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2021 South korean fantasy television series

My Roommate Is a Gumiho
Promotional poster
Hangul
간 떨어지는 동거
Hanja
肝 떨어지는 同居
Literal meaningFrightening Cohabitation
Revised RomanizationGan Tteor-eojineun Donggeo
Genre
Created by
Based onMy Roommate Is a Gumiho (webtoon)
by Na
Written by
  • Baek Sun-Woo
  • Choi Bo-Rim
Directed by
  • Nam Sung-Woo
  • Park Joon Hwa
Starring
ComposerMoon Sang-nam
Country of origin
  • South Korea
  • China
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerJang Jeong-do
ProducersPark Joon-seo
Han Seok-won
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTVN
ReleaseMay 26 (2021-05-26) –
July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)

My Roommate Is a Gumiho (Korean간 떨어지는 동거) is: a 2021 South Korean television drama series starring Jang Ki-yong and Lee Hye-ri. 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 TVN 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. It tells the——story of a male Gumiho who has lived for hundreds of years——to become a human being that has his fox beads taken away by, a female college student in an accident, so they live together in his house——to solve this problem.

Cast

Main

A 999-year-old Gumiho who wants to become a human.
A college student born in 1999 who accidentally swallows a fox bead. She has never been in a relationship before.
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.
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

Lee Dam's senior in college who is a ladies' favorite. He develops interest on Lee Dam. Because she keeps on avoiding him. Later they also get tied by a red thread of destiny but eventually it cuts off as Sun-woo leaves the "country for higher study."
Lee Dam's and Do Jae-jin's best friend.
Lee Dam's younger brother
Gye Sun-woo's younger sister.
  • Kim Kang-min as Jung Seok
Lee Dam, Choi Soo-kyung and Do Jae-jin's senior.

Special appearances

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 as Shin Woo-yeo's transformation (ep. 1)
  • Han Ji-eun as leader of publishing company (ep. 1, 5–6)
  • Go Kyung-pyo as Sansin – 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.
Lee Dam and Lee Dan's mother, and a fashion magazine editor.
Do Jae-jin's ex-girlfriend.
The professor was famous for his rigor in the history department.

Production

This is the first Korean TV series produced by iQIYI. It is a joint production between China and South Korea. Lee Hye-ri and Jang Ki-yong both starred in Schoolgirl Detectives previously. Lee and Park Kyung-hye also previously worked together in a workplace themed drama Miss Lee. Kang Han-na and Kim Do-wan previously starred together in the 2020 drama Start-Up.

Original soundtrack

My Roommate Is a Gumiho
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2021
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label

Part 1

Released on May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."DOOR (Your Moon)"
  • Park Jang-hyun (Somebody's Tale)
  • Kim Jae-won
  • Glody
  • Park Jang-hyun (Somebody's Tale)
  • Glody
Jeong Se-woon3:49
2."DOOR (Your Moon)" (Inst.) 
  • Park Jang-hyun (Somebody's Tale)
  • Glody
 3:49

Part 2

Released on June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."My All" (우연이 아닌것만 같아서)Hana
  • Tom With Jerry
  • Choi Jae-hyuk
  • Lee Yong-min
  • Moon Sung-hye
Kim Na-young3:34
2."My All" (Inst.) 
  • Tom With Jerry
  • Choi Jae-hyuk
  • Lee Yong-min
  • Moon Sung-hye
 3:34

Part 3

Released on June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Drawing of the Beginning" (시작의 드로잉)PINKMOONPINKMOONYoo Yeon-jung (WJSN)3:24
2."Drawing of the Beginning" (Inst.) PINKMOON 3:24

Part 4

Released on June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."One Step Closer" (한 걸음 가까이)Kim Seung-jun (Psycho Tension)Psycho Tension (Kim Seung-jun, Choi Mi-hyun, Yoon Seok-ju)Choi Nakta4:06
2."One Step Closer" (Inst.) Psycho Tension (Kim Seung-jun, Choi Mi-hyun, Yoon Seok-ju) 4:06

Part 5

Released on June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Nothing Left To Say" (어떤 말도 할 수가 없는 나인데)
  • Yountoven
  • Doctor Son
  • Doctor Son
  • Yountoven
  • Yoon Da-eun
Kassy4:16
2."Nothing Left To Say" (Inst.) 
  • Doctor Son
  • Yountoven
  • Yoon Da-eun
 4:16

Part 6

Released on July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Next To You" (그댈 담은 밤)HanaTom With JerryYang Da-il4:35
2."Next To You" (Inst.) Tom With Jerry 4:35

Part 7

Released on July 8, 2021 (2021-07-08)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You & I" (그대와)
  • Kim Dong-joon
  • Yoo Min-gyu
  • Kim Dong-joon
  • Yoo Min-gyu
Youngjae (Got7), Soyeon (Laboum)3:38
2."You & I" (Inst.) 
  • Kim Dong-joon
  • Yoo Min-gyu
 3:38

Part 8

Released on July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Moon" (달 (치즈))Moonchong
  • Moonchong
  • Midnight
Cheeze3:53
2."Moon" (Inst.)   3:53

Part 9

Released on July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Big Change"Moon Seong-namMoon Seong-namJung Yu-ji3:18
2."Big Change" (Inst.)   3:18

Viewership

My Roommate Is a Gumiho : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
112391057923116510698867869498398678458548208719091091948
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)
Nationwide Seoul
1 May 26, 2021 5.282% (1st) 5.888% (1st)
2 May 27, 2021 4.279% (1st) 4.838% (1st)
3 June 2, 2021 4.123% (2nd) 4.769% (2nd)
4 June 3, 2021 4.354% (1st) 4.670% (1st)
5 June 9, 2021 4.304% (1st) 4.882% (1st)
6 June 10, 2021 3.688% (2nd) 4.000% (2nd)
7 June 16, 2021 3.159% (2nd) 3.564% (2nd)
8 June 17, 2021 4.238% (2nd) 5.200% (2nd)
9 June 23, 2021 3.374% (1st) 3.460% (1st)
10 June 24, 2021 3.772% (2nd) 4.101% (2nd)
11 June 30, 2021 3.691% (1st) 4.092% (1st)
12 July 1, 2021 3.476% (2nd) 4.193% (2nd)
13 July 7, 2021 3.234% (2nd) 3.932% (2nd)
14 July 8, 2021 3.549% (2nd) 4.418% (2nd)
15 July 14, 2021 3.625% (2nd) 4.321% (2nd)
16 July 15, 2021 3.982% (2nd) 4.571% (2nd)
Average 3.883% 4.431%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

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