My Roommate Is a Gumiho

♡♡Lee Dam Has Stolen My Heart♡♡

I've decided I'm gonna watch youth of may before I'll see my Roommate is a Gumiho so I get that amazing fun pick me up after depression anxiety. ....And now I'm cry laughing because of my Roommate is a Gumiho.

I'm in love with our female lead though.

"You already know so much about me but I would like my body fat to be private"
This woman!! Omg I fucking love her!! There's like a hot Gumiho in the show but who am I drooling over? A disaster of a human being aka the sloth out of all sloths and the biggest mood ever. Plus she loves history (she's just perfect).

Lee Dam being like:
Falling in love with a human? Meh
Falling in love with a gumiho? Nah
Falling in love with food every meal time? HELL YESSS

We all deserve a 999 year old Gumiho that takes care of us when we're on our periods like this girl does.

OMG GUMIHO IS A BABY!! He literally turned into her (shapeshift illusion) so that she doesn't have to worry about a group assignment because of period cramps. What a precious soul.

Mr. Gumiho: It would be weird to say you're like my daughter. So let's go with niece
Me initially: :")
Me after a few seconds: Mr. Gumiho YOU LIKE HER!! SHE'S NOT YOUR NIECE!! U DUMB OR SOMETHING? Has your brain shrunk over time?

I'm also sooo in love with the girl though. She's toooo fucking funny when it comes to people showing interest in her or flirting with her. A dude was like if you don't have an umbrella we could share one **bitch pulls out a gigantic sized umbrella** She, Lee Dam, also has the best friends ever.

OMG I FUCKING LOVE HER EVEN MORE NOW!! HE CALLED HER HIS NIECE YESTERDAY AND GIRL CAME WITH THE BIGGEST COMEBACK THE NEXT DAY. Lee Dam be like give me your credit card uncle :") or I'm not calling you sir anymore but uncle instead since I'm like your niece. I love her so fucking much. Now Mr. Gumiho is all flustered.

Omg she keeps going with it, lol. Feel free to give me pocket money as well uncle since I'm like a niece to you :") Then I'll be going uncle, lol. She's so savage, I loooove it!!

Girl eats a very late night snack dude is like umm... you shouldn't eat that now. She be like eating food after 3:00 is basically breakfast and my mum always told me to eat a hearty breakfast. I'm dying, I'm deceased!!

Lee Dam is also the embodiment of every student. She goes to school in sweats and barely looking human.

I have officially cried tears for mr. Gumiho and the best girl ever. They really got to me :'( So now I'm crying. A 10/10 is definitely happening right now. My 100th drama of the year will be a 10/10.

Gumiho and my love are finally together. They literally only hugged and I cried like a baby.

Their first, well technically their second kiss, was hooooooot!!

OMG GIRL IS SO SENSIBLE!! She's deeply in love with him but currently it's very dangerous for them to be together but she isn't planning on risking it all. She's not betting her life on their relationship. FINALLY A GIRL WHO DOESN'T THROW HERSELF AWAY FOR A GUY

I DON'T KNOW WHO TO SHIP HER WITH ANYMORE. **not even one minute later** Okay, I sorted my thoughts out. Mr gumiho and our girl should be together. The second male lead kinda deserves better than her even though he initially was trash. Honestly they both deserve better.

LOL NOW I KNOW I WAVERED FOR A SEC!!! THE SECOND MALE LEAD IS SOMEONE I LOVED IN OTHER DRAMAS LOOOOL

There's also a female gumiho who just turned human 4 years ago and she has the vocabulary of a 4 year old even though she's 700+ years old. So now the male best friend of our girl thinks they slept together as in they had sex while female gumiho meant that they fell asleep in the same hotel room :")

An annoying mountain god put a red string of fate between the love of my life and the second male lead and never in my life have I wanted use SCISSORS so badly. I wanna go SNIP SNIP!! Can you believe a second ago I almost wavered and now I'm amnoyed as fuck :(

Mr Gumiho and ex gumiho girl have the best friendship ever. They're always bickering with each other or throwing jabs at one another. They're just too funny. I'm loving it so much

WHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :")  Our girl's best male friend now thinks he deflowered ex miss Gumiho will she in fact meant that she has never experienced someone throwing up on her. I can't even.

Female ex gumiho: You were really heavy, now my back hurts.
**him imagining all kinds of dirty stuff**
What she actually meant: I had to carry yo heavy ass because you were so drunk so now my back hurts.

I totally get why they (the male best friend & the ex gumiho) got a C on their communication assignment.

