Jang Ki Yong and Lee Hyeri are set to picture the endearing drama, My Roommate is a Gumiho, an adaptation of popular webtoon, Live Together!
The popular webtoon 간 떨어지는 동거 My Roommate is a Gumiho (ET) officially goes to the small screen via tvN.
For its international release, global on-demand video streaming service iQIYI International affirmed its exclusive streaming. Additionally, it will be iQIYI’s first Korean Original show slated for 1st half of 2021 release.
Written by Baek Sun-woo and Choi Bo-rim (What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim), and directed by Nam Sung-woo (Kkondae Intern), the series is jointly produced by leading production companies Studio Dragon and JTBC Studio.
Expressing excitement to the collaboration Director Nam Sung-woo is driven to commit an engrossing story in My Roommate is a Gumiho.
He said, “I’m excited to bring to life one of Korea’s most anticipated webtoon dramas and share it with the world through iQIYI International. iQIYI has been a great partner that deeply understands our passion for authentic Asian storytelling. We hope everyone will support the stars Jang Ki Yong and Hyeri and enjoy watching the show as much as we enjoyed creating it.”
Chronicling the story of a handsome yet really old gumiho who has been trying to become a human for over 900 years, the popular Naver webtoon boasts a rating of 9.97% since its serialization in 2017.
A quirky cohabitation story
Suiting up to the role of the 999-year old gumiho Shin Woo-yeo, who dreams of becoming a human, is Jang Ki Yong. Charming with superb intellect to boot, he has been collecting human spirits in marbles to transform as a mortal. In the cusp of completing his dream though, a mishap happened.
He bumps into college student Lee Dam, played by Hyeri, who accidentally swallows his gumiho pearl without which he cannot become human. To find out how to extract the pearl from her body, she has no choice but to live in fear with him as her roommate for three months, a situation which brings about unexpected consequences.
My Roommate is a Gumiho will be streamed exclusively on iQIYI International in 2021, on www.iQ.com, or via the iQIYI mobile app. Subtitles for the show will also be available in 8 different languages.
PR Source: iQIYI PR
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