Yumi's Cells (2021)

Now this is something new!

So what you can look for in this show is not just the leads living their life but also a totally new world of their cool cells.

Talking about the story, for sure it's something new which you wouldn't have seen anywhere else (yes, some say that this show copied the concept from the movie Inside Out but to mention the original webtoon was written before the movie got released so you understand, right?). So in short you will love to see the awesome cells and their life. The story keeps you excited as in what will happen next? What more does the writer has to show us? And yes, the pace of the drama is perfect considering the crew remoulded the webtoon of 500 chapters (and less) into a 14 episodes drama. Yup! Season 2 is waiting up there for you.

Acting isn't something we can forget cause definitely Kim Go Eun and Ahn Bo Hyun gave their best and it turned out pretty well too. Their hard work is definitely reflected in their acting. Since Ku Woong is a guy who's a considerate type of person and someone who does not express much but has a lot of feelings inside, Ahn Bo Hyun indeed played his role in a very smooth way. Forced acting/ fakeness is nowhere to be seen in main leads' acting.

P.S. Well I don't want to rate it for re-watch value cause I just now finished the drama and proclaiming now whether I'll re-watch it or not isn't justice to the drama. I plan on waiting for at least a month or so, and then analysing whether I really want to re-watch it or not. I think that will be the true re-watch value of any show, not just this one ;)

So, I recommend you to start this drama mainly for 2 reasons;
Firstly, the story is something new and it gives fresh vibes so if you want something that can lower your burden then this show is for you.
And lastly, the OST is so good to listen that maybe some scenes were beautifully made mainly because of the BGM <333

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Yumi: Journey of self love

Great marriage of animation and drama.

Yumi's animated cells, every single one of them, we didnt know we need them until we saw them and love them so much. Lust cell cracks me up. Hunger cell is too cute. Interestingly my fav cell is rational cell. What makes it good is how relatable it is. Everyone has many sides to them. Similar with yumi, today fashion cell takes over and she makes a splurge. Or emotion cell takes over and she does a reactive reaction that she may regret. Even how the weather reflects yumi's feelings.

What makes it good is seeing the journey of the cells which infers yumi herself learns from experiences- every fall, every heartbreak. And seeing how the cells lobby for her happiness.. its really a journey of self love. Learning how to open up, how to take intiative, how to flirt/be coquetish, how to give, how to stand up for herself and ultimately how to let go.

Romantic interest wise comic readers knows Woong and Yumi's rollercoaster. He may not be perfect but both him and yumi shared alot, experienced new things together and were once very happy. Hes definitely in a few volumes of encyclopedia in yumi's central library and forever will be up on her wall of special moments. He helped unlocked alot of things in Yumi's heart. I was glad he entered Yumi's life.

Lastly I noticed Kim Go Eun seems much more carefree in her acting here. Both her and Ahn Bo Hyun were truly great in their roles and played off each other so well. There may not be that much of Woong in the sequel but I still hope to see him.

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Breath in..... breath out.... calm.... calm.... calm......
NOT CALM!!! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ENDING!??! I NEED SEASON 2, RIGHT NOW!!!

I without a doubt loved this show.... which is crazy to me because I never planned to watch it. Mostly because the whole concept screamed "Inside Out" to me and I'm not really hip to the whole coattail thing, but I gotta admit, they did a amazing job with this and I'm obsessed with all the cells! Hunger cell is my purly my reason for living. Lol

I remember seeing a post (that I really wish I could remember what it was about) and it made me more curious about the show than anything and I thought "eh why not" so -- I looked it up and only intended to watch a few minutes of it just to see what the hype was about.... It quickly turned into a binge watch black hole. Lol I mean, when your opening scene has a shirtless Minho, who in their right minds can turn that down? LOL!!!
But in all realness, I get it now. This show -- I have no words. Least none that cover how mind blowing awesome it was.

If you saw any of my updates, you know for a fact, I want to fight Woong and Sae Yi should maybe meet her match of the white truck of doom. I SAID WHAT I SAID!!! These two drove me up the wall with madness every time I saw them.
Yumi really didn't deserve everything Woong put her through. And gosh damn they needed to learn communication. Why is it so damn HARD to open your mouth and be like "hey we need to talk about some stuff"? or just be honest. Sheesh.
Let's just say this, the second he said "I can't lie" -- you knew, we all knew, that was a damn lie and a red flag straight from hell. It was like a ominus bell of doom the moment he said that. Not saying Yumi was perfect, but she really did try. Even when she kept getting sus over Sae Yi, Yumi really self sabotaged a lot around that time but I'm glad in the end, she talked to him about it. But I'm more pissed that he defended Sae Yi literally till the last moment. I get friendship is strong and everything but come on... you know damn well what she is doing and how she feels. It's insulting to Yumi to play the way he did. "I was handling it" pshhhh my ass!!!

