Underplayed Gems

Yumi's Cells (2021)

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Original title
유미의 세포들
Cast
Kim Go Eun, Ahn Bo Hyun, Jun Ho Young, Lee Yoo Bi, Choi Min Ho, Mi Ram, Jung Soon Won, Kwon Seung Woo
Genre
comedy, Korean drama, drama television series, romance television series
Country
South Korea
Length
3 seasons, 36 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 74 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An ordinary office worker named Yumi navigates her daily life and romantic relationships. Her thoughts, feelings, and decisions are shown as tiny living cells inside her head that argue, celebrate, and guide her.

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What happens

Yumi's Cells (Korean: 유미의 세포들) is a 2021 South Korean television series directed by Lee Sang-yeob and starring Kim Go-eun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Park Jin-young, and Kim Jae-won. Based on the eponymous webtoon, it is a cell-based psychological romance that unravels the daily life of an ordinary office worker Yumi through the eyes of the cells in her head. The first season was released on TVING from September 17, to October 30, 2021, and aired on tvN every Friday and Saturday at 22:50 (KST). The second season was released on TVING from June 10, to July 22, 2022, releasing two episodes every Friday at 16:00 (KST). It was later aired on tvN from November 16, to December 29, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST). The third season premiered on TVING on April 13, 2026, releasing two episodes every Monday at 18:00 (KST); it also aired on tvN every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). On September 8, 2021, TVING announced that the drama had sold broadcast rights in more than 160 countries around the world, including Europe, North America and Southeast Asia. On September 15, 2022, it was announced that season 2 had been sold to Amazon Prime Video for broadcasting in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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