in his house to solve this problem.

Cast

Main

as Shin Woo-yeo :A 999-year-old Gumiho who wants to become a human. *

as Lee Dam :A college student born in 1999 who accidentally swallows a fox bead. She has never been in a relationship before. * Kang Han-na as Yang Hye-sun :Shin Woo-yeo's friend who used to be Gumiho for 700 years but has now turned into a human. She's slow-witted but an expert in romance. *

Kim Do-wan Kim Do-wan ( ko, 김도완; born 8 March 1995) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in '' Start-Up'' (2020) and '' My Roommate Is a Gumiho'' (2021). Filmography Film Television series Web series Music video appearanc ...

as Do Jae-jin :Has a history of being dumped and eventually develops a relationship with Yang Hye-sun. He is Dam and Choi Soo-kyung's best friend.

Supporting

* Bae In-hyuk as Gye Sun-woo :Lee Dam's senior in college who is a ladies' favorite. He initially develops interest on Lee Dam because she keeps on avoiding him. *

Park Kyung-hye Park Kyung-hye ( born on 5 January 1993) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2011 in films, since then, she has appeared in number of films and television series. She got recognition for her supporting roles in '' Guardian: T ...

as Choi Soo-kyung :Lee Dam's and Do Jae-jin's best friend. * Choi Woo-sung as Lee Dan :Lee Dam's younger brother * Kim Do-yeon as Gye Seo-woo :Gye Sun-woo's younger sister. *Kim Kang-min as Jung Seok :Lee Dam, Choi Soo-kyung and Do Jae-jin's senior. *

Bang Eun-jung Bang Eun-jung is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as ''The Sensible Life of Director Shin'', ''My Roommate Is a Gumiho'', ''No Bad Days'', ''Peng'' and she also appeared in movies ''Park Hwa-young'', ''Start-Up ...

as Jeon Da-young

Special appearances

Jung So-min Jung So-min (; born Kim Yoon-ji on March 16, 1989) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2010 with a supporting role in the television series ''Bad Guy''. She is known for her leading role in her 2010 TV series ''Playful Kiss'', ...

as Seo-hwa : The woman Shin Woo-yeo loved in the past and left a lasting impression. She was his first love who lost her life because of the fox bead Woo-yeo transferred into her. *

Kim Eung-soo Kim Eung-soo (; born February 12, 1961) is a South Korean actor. Kim lived in Japan for seven years, where he studied filmmaking at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image The , formerly known as the Yokohama Broadcasting Technical School, is a ...

as Shin Woo-yeo's transformation (ep. 1) *

Han Ji-eun Han Ji-eun (; born 3 June 1987) is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 2010 in the film ''Ghost''. She is known for her work in both film and television including ''Real'' (2017), ''Rampant'' (2018), ''100 Days My Prince'' (201 ...

as leader of publishing company (ep. 1, 5-6) * Go Kyung-pyo as

Sansin ''Sanshin'' or ''Sansin'' () are local mountain-spirits in Korean Shamanism and folk-beliefs. In South Korea, most Buddhist temples and major Shamanic-shrines, and some traditionalist villages have a dedicated shrine called a ''sanshin-gak'' ( ...

– a mountain spirit that watches over Shin Woo-yeo and Lee Dam (ep. 7, 10, 11, 13, 14) * Jang Sung-kyu as Lee Dam's blind date and Do Jae-jin's senior. (ep. 6) : He was arrogant and self-obsessed. He looked down on Dam during their first meet and as a result, fell down on the floor due to Shin Woo-yeo's magic. *

Oh Hyun-kyung Oh Hyun-kyung (born Oh Sang-ji on March 25, 1970) is a South Korean actress. Career Oh Sang-ji won the 1989 Miss Korea beauty pageant, and represented her country at the Miss Universe 1990 pageant. She immediately rose to stardom. Using the s ...

as Kim Hyun-kyung (ep. 6) : Lee Dam and Lee Dan's mother, and a fashion magazine editor. *

Kang Mi-na Kang Mi-na (; born December 4, 1999), known mononymously as Mina, is a South Korean singer, rapper and actress signed under Jellyfish Entertainment. She is best known for finishing ninth in Mnet's K-pop girl group survival show ''Produce 101'' ...

as Choi Jin-ah (ep. 8, 11) : Do Jae-jin's ex-girlfriend. *

Son Seong-yoon Son Seong-yoon (Korean: 손성윤, born Kim Min-jung on 24 August 1984) is a South Korean actress. She is alumni of Kyonggi University, Department of Multimedia and Imaging. She made her acting debut in 2006, since then, she has appeared in num ...

as Seo Young-joo, a professor of ancient history at Seogwan University * Lee Jun-hyuk as Professor Park Bo-gum : The professor was famous for his rigor in the history department. *

Oh Jung-se Oh Jung-se (born February 26, 1977) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Missing 9'' (2017), ''When the Camellia Blooms'' (2019), ''Hot Stove League'' (2019), and ''It's Okay to Not Be Okay'' (2020) ...

as Do Jae-gang, Jae-jin’s brother *

Shim Hyung-tak Shim Hyung-tak (born January 12, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He starred in Korean dramas such as '' The Road Home'' (2009), '' Three Sisters'' (2010), ''Welcome Rain to My Life'' (2012), '' You Are the Boss!'' (2013), '' Let's Eat'' (2014), ...

as Gye Sun-woo’s uncle, owner of a restaurant

Production

This is the first Korean TV series produced by iQIYI. It is a joint production between China and South Korea.

and

both starred in ''

Schoolgirl Detectives ''Schoolgirl Detectives'' () is a South Korean television series based on the novel of the same title by Park Ha-ik. Starring Jin Ji-hee, Kang Min-ah, Lee Hye-ri, Lee Min-ji, Stephanie Lee, and Kim Min-jun, it aired on jTBC from December 16, ...

'' previously. Lee and Park Kyung-hye also previously worked together in a workplace themed drama

Miss Lee ''Miss Lee'' () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Hye-ri, Kim Sang-kyung, Uhm Hyun-kyung and Cha Seo-won. Created by Studio Dragon and produced by Logos Film, it aired on tvN from September 25 to November 14, 2019. Synopsis ...

. Kang Han-na and

previously starred together in the 2020 drama '' Start-Up''.

Original soundtrack

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Viewership

References

External links

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