Him: I'll take responsibility
Her: meh not needed, it was consensual
Him: it was?
Her: we did it together
Someone please bury me now because I've died from laughing too hard. I'm crying as well :") this is too funny.

Her: from my experience it wasn't bad (still talking about the assignment). Him thinking he got some skills :") NOW THEY'RE DATING BECAUSE YOU'LL GET AN A FOR THAT COURSE THEN. I'm dying..... I can't handle this!! It's too funny!!

THE SUBWAY AD IS BACK. I REPEAT THE SUBWAY AD IS BACK!!!!!! WHY AM I SOOO EXCITED ABOUT THIS?

I'm really tired of that red thread of fate, I REALLY WANT TO BREAK IT. My friend was like: GET THE SWORDDD, which in turn had me like: I WILL! I'M READY TO MURDER THAT FUCKING DEITY THAT PUT THE STRING THERE!!! THAT MOTHERFUCKING... I usually love Go kyung pyo BUT OMG HE TRULY CHOSE THE WORST CAMEOS OF 2021. This year he's only playing fucking annoying characters. In her he's like meddling with my precious baby and making their lives harder because he wants to hurry gumiho and make him human. But mr gumiho has issues, very sensible issues. He can't use the girl he likes to turn human since it can becone life threatening, but he can't use so else because he is in a relationship. In my opinion, it actually makes sense for once because you have to kiss someone to get the bead out but also keep someone close & I mean that's a bit difficult if you're in a relationship. And one of those people is a bit of a grandpa (and does not fit with his personality) & for the girl it's her first relationship.

I'm boiling. The red bitch of faith is still happening. IT IS SOOOO ANNOYING.

You (my friend) got positive news (as in NCT's upcoming world tour) while all I got was a break up. I'M SO DONE WITH BREAK UP SHIT. I get why it happened BUT ME DON'T LIKEY.

You know those people in animal suits to promote stuff, like those mascot ones. My girl sees a fox one when she is drunk and just broke up and now she's beating/slapping the dude in the fox costume :")

LOL, SHE JUMPED ON MR GUMIHO BECAUSE SHE WANTS THE BEAD SO SHE CAN TURN HIM HUMAN and he was like nooooooope not hurting you and poofed himself out. This is toooo funny. OMG I CAN'T HELP BUT LOVE HER!Now she's harassing him at every moment to give her the bead. I just fucking love her!! And he keeps running off. She literally even hid under his desk and was like I GOT YOU. Can I marry her please?

Now she is even acting out a fake injury just to get him close so she can take his phone & car keys as hostage, lol. And he just poofed away again, whahaha.

Now ex gumiho is giving her energy to mr gumiho because he was staggering due to all the poofing and they're both so disgusted by having to hold hands to give and absorb energy.

Ex gumiho gave our girl tips on how to make mr gumiho cave in and what does our girl do, use her advise against her C: Since the ex gumiho likes the male best friend but she's too stubborn to realise it. And the two best friends acted all super close and lovey dovey to make the foxes jealous :") while the foxes thought they were really dating, the two friends literally had to sanitise their hands after touching.

His bead is almost entirely blue and I have a feeling what will turn it blue. Kdramas really turn me into a sappy person because I honestly wouldn't mind if this was actually the case. I kind of would love it. But those 3 words in English and 1 word in Korean could turn his bead blue. Saranghae, it has to be the good old classic I love you.

Their kisses are soooo fucking hot. I ship the characters sooo much.

I only have 2 hours left :(((

They really were like we are not gonna make it vague that they slept to together. We're gonna really state it without turning into Nevertheless, My name, or now we're breaking up. This was like a case of what's wrong with secretary Kim steaminess. BUT IT IS SO CUTE because both babies are soooo fucking awkward with each other the next day. Both of them are blushing like red tomatoes. One is 999 years old but he a shy maiden. I am still not over it. Their chemistry is just on fire. They're both freaking out about it and thinking about it non stop. They are sooo hilarious.

Our girl's female best friend is like you call him sir and bow to him how much more should I teach you. Dam running away from her and me being like you've got no idea how skilled and now experienced our girl already is hehehe ;) 

I LOVE HER SO MUCH. She's already puking of the idea of calling mr gumiho honey, babe, sweetie and OMG SAAAAAME. I really think oppa is okay but the rest makes me shudder. She's still sooo awkward with calling him oppa. SHE'S A MOOD, I FUCKING LOVE HER. I think he knows she is trying to say oppa and just loving to tease her, but then he was so sweet and started talking casually first because he's A CUTIE PIE. THEY ARE SO FUCKING CUTE!

