IQIYI Produces First Korean Original Drama ‘My Roommate Is A Gumiho’

In 2020, Singapore-based global entertainment service iQIYI

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International, aired a total of 29 Korean shows, including the exclusive broadcast of the dramas. Backstreet rookie, starring Kim Yoo-jung and Ji Chang-wook, and Dinner companion starring Song Seung-hoon and Seo Ji-hye. Although fans of Korean content have become accustomed to watching k-dramas on a growing variety of international streaming platforms, for many fans these dramas provided an introduction to iQIYI.

iQIYI already has notable k content plans for 2021, including plans to broadcast exclusively Jirisan, starring A-list k-drama actors Jun Ji-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon, as national park rangers. Even more notable was its announcement at this year’s Asia TV Forum and Market that the company would produce its first original Korean drama series. My roommate is a gumiho which will star Jang Ki-young and Lee Hyeri.

The horror romantic comedy is based on the popular Korean webtoon. Living together, written by Baek Sun-woo and Choi Bo-rim, who wrote What’s wrong with Secretary Kim? a webtoon that also became a popular drama. My roommate is a gumiho will be directed by Nam Sung-woo, who directed the drama Kkondae Intern and will be co-produced with Studio Dragon and JTBC

Jang plays the gumiho from the drama, a nine-tailed fox spirit, who spent the past 999 years trying to achieve human form. Just when he is about to succeed, he meets a college student, played by Lee Hyeri, who accidentally swallows his gumiho pearl, without which he cannot become human. Until they can find a safe way to extract the pearl from her body, she has to live with this potentially dangerous and possibly impatient gumiho for three months, a coexistence that could have unexpected consequences. Gummihos often transform into seductively attractive human beings, but they can be vicious.

“We are privileged to work together with some of Korea’s best storytellers such as Baek Sun-woo, Choi Bo-rim, and Nam Sung-woo to turn this fantastic tale into a high-quality series for fans of the beloved webtoon series, as well as iQIYI Fans around the world, “said Kuek Yu-Chuang, vice president of international business at iQIYI International.” This is a first step in the long journey of bringing more beloved Asian stories to a global audience. “

My roommate it’s a gumiho it will air exclusively on the site with subtitles available in eight languages. In 2020 iQIYI International also launched productions in several other countries, including Dujou my loving day and more recently Love again in Malaysia, as well as producing an adaptation of the classic Singapore show Little Nonya, and thai drama Romantic Blue Series.

In August 2019, iQIYI launched the multilingual iQIYI app, which provides subtitles in local languages ​​such as English, Thai, Bahasa Malay, Vietnamese, and Indonesian.