Mi Compañero De Cuarto Es Un Gumiho (2021)

Ainda não superei que não verei a minha raposinha mais

Ainda não descobri o motivo, mas o drama me prendeu muito e acabou se tornando o meu favorito. Talvez tenha sido a atuação dos atores, que deram vida aos personagens de tal maneira que me fez amar cada momento do enredo, ou tenha sido a própria história em si, que por mais clichê que seja foi muito linda de assistir.

Logo no primeiro episódio já conseguimos perceber que além de sofrer com toda a história da "raposa astuta" em querer se tornar humano, vamos também rir bastante com as caras e bocas que a Lee Dam faz. Esse é aquele tipo de comédia romântica que te faz desejar viver algo parecido - é claro, sem a parte de gumiho de quase mil anos ou qualquer coisa do gênero. Quando me refiro a isso, quero dizer que, os atores souberam mostrar a paixão e tiveram BASTANTE química. Deu até uma certa invejinha da Dam com o seu "Senhor" quando eles começaram a demonstrar sentimentos um pelo o outro.

Mas nem toda história é tão perfeita assim... O que me deixou completamente desconfortável foi o fato de terem colocado aquele amor unilateral envolvendo a Dam e o Sun-woo. Quem assistiu provavelmente percebeu o quão persistente ele foi, por mais que ela o ignora-se ou fala-se que não tinha interesse, ele simplesmente não desistia em uma falsa esperança de conseguir algo. E para piorar a situação, enfiaram aquele papo do fio vermelho entre os dois. Juro que nesse momento até minhas pernas tremeram por pensar que minha raposinha favorita não ia virar humano coisa nenhuma e que a Dam ia ficar com o outro. Porém, graças ao divino, o enredo não seguiu nesse sentido!

Outra coisa que não posso esquecer de comentar é o fato do casal secundário ter me deixado aquecidinha em todas as cenas que estavam juntos. Foi um relação que eu sabia que daria certo bem antes de qualquer interação entre os dois, justamente por eles não terem qualquer interesse em comum. De cara achamos que a Hye-sun é uma garotinha mimada e toda cheia de si, mas logo percebemos que ela é um amor de pessoa, e o Jae-jin se passa por alguém atrapalhado e despreocupada com tudo, mas na verdade é bem focado e preocupado com os amigos e a família. Eles formaram um casal perfeito e adorável demais para o meu coração todo sensível.

Enfim, obrigada Jae-jin por ter bebido muito e ter esbarrado no carro do Woo-yeo, porque só foi necessário isso para o meu casal número um ter se conhecido e virado o drama mais fofo que tive o prazer de acompanhar.

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my best ever fantasy kdrama !!

This is not the first series to use the legend of the 9-tailed fox (gumiho). Normally, the 9-tailed fox is an almost immortal supernatural being that has a bad reputation, because it feeds of the energy of humans to feed its inner pearl. But here, we are dealing with nice gumiho who are just looking to become human, not to kill them. One has already succeeded, but the main character of the story, 999 years old, has only a few months left to do so before he disappears. That's when he meets a young (and pretty...) student who swallows his pearl by mistake. From then on, their destiny is linked for better or for worse-but mostly for better-.
This drama is clearly intended to entertain, and it reaches its goal. There are some elements of a fantasy thriller in the first part, but it is quickly resolved and it is only a twist of the story. A love triangle is set up to complicate the romance, but again, it's not done to keep us in suspense until the end. So, what makes the charm of the series? First of all, an extremely well-adapted cast, with actors who give substance to each character. The two leads, played by Jang Gi Yong and Hyeri, have real chemistry. They are both very charming. The supporting cast is also very good, I especially liked Park Gyeong Hye, who played a ghost in Goblin. She has a very expressive game, probably helped by her particular face and her big eyes. Without being beautiful, she gives off the charm. More generally, except for maybe two pests of service, all these characters are sympathetic and contribute to keeping a positive spirit.

Secondly, there is a lot of humor, we often smile. Notably, because the gumiho in search of humanity is a bit clumsy and is in permanent difficulty with human psychology.
What did I miss a little? Maybe a little more depth on this quest for humanity, and then, it doesn't seem so bad to be a gumiho, finally... Besides, by dint of looking for what can make you smile, we remain a little on the surface of things. And there are also some characters who pass by and disappear a little mysteriously from the story, leaving a taste of too little: the brief passage of the heroine's mother or the kind of third magical being whose purpose is not well understood. But these small negative points do not take away much from the very positive general impression that comes out of the viewing! In conclusion, "My roommate is a gumiho" (title on Viki) is good entertainment that will put you in a good mood. so i totally recommended!!!