I SHOULD HAVE KNOW! THE BEAD TURNS BLUE IF YOU ACT HUMANE

I love kdrama catfights and this one was extraordinary.

OMG THE FEMALE FRIEND OF OUR GIRL LIKED THE MALE BEST FRIEND O.o OMG AND FEMALE FRIEND HATES A SUNBAE BECAUSE HE THOUGHT SHE WAS THE TEACHER IN HER 40'S :") ME AND EVERYONE ELSE THOUGHT SHE LIKED THAT SUNBAE. They really got me. The worst thing is that I TOTALLY AGREED WITH THAT SUNBAE. I thought she was way older than 28.

THE MALE FRIEND'S REACTION TO HEARING FEMALE FRIEND LIKED HIM IS KILLING ME!

Lol, ex gumiho and male bff still haven't cleared up the we did not have sex part.

**insert sad emojis**  #Crying. Male best friend and ex gumiho finally cleared the air and she told him she liked him **a few seconds later** NOOOOOO WHY DO THEY HAVE TO DO MY BABIES DIRTY?? THEY WERE KISSING AND SUDDENLY HIS OLDER BROTHER APPEARED

I was wrong, it didn't change when he said those 3 words AND NOW HE'S DISAPPEARING. I'm crying. Now I don't want to watch the last episode. Now I'm sad... Me don't likey. These MOTHERFUCKERS HAD TO DO ME THIS DIRTY. I'm not watching it until tomorrow. I can't do it now.

The next day my friend was like WHEN ARE YOU GONNA WATCH IT & I was like after school. I'm gonna watch it while I eat diner. I dunno if that's the smartest move but that's what were doing. My angel friend was like I hope you dont choke while earing, which initially had me like same. Or my pizza becomes even saltier because of all my tears. Lucky, my dog, would be really happy about it because then he thinks he is allowed to eat it. I don't know if you know but my woof woof has a thing for cheese. I mean Cheese is love. Cheese is life.

Then dinner time flew by and I still hadn't seen the last episode. I'm just really really really procrastinating watching it. I was like hey I could watch Youth of May instead this... OH WAIT THAT'S FUCKING SAD AS WELL. And now Viki isn't working **almost 2 hours later** hey it works again.

Me to my friend around 23:15 Well.... I had to do my sisters bunnies... So I still have not seen the last episode (cue to the 20 minutes or so later when I did start watching it).

I'm gonna need some tissues. I'm not even 1 minute into it and I'm already crying.

THEY PUT SAD MUSIC IN EVERY SCENE HE APPEARS NOW. BITCHES REALLY DOING ME DIRTY.

He's making every moment with her count

Mr gumiho is crying so now I am crying.

HE IS BACK!!! BUT LOL HE HAS BECOME A FOODIE NOW HE'S HUMAN. They're both having food orgasms now, lol.

Our girl being horrified at his cooking he be like: I managed not to panic when I set the kitchen on fire and put the fire out :")

Mr no longer a Gumiho was like I'm bored HOW CAN YOU STUDY WHEN SOMEONE JUST CAME BACK FROM THE DEAD. He truly learned the sass from her.

I KNEW IT THAT THE SIBLINGS OF OUR GIRL AND THE SECOND MALE LEAD WOULD LIKE EACH OTHER!

Best friends are bickering again. Their love hate friendship is tooo funny.

OMG NOW FEMALE BEST FRIEND OF OUR GIRL AND DUDE THAT CALLED HER 40 GOT THE RED BITCH OF FATE NOW :") But it's actually a red thread of the dude's sweater. They're too funny.

Ex mr gumiho: you were supposed to carry the bead, not fall in love with its owner
Our girl: you were suposed to steal my energy not my heart.
OMG SHE SMOOTH.

OMG THEY OFFICIALLY GOT THE OFFICIAL RED BITCH OF FATE NOW #emonow.

Wow ex female gumiho used her bead which holds one wish to make her boyfriend not to to the military :")

I AM FINISHED. IT HAS A HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY ENDING AND I JUST LOVED IT.

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Below par, sadly

Quick answer here: Is it worth to watch? Maybe, but mostly no.

One of the biggest mistake in making a story is by not having the main characters the most interesting one consistently. The synopsis really do not hold much of what's in this, as the drama itself have it's several conflicts scattered all over the place. The direction of each really doesn't place cohesion to every set of events, therefore, the overall flow is substandard, not just for the story but for the characters as well. After some episodes you will develop incurious feelings towards the main couple and enjoy the second leads more (e.g. Sun-woo, Hye-sun and Jae-jin) that which really the reason why I lasted up to episode 14 before I dropped it completely despite of being bored since at the very middle of the drama.