I still have mixed feelings because when Yumi and Woong were happy together and had those great moments, I would forget how much I hated him.... of course, it would quickly get squished when he would pull some shit again. It was like a yo-yo constantly. back and forth and every now and then a trick would have you spinning around, then back to back and forth. Lol

I really hope next season we get to see more of Minho and Jin Young's characters. Which I feel like we will see more Jin Young, but not sure about Minho. Kinda want to see where his love life will be going. Lol Though can we all agree it's a little weird Minho's character and Yumi's ex kinda had the same character name (Ugi/U-gi) lol
I would even love to see where Ruby will be headed in the story... mind you, I couldn't stand her at all through most of the show but close to the end she grew on me a bit. Not sure why. Either way, if she is in season 2, I hope she grows up a little.

I think I have blabbed incoherently enough X_X what I'm trying to fully say is, if you're curious about this show, WATCH IT NOW!! Trust me, the cute cells are totally worth it and are what made this show what it was (for me). Can't NOT love hunger and lust cell. lol -- I seriously want to see other character cells in season 2. (that sounds weird to say hahaha)

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What killed the cat? Pride. And the wrong kind.

THIS SHOW SHUFFLED ALL MY CELLS.
As a 32 year old woman who hasn't dated in over four years, and as someone who closed all of her heart and emotions, this shook me up and woke my senses. Don't mind me showing off my card too early.
Yummy, a complex cell, got her DNA and RNA all tangled up. Knowing who she is, she just keeps forgetting what she wants and disregarding what she needs. Sounds familiar? I see Yummy in every person that passes trough my life these days. I see her in me, as well.
I'd like to switch my focus to more important topic, Woong. Goofy, down to earth, wanna do what makes me tick kinda guy, is all about himself while everything is all about her.
Writers tried to do something there, but not sure if they quite pulled it off.
No origin story to describe and justify him as a character, but we got deeper (origin) story from Ba Bi, and connected more with his core than with Woong.
Even tho we do see (somewhat) character growth in Woong (but do we?), he just seems to be unable to pull in the other foot to her. Always with one foot out, he keeps making her (and himself) doubt the point of them, finding purpose in their relationship or stabilize happiness and feelings.
From this point of view, he does seem a better fit with Seo Sae Yi, than with Yummy.
This kind of people tend to give you themselves only up until their point of comfort, never ever actually giving in. And I suppose the final pull up, grow up and/or giving in is reserved for season two, hence, the ultimately vast pride getting in our way in season one.

But, I suppose this may come as a true human nature, "please do come close to me so you melt my heart, but never close enough to make it burn of pure desire".

In the end, we see them dating for a year, one moth and four days, but never actually said I LOVE YOU to (themselves) each other.

May force be with you in second season, Yummy.

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best romcom

might have been the best romcom series i have watched in my life. genuinely love it so much .. i am so attached to this show. i love how they stayed true to the webtoon . great balance of everything, they didnt show too much or to less of the side characters, it was just enough to make the drama more fun and likeable. would it be a stretch if i say this show is perfect? well... i dont care ! it was perfect to me ! the cells were so entertaining to watch though there may be times i got frustrated with them but all characters have their flaws right hehe @_@ i am totally going to rewatch the show every chance i get because it is just so !! good !!

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What an absolutely fascinating dive into not just a relationship with others but with oneself.

Every once in a while the K-Drama world delivers something totally unexpected. This is one of them...As someone who is into human behavioural psychology, this was such a fascinating dive into not just a relationship but the way our different cells 'run' us. I could really relate to the different cells and they are definitely the stars of the show, If you start watching this and you don't see the point of the cells (animation) then you are missing the whole point of the drama...it's a deep discussion presented in a very simple way and definitely gave me food for thought.

The cast really did a fabulous job of bringing it to life too. The OST was off da chain, I don't normally notice the music but this one I quite liked. altogether I give this a 10 for originality and carrying off something different successfully in my opinion

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This! What a gem

Update:
just finished the last 2 eps.
very happy with it, brought out all sorts of emotions and took me back to past memories.
loved how much Yumi’s cells always tried to do what’s best for her, always rooting for her, and it makes you realize how you should actually treat yourself :)
again, this show is so relatable.
it’s probably the most realistic take on relationships :)

I really enjoyed this. highly recommended.
can’t wait for season 2! ♡
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I’m very picky with kdramas. I’ve been watching them for a long time already and ive seen all sorts.

so i couldn’t believe there’s still one that would manage to surprise and fascinate me.
this is it. it’s so refreshing & relatable. so addicting.

it seems like such a simple slice-of-life story, nothing much going on, but the way they showed the inner workings of the mind through the cells’ interactions is actually deep & profound. it made me reflect a lot on my own experiences & thought process.

i wasn’t a fan of kim go-eun (didnt like her in goblin)
but here the acting/role is spot-on. music is perfect.
and the cells- they’re the life of the show! every character is done so well. they’re hilarious.

i know the story is based on a webtoon which i haven’t read. can’t compare, but i really like this. such a pleasant surprise. watch it.