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Good-looking Cast, Decent Acting - Story Falls Flat

Why I wanted to watch this drama?
• Jang Ki-Yong (wanted to see more of him after Kill It and Go Back Couple)
• Fantasy set-up, Gumihos/Kitsune are one of my favorite mythical characters

What WORKS?
• The actors are very good-looking and do a good job playing their characters well and staying true
• The set locations are very beautiful
• The clothes are pretty

What does NOT WORK?
• The Story Falls Flat and Too Draggy
• It should have been more fast paced given there is an underlying mystery of Gumiho, whether the lead pair end up together, will the lead accomplish his goal to turn human?
• Even with the murder mystery, the episodes don't have a cliffhanger, any sense of urgency that will keep you hooked
• The side characters' (Kang Han-na & Kim Do-Wan) budding romance is more warm and cute to watch
• The SML - totally unnecessary and cry-baby, whining - which is totally opposite of his narcistic personality. Even if you want to believe that he changed cause of the FL - nope, not developed
• The main leads are cute together, but its just lackluster - doesn't make you curl your toes and root for them
• Action is missing, big time
• ML - is just getting objectified as a model-turned-actor, you can feel he is an ancient being - but not romantic, or action-savvy. And when he tries to, it seems forced. :(
• FL - Hyeri's role seems like a 21st century version of her Reply 1988 role. :(

No matter the genre, I like dramas where stories are fast/mid paced, that urge you to watch one more episode.
Expectations from Rom-Com+Fantasy was that there would be great chemistry between the lead pairs and a mystery that keeps you at an edge - which is where in my opinion, this drama under-delivers greatly, sadly. Quite disappointed .

Would recommend only if you want to look at good -looking cast & don't mind a slow, dragged out storyline.

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A Swing And A Miss

I wanted to love this drama so much. It has so much going for it. How can you really go wrong with a cute fantasy romcom full of tropey forced cohabitation goodness? And on top of that, throw in two talented and capable lead actors--Jang Ki Yong & Hyeri--who have proven their chops in multiple other projects. I was expecting something a little light-hearted, with lots of skinship, misunderstandings and pining, and to an extent, all of that was there.

So why did this drama feel so utterly empty and forgettable? What was missing?

I'll tell you: proper characterization. This show totally failed to create two lead characters who the viewer could both empathize with and fall in love with. We have to really care about who they are, what their desires are, the struggles they're facing. And if the lead couple lacks fiery chemistry, they at least need to have a well-written buildup for their feelings for one another. These two had neither chemistry nor well-written buildup. Not even a smidge. I found myself wanting to skip through their scenes, which is unacceptable for this genre. Gumiho Shin Woo Yeo is beautiful, refined and cold...and boring. We get nothing from him. He is essentially flawless--and perfect characters don't hold your attention for long. He yearns to be human, but why does this character want to be human so bad? He has no relationships with the people around him. He has no drive or ambition besides finally becoming human, and it's not addressed why he even desires that. He extracts no pleasure from living in the human world, experiencing human pleasures or being around other humans. So what is the audience even rooting for?

Lee Dam, the human college student he falls for, is immature, totally out of touch with herself, and childish to the extreme. She is nothing special--the Every Woman Character. She feels more like a cardboard cutout than a person because the script doesn't adjust to her character. Rather, the character adjusts to the script's needs. She always reacts too much or too little. You can never pin down what kind of person the writers want her to be. The writing fails this character in a myriad of ways, and it's exhausting. Thus, Lee Dam comes off extremely inconsistent: sometimes she finds herself in upsetting situations with her peers and she shows real wisdom for her age. Just as often, she comes off as a loud obnoxious teen with no self-awareness. It's impossible that this 999-year old mythical creature could fall for this annoying human child without any growth, right? RIGHT?

Wrong. Of course he falls for her, out of nowhere. By episode 6, we are already embroiled in their romantic feelings coming to light. This kind of relationship deserves a far slower burn, especially in the context of all these flaws. But those 6 episodes feel like eons. Truly, it was an effort to get through them. This episode is also when the villain seems to be introduced (some sort of serial killer gumiho I think, but didn't really care enough to find out). It is baffling to watch, as a viewer, because I don't really want to spend time with them, so why do they want to spend time with each other? They don't have great chemistry, which is forgivable with the right script. I asked myself, do I even want to see them in each other's arms? And I realized I don't really care either way. So the show, for me, is dead in the water.

