Kim Go Eun To Give Life To Popular Webtoon “Yumi’s Cells” In New Drama

Slated for May 2021 broadcast, Kim Go Eun confirmed the female lead in drama adaptation of Yumi’s Cells.

Naver webtoon’s Yumi’s Cells is written by Lee Dong-gun and has recorded over 3.2 billion views. It traverses sympathetic moments that chronicles the story of Yumi. She is an ordinary 30-ish office worker with active brain cells controlling her thoughts and actions.

A delightful webtoon, the small screen adaptation heads to present a cheerful and realistic story that utilizes the charm of the original work. On that note, it will present Yumi’s real world and the world inside her head where the adorkable blue-hooded cells thrive.

Adapting the webtoon to TV screenplay is writer Song Jae Jung who worked in Memories of the Alhambra. If you have seen that series, you know how the alternate world inside the drama was pictured so enthralling.

Also joining the writing team are Kim Yoon Joo (Find Me in Your Memory) and rookie writer, Kim Gyung Ran. At the helm of the production team is director Lee Sang Yeob of Shopaholic Louis and Familiar Wife fame.

For her new role, Kim Go Eun tackles an ordinary woman who struggles to express her emotions. She navigates through her life, love and career while finding the small joys of everyday life.

With the activities of the cells dedicated to Yumi’s happiness, it vividly shows the various worries and feelings that anyone who shares the same love and life woes can relate to.

Looking forward to her latest project, Kim Go Eun said hopes to make viewers laugh and cry through the love story of an ordinary woman. “I look forward to our future journey,” she said.

Source: Sports Donga

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