Jang Ki Yong acts extremely stern in the drama but is amazing at flirting using his sweet talk and “magic touch” outside the drama with Lee Hye Ri
iQiyi’s first original Korean drama My Roommate Is A Gumiho premieres worldwide today, May 26, simulcast with Korea’s broadcast at 9:40 PM SGT. The webtoon megahit adapted series recently released a 5-minute long sneak peek video where the blushy flirtation between lead cast Jang Ki Yong and Lee Hye Ri was spotted onsite!
In the sneak peek video, Jang Ki Yong flattered Hyeri by saying it isn’t without reason that she is so pretty, and even thoughtfully gave her a shoulder massage to help relieve her stress. It ended up luring out the “old uncle” spirit inside of Hyeri as she enjoyed the instant massage service.
Jang Ki Yong’s various looks in My Roommate Is A Gumiho show off his ability to make any outfit look good. In the drama, when Hyeri sees his real appearance, she sacrifices her idol image and replicates the lead’s ugly shocked expression in the webtoon.
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Going into the final countdown of the series’ global launch, Jang Ki Yong showed off his “magic touch” on set and kindly gave Hyeri a shoulder massage to relieve her stress. With her straightforward personality, she let out groans and gave her male lead a thumbs-up saying, “Amazing!” This triggered him to laugh and say, “You sound like an old uncle!”
Although Jang Ki Yong usually loves to have midnight snacks, he purposely refrained from eating during the poster shoot to stay handsome on camera. When Hyeri found out, she couldn’t help but say, “I didn’t even eat dinner!” Being the sweet-talker that he is, he immediately said, “No wonder your pictures always look so pretty!”
Unlike his stern and serious personality in the drama, Jang Ki Yong is indeed an expert with the ladies in real life! When the drama’s other bickering couple, Kang Han Na and Kim Do Wan, were doing their shoot, Han-na had a mature, beautiful look, while Dowan bashfully expressed that he was dressed like a cute little boy. The development of this couple’s love story is also highly anticipated.
A Fascinating Fantasy-Romance Story
My Roommate Is A Gumiho is about a nine-tailed fox, Shin Woo-yeo (played by Jang Ki Yong), who has been secretly living in the mortal world for several hundred years and is finally set to become human soon. However, when Lee Dam (played by Hyeri) accidentally swallows the fox bead that he needs to become human, the two are forced to live together and think of a solution. Unexpectedly, romance blooms.
Jang Ki Yong is known to have a great figure that can carry off any outfit. In the drama, he lives through more than 900 years of history, so the various outfits he wears according to the different eras are also very eye-catching.
Furthermore, when Hyeri accidentally sees his real appearance as a nine-tailed fox, she perfectly replicates the ugly, shocked expression of the female lead in the webtoon.Her professional performance and the sweet romance of the two roommates are the drama’s biggest highlights.
iQiyi’s first original K-drama series, My Roommate Is a Gumiho, premieres tonight at 9:40 PM SGT/PHT with new episodes Wednesdays and Thursdays simulcast with Korea – the same day, the same time!
PR Source: iQiyi
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