The arcs occurring within the secondary characters feel more fleshed out than in the leads. Narratively, there is no recovery for a start like this, and I'll be abandoning it at 6 episodes. I'm sad because Jang Ki Yong and Hyeri's talents are wasted here, and they are really doing their best, but it's simply not enough to save a script that reads like a first draft.

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Vai fazer falta!!!!

Esse dorama foi simplesmente maravilhoso! Eu amei do começo ao fim. Todos os episódios foram incríveis, em nenhum momento a história ficou maçante e tediosa. A comédia foi perfeita, não foi forçada e me tirou muitas risadas. O romance também maravilhoso. Conseguiu me envolver e me fez derreter. E o melhor é que tiveram dois casais fofíssimos no dorama: o protagonista e um secundário que só deixou a história mais divertida.
Eu amei muito. Fiquei ansiosa para o lançamento dos episódios, me diverti assistindo, sofri com os protagonistas e torci pelo final feliz.
Os protagonistas fizeram um show de atuação e tinham muita química. Além dos seus personagens terem personalidades muito envolventes. Os personagens secundários também foram incríveis. Amei o trio de amigos, o irmão da Dam e o friendzone da história.
Esse dorama superou minhas expectativas. Eu gostei muito! A história foi bem desenvolvida, o final foi bem fechadinho e lindo, os personagens eram muito carismáticos e todos os episódios foram divertidos.
Vai deixar saudade!

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Meu melhor Dorama até o momento

Gostaria de agradecer ao criador por não utilizar o padrão de:

- Mal-Entendidos sem sentido.
- Rival dominando protagonista para acabar relacionamento
- Rival agarrando protagonista e ela ficar calada sem reação

São situações que me pergunto se na ASIA isso é normal e reproduzido nos Doramas.

Quando o rival apareceu eu quase desisti de assistir, mas o comportamento da protagonista foi o melhor possível e eu pensei, será que aqui vai ser diferente, afinal é um Dorama escolar (universidade).

E a parte do cabelo: "...Não me toque" Deveria ter sido aos berros para a sala toda ouvir.
Ele bateu o recorde de ser rejeitado.
Não, eu nunca torci pelo Rival, ele merece a solidão até se transformarem um ser humano.

Incrível que o autor quando plantou uma ligação (cordão vermelho) e o sonho, me deu medo de continuar depois do sonho, mas ele conduziu aquilo como obstáculos de afirmação e com o passar dos episódios as expressões dela para com o rival pareciam ser de sentimento mas eram de susto, desconforto , pena e no final surpresa.

Determinada, corajosa e desde o início defendendo aquilo o que lhe era mais precioso. Seus sentimentos.
O relacionamento deles é cadenciado, sem forçar ele evolui como magia cada dia um acaso do destino, sem precisar de cordão vermelho.

Ela venceu até o sobrenatural por ser honesta e convicta em sua escolha. Ela é protagonista e heroína, defendeu seu relacionamento até a última lágrima sem abrir mão da dor da perda. Isso sim é uma história de Amor.

A única escolha que fez onde nunca houve outra opção.

Se eu pudesse mudar esse Dorama teria removido o rival há muito tempo e ter usado as cenas dele para criar momento do casal em público para que as pessoas entendessem o que eles sentiam.

Pena que o final como sempre é corrido e sem o conteúdo merecido para enfatizar o Final Feliz Perfeito.

Esse merece o casamento, quem sabe em edição especial.

Obrigado a Baek Sun Woo e Choi Bo Rim por este trabalho mágico e diferente

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A crowd pleaser romcom

There’s nothing particularly new or original about MRIAG, but where it thrives is on the chemistry of its two leads and bending some of the usual Kdrama tropes on its head. What I really enjoyed was the female lead who was confident and believed in herself and a male lead, though reserved wasn’t a jerk or purposely mean. All the typical misunderstandings were cleared up because the couple had good communication and built in trust. The show also features a wonderful second couple, who are both just cute, innocent and adorable. The whole cast had great chemistry.

The only thing I didn’t like was the pacing from ep 10-16. There were a lot of scenes that dragged and some story choices were too obvious. The whole arc around the second male lead was also overdone and could have been concluded sooner It’d be tough for me to ever rewatch the whole thing, but it’s still worth watching once, just to see Jang Ki-Yong’s smile.

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amor dos sonhos?

