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My Roommate Is a Gumiho
Promotional poster
Hangul
간 떨어지는 동거
Hanja
肝 떨어지는 同居
Lit.Frightening Cohabitation
RRGan tteoreojineun donggeo
MRKan ttŏrŏjinŭn tonggŏ
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 (Korean: 간 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 kumiho 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 Wednesday and Thursday at 22.40 (KST) for 16 episodes until July 15.[1][2]

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 broadcast.[3]

Synopsis

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Based on an original webtoon, the drama tells a story of a male kumiho who has lived for hundreds of years to become a human being. When his fox beads are taken away by a female college student in an accident, they live together in his house to solve this problem.

Cast

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Main

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A 999-year-old Gumiho who wants to become a human.
A college student born in 1999 who accidentally swallows a fox bead and has never been in a relationship before.
Shin Woo-yeo's slow-witted friend who is a romance expert. She used to be Gumiho for 700 years, but has now turned into a human.
Dam and Soo-kyung's man who develops a romantic relationship with Yang Hye-sun after being dumped by his ex-girlriend.

Supporting

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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.
Lee Dam, Choi Soo-kyung and Do Jae-jin's senior.

Special appearances

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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.[11]
  • Kim Eung-soo as Shin Woo-yeo's transformation (ep. 1)[12]
  • Han Ji-eun as leader of publishing company (ep. 1, 5–6)[13]
  • Go Kyung-pyo as Sansin, a mountain spirit that watches over Shin Woo-yeo and Lee Dam (ep. 7, 10, 11, 13, 14)[14]
  • Jang Sung-kyu as Lee Dam's blind date and Do Jae-jin's senior who appears in Episode 6. He is an arrogant man who looked down on Lee Dam during their first meet and fell down on the floor due to Shin Woo-yeo's magic.[15]
  • Oh Hyun-kyung as Kim Hyun-kyung (ep. 6)[16]
Lee Dam and Lee Dan's mother who works as a fashion magazine editor.
Do Jae-jin's ex-girlfriend.
A professor who is known for his rigor in the history department.[19]

Production

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My Roommate is a Gumiho is the first South Korean drama produced by iQiyi.[21] It was a joint production between China and South Korea.[22] Lee Hye-ri and Jang Ki-yong both starred in Schoolgirl Detectives previously.[citation needed] The former 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.[citation needed]

Original soundtrack

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

Part 1

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Released on May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27)[23]
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

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Released on June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)[24]
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

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Released on June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10)[25]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Drawing of the Beginning" (시작의 드로잉)Pink MoonPink MoonYoo Yeon-jung (WJSN)3:24
2."Drawing of the Beginning" (Inst.) Pink Moon 3:24

Part 4

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Released on June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)[26]
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

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Released on June 24, 2021 (2021-06-24)[27]
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

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Released on July 1, 2021 (2021-07-01)[28]
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

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Released on July 8, 2021 (2021-07-08)[29]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."You & I" (그대와)
  • Kim Dong-joon
  • Yoo Min-gyu
  • Kim Dong-joon
  • Yoo Min-gyu
Choi Young-jae (Got7), So-yeon (Laboum)3:38
2."You & I" (Inst.) 
  • Kim Dong-joon
  • Yoo Min-gyu
 3:38

Part 8

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Released on July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)[30]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Moon" (달 (치즈))Moonchong
  • Moonchong
  • Midnight
Cheeze3:53
2."Moon" (Inst.)   3:53

Part 9

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Released on July 22, 2021 (2021-07-22)[31]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Big Change"Moon Seong-namMoon Seong-namJung Yu-ji3:18
2."Big Change" (Inst.)   3:18

Viewership

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My Roommate Is a Gumiho : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
112391057923116510698867869498398678458548208719091091948
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea[32]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[32][33]
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).

References

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