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Inside out drama version

Long time want to watch this drama, especially cause of the cute cells. Finally this year decided to watch for my Alphabet Drama / Movie Challenge. Good drama, but unfortunately leave unpleasant feeling in our heart when they close the curtain. Fortunately at the time that I watch this, they already has 2nd season to continue the story. But I think I'll gonna watch this next year for another Alphabet Drama / Movie Challenge. Haha...

The drama is really cute with all the cells involve, like watching inside out but more complicated feeling & emotion. Story about a woman named Kim Yu Mi (YM) & all the emotion that lives in her, and later on also we can see Ku Woong (KW) emotion. The really story quite close to the reality of our life, so we easily attach to it.

A little reality check:
+ Really make me smile when KM love cells infiltrate YM heart by very simple thing. By using frog... Yeah sometimes that simple thing that silently infiltrate our heart.
+ I don't know like or not about this, but sometimes KW is a little too perfect as man. He is man with rarely having relationship but he can read all the little gesture that YM give. Like when he decided to block YM knowledge about how close he is with Seo Sae Yi actually is, he can sense danger that if he said about it YM gonna be angry so yeah he block it instead. Sometimes man is so stupid reading woman gesture, so when I found man like this in the drama world it makes me a little bit happy.
+ As simple as love infiltrate our heart, sometimes a little things too that annoyed us. And when that little thing finally piling up, and sometimes without our knowledge too, that's when we think to end things up.

Overall this really good drama to watch

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Story with relatable dating relationship

I was hesitant to watch this at first because of the animation; but I am glad I did give in to the urge to do so.

This was uniquely different in that it combined animation with real people. The way the writer weaved the story to incorporate the various cells was engaging. You cannot help but wish that you can hear your own cells discussing among themselves.

Since this is a webtoon, you can basically see it in most IG posts about how this season would end.

Ahn Bo Hyun was such a revelation! I didn't like his character in Itaewon Class (though he was really good there); but as Woong, I totally fell for him. In fact, for me, between Yumi and Woong, I would love to see more of Woong.

I don't know the ending of the webtoon (heard there was a season 3), but I am hoping that it would be Yumi and Woong

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A funny and relatable show

Well this one its really difficult to talk about because I don't think its perfect and actually I got a little bored in some episodes but at the same time, the narrative is so interesting and some episodes were pretty good and funny to me.

First, I think the main idea of the drama is really amazing and Yumi`s cell are SO SO captivating that its impossible to not like them. But, at the same time, the cells are SO GOOD that they stole the whole show too much and I was looking foward to see them more than the characters itself. The cells were cute, funny and their animations were amazing. For me, without the cells the show wouldn't be that interesting but it's YUMIS CELL after all so I guess it makes sense that the cells is the best thing in the drama. Besides that, some scenes of Yumi was pretty relatable and I found interesting that it's a drama focused on the dramas of a girl and we see all her problems and her glow up until the end. The idea of Yumi becoming a #1 priority for herself was pretty cool too and I think we are going to see a even more matured Yumi in the future (are you seeing this Neverthless?).

Talking now about the other characters, most of them were annoying for me in some parts but I liked their chemistry. Yumi and Woong were pretty good together and even when I was annoyed with them I still liked them as a couple. The ending was a bit sad because Yumi clearly didn't overcome her love for Woong but yeah, we know she will because now she is growing up.
PS: I don't know if I`m excited for season 2 because I didn't liked Bobby but I will watch for sure because I want to see more about Yumi`s grow.

So yeah, for me it was a funny and relatable show to watch. I`m happy that I gave a chance and decided to watch. If you are looking for something different and a show for spend some time I definitely recommend this.

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Slice of life at its finest

The main message of Yumi's cells is that as you navigate through the ups and downs of life, meeting and parting ways with various people that impact you in various ways, at the end of the day, it's your own self that matters most in your story.

Yumi's Cells has been a fun watch. I really love the way they presented the message of self love into such a lighthearted yet warm storyline. The animated cells, whose cute and funny reactions, as well as their interactions with each other were the biggest highlight in the drama for me, give out the feeling that your own self, your own body, is always rooting for your wellbeing and happiness, so you should always strive to take care of yourself. They also managed to portray feelings and thought processes that almost everyone can relate to on a day to day basis.

I would like to specially applaud the animation team for this drama. It's obvious that they spent a lot of budget and time for the cells, and it was well worth it in the end. The writing, directing and acting were great as well, especially Kim Go Eun. She did a fabulous job at making Yumi's indirect interactions with her cells come to life.

See you at season 2 !

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