"'O Amor nos Tempos do Cólera' é o amor de sonho que parece faltar no árido tempo presente, em que já não se tem mais a certeza de que os olhos falam (e fazem poesia), em que o medo do amor condena à solidão e ao esquecimento." GARCIA MARQUES - lembre, amor dos sonhos!
Vocês assistiram Yoo Se Poong, o Psiquiatra de Joseon ??? Se não, assistam e entenderão o que falarei adiante sobre a o respeito de uma serie com seus expectadores, e falo em todos os sentidos.
Estava assistindo a serie Meu Colega de Quarto e um Grumiho e rindo muito, amando cada nuance quando levei um tapa... o bullying sofrido pela protagonista no colégio (dizem que e um problema sério na Coreia, não sei dizer) a cena do cinema (sobre o gênero do Gye Sun Woo) foi desnecessário, alias na Coreia nem se pode ENCOSTAR e eles acharam o filme que leve? oi? toda a parte da menstruarão (uma sacola de remédio, fala serio) Se olhar bem tem tantas coisas erradas e absurdas nessa serie que doem, e as mulheres “molham as calcinhas” com ela .. além do homem velho com a menina nova (se botar em termos de tempo de normal seria pedofilia?) totalmente subalterna/carente (todas nos estamos, pois não tinha visto isto em cários capítulos) e humilhada indiretamente (como q desapercebido, haham) por ele. Não, não temos sororidade entre mulheres mal-amadas, pois todas independente do país estamos mesmo querendo o coreano “gato’ que nos trate “mal mas bem” com cara de piedade e ar de compreensão e proteção... o protagonista a prende, a vigia, posso falar q a envenena (a perola vermelha e era so beijar para tirar) , tem tantas aberrações que não consegui terminar....

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a cute, light-hearted kdrama 7.8/10!!

Story: I read the webtoon and absolutely adored it so i decided to give the drama a watch, and it was pretty good. They adds a back story for Mr.Gumiho and i think that's nice! The Cast really brings to life my favorite webtoon.

I'm at ep. 9, I dont know why they added the Murder + Supernatural shit,... and it's getting boring for me. The pacing at the first is pretty good, because it's fast paced compared with the webtoon, but i always have to skip the cheesy romance scenes with lengthy dialogues, mostly about Mr. Gumiho's [lack of]-feelings thingy, or scenes where Female Lead mindlessly, sadly walk alone on the street... Or scenes where the Main Leads just stares at each other (like i get that they tried to be expressive, but i guess they can cut them out so those scenes can be shorter, and less boring! :D)

Cast/Acting:
Lee Dam/Lee Hyeri: I read a article on kenh14 (our Vietnamese tabloid) criticizing Lee Hyeri's acting and ughhhhh, she slayed and saved this show!! Lee Dam here is so cute! Both drama Dam and webtoon Dam is funny, but the drama Dam is more lively and relatable (look at her eating scenes >w<, an authentic representation of Gen Z), while webtoon Dam gives off a cold girl vibe (or is it bc the art haha) who has a great sense of humor

The Male Lead: I thought his smiles are a little stiff and awkward in romance scenes (e.g. The stair scene with Dam, while he says "i think of you as my niece") I watched their interview, and yeahhh, loll, his natural laugh is different from the drama's (like natural smiles tend to be cotagious) ... He definitly has more room to improve his acting ^^ , Fighting Male Lead ssi.

The Second Leads (Jae Jin and the Gumiho Woman): They're adorable, Hye Sun is such a fun character which ive never seen before. Han Na defly kills this role since i don't care much about her character in the webtoon, but here she managed to portrait a weird, reluctant but beautiful friendship with Mr.Gumiho ( i still dont remember the names). Jae Jin the character is sweet too!

The romance/The chemistry (Main Leads): it was okay, and nice i guess... 7.8/10 <3 Havent felt that much butterfly in my stomach tho

The friendship: I adore the trio * * while I think Soo Kyung character should have more screen time cuz she's so cutee and hilarious

Music + Fashion + Filming Set:
Their house + the scenes + The furniture is too nice i love itttt! Beautiful scenery. The fashion is pretty great, esp. Hye Sun's! I'm a little disappointed in Dam's outfits tho haha (like it's okay— just common college students fit)

Might drop this even though the past 9 eps i watched were worth the time!!

PS: Đang xem thấy chị nào xinh đẹp quá ra là Jung So Min nhà mìnhhhh
cameo thui mà diễn hay hết sức

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Love it

This drama is amazing from episode 1 till now and waiting for episode 13. From the beginning the scenes gives you such a weird feelings what the story is all about, And how did that happen and who is that evil spirit that wandering around. Every episode is trilling and have a lots of skinship and sweetness ofcourse. To the point that you will shout out loud because of their chemistry. And this hye ri's drama is my favorite. Their chemistry is good, please let them be together till the ending. Hyeri is doing great, she's my bias in Girls day. And hope to see her in another project together with Mr. Gumiho hihihi

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