My Roommate Is a Gumiho 2021
“I ended up living with a gumiho.”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- May 26, 2021
- Last Aired
- July 15, 2021
- Format
- 1 season · 16 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~17.3 hours (65 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S1E14 "Episode 14" (★ 9.5/10)
- Created By
- Park Joon-hwa
- Network
- tvN
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
What is My Roommate Is a Gumiho?
My Roommate Is a Gumiho is a 2021 South Korean television drama series starring Jang Ki-yong and Lee Hye-ri. The series belongs to the drama, comedy, romance, and sci-fi and fantasy genres.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2021
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 16
- Runtime
- 65 minutes
- First aired
- May 26, 2021
- Last aired
- Jul 15, 2021
- Original language
- KO
- Origin
- KR
- Networks
- tvN
- Genres
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 8.1/10 from 151 votes
- Format
- 1 season · 16 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~65 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- tvN
Where to watch in United States
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How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 16 episodes and an average 65-minute runtime.
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Overview
My Roommate Is a Gumiho is a 2021 South Korean television drama series starring Jang Ki-yong and Lee Hye-ri. The series belongs to the drama, comedy, romance, and sci-fi and fantasy genres. The program tells the story of romance between a 999-year-old kumiho or gumiho named Shin Woo-yeo and a female college student named Lee Dam. To become a human, the 999-year-old gumiho Shin Woo-yeo needs to fill his fox bead with human energy before he turns 1,000 years old. One day, a college girl named Lee Dam accidentally swallows Woo-yeo's fox bead. The standard series aired on the tvN network for 16 episodes, running from May 26, 2021, to July 15, 2021, on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The show is also known by the literal title Frightening Cohabitation.
Should you watch it?
“A college student accidentally swallows a 999-year-old gumiho's fox bead, forcing them to live together.”
- Follows a unique romance between a 999-year-old gumiho and a female college student.
- Features a premise centered on an accidentally swallowed fox bead and shared living arrangements.
- Starring Jang Ki-yong and Lee Hye-ri in a 16-episode standard series broadcast on tvN.
- It only has 16 episodes, which may feel too short for viewers looking for a longer series.
Watch it if you enjoy romantic fantasy television series involving mythological creatures and college students.
The tone combines fantasy, comedy, and romance across 16 standard episodes, each running approximately one hour and ten minutes.
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Season 1 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Episode 1 Mytharc May 26, 2021
- E2 Episode 2 Core May 27, 2021
- E3 Episode 3 Core Jun 2, 2021
- E4 Episode 4 Core Jun 3, 2021
- E5 Episode 5 Core Jun 9, 2021
- E6 Episode 6 Core Jun 10, 2021
- E7 Episode 7 Core Jun 16, 2021
- E8 Episode 8 Core Jun 17, 2021
- E9 Episode 9 Core Jun 23, 2021
- E10 Episode 10 Core Jun 24, 2021
- E11 Episode 11 Core Jun 30, 2021
- E12 Episode 12 Core Jul 1, 2021
- E13 Episode 13 Core Jul 7, 2021
- E14 Episode 14 Core Jul 8, 2021
- E15 Episode 15 Mytharc Jul 14, 2021
- E16 Episode 16 Mytharc Jul 15, 2021
Frequently asked questions
Where can I stream My Roommate Is a Gumiho?
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Is My Roommate Is a Gumiho worth watching?
It is a 16-episode South Korean television drama starring Jang Ki-yong and Lee Hye-ri that focuses on a romance between a gumiho and a college student.
What is the binge duration of the series?
The series consists of 16 episodes, with each episode having a duration of 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Are there essential episodes to watch?
The provided sources do not list specific essential episodes, as the series consists of 16 standard episodes aired between May 26, 2021, and July 15, 2021.
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