One of the main reason I watched this is because the cast are pretty big, expecting this is a well made one. Sadly, even good actors and actresses cannot make a bad oriented drama good. There's no chemistry between the main couple and the traits of the main girl (Lee Dam) is inconsistent— which can be irritating to some viewers with her sudden childishness.

Also, Gye Sun-woo (Bae In-hyuk) deserves much better. He is obviously made just to suffer for the sake of the main couple (and yet he is much more interesting every time he comes to the screen than the actual main lead interaction). He got the actual change and development in him.

Note: I haven't seen the source webcomic (this is a drama review after all so this is drama-only thoughts), but I also read a lot of manhwas for years now and I have a feeling that the story is better laid in the comic and it wasn't just translated well into this drama. The kdrama True Beauty is actually kind of different to its source manhwa, that which makes it decent as a kdrama itself.

TL;DR: I do not really recommend this, but if this is mainly your type of genre, then maybe it can be worth it, especially just for the first half.

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If I could choose not to watch this drama, I definitely wouldn't.

The drama manages to struggle just by trying to make the couple NOT HAPPEN. We have to put up with Lee Dam's sunbae humiliating himself for his attention and love, something that doesn't even exist. Every time the protagonists solve a problem, a worse one appears, if tvn didn't want them to be together it was better to have shelved the story. I would never see this drama again, it's something so drawn out and tiring that you just want to finish watching it. The romance is good and sweet but you realize that secondary couple is more interesting than primary couple and that's not good.

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Typical Gumiho story

I'm into rom-coms with a touch of fantasy, and the title caught my eyes. It's one of those typical Gumiho-simple girl stories, but with no past ties which is somewhat new. However, the drama gets boring a little and the characters' development is quite immature.
Pros:
- There is no love triangle ( There is a minor one though, but it's not that big of a deal imo)
- The romance is really good. Even the second leads have a good relationship
- The OST is really beautiful. The choice of songs matches most of the scenes and gives you a good feeling and a touch of love too lol
- If you like skinship and kiss scenes, your craving will be satisfied :) The leads are lovey-dovey ^^
- The relationship shown between best friends is really beautiful

Cons:
- The FL is a bit stupid. She doesn't question anything and is clumsy most of time for no apparent reason.
- The ML is really vague to the audience. The background story shown for 999 years of his life doesn't cover much.
- The ML is like a robot. Even his voice is like a robotc imo :)) His character development is not proportional. I couldn't understand his character( maybe that's a good thing, because in the end it worked for him to be a human)
- The use of magic is questionable to me per se. I mean, Once he had power, and the next minute he was human with no power. are Gumihos supposed to be like that? LOL
- So many questions were left unanswered. Like how the gumihos had no parents? how were they born gumihos? What did the mountain spirit do for them? The pieces of a puzzle is scattered everywhere :|
- The Second ML's love for the FL was unrealistic. I mean, they said he was a womanizer, but all we could see was a rich, lost boy who was in love with the wrong person.
- The FL's family background is not shown. Why their mom left for the states? Where is their father?

Overall, an enjoyable story. Yet, if you are they type to navigate through the story, beware that most of the questions will not be answered. Plus, i think 12 episodes was enough for this drama. It got draggy a little.

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Suspend reality and enjoy a roller coaster ride of emotions

8/2/2021

First of all, one needs to get over the 977-year age gap. If you have a problem with a thousand-year guy/fox dating a 22-year woman, this is not the drama for you. Well, at least our female lead is not a high school student (aka Goblin).

I enjoy the general plot of the drama, though there are some plot holes. Others might have problems with the age gap or the professor/student relationship. These don't bother me much but I understand why others are OK with it. I am fine with the professor/student relationship since they started their relationship before this happened and it's the reason how ML can see FL everyday. I also like that the story didn't end when the bead is given back to ML or when they got back together. I enjoy the relationship development, how they maintain their relationship, and going through extraordinary struggles. I do feel that there are some plot lines that were dropped or forgotten. What happened to the discovery that the evil spirit transform into ML to kill people? I thought the police was going to investigate and ask ML questions? I guess once the evil spirit is disintegrated, we can forget about that plot. I also don't understand the double-standard of how ML and 2FL's requirements to turn human. Does the mountain spirit just make up his own rules and it's not standard practice for all gumiho? I also would like to learn more about 2FL's background story of her failed romances and how she achieved humanity. There are parts that are a little slow and I felt that there's not enough material for 16 hour-long episodes. Maybe 12 episodes would be enough.

Romance takes center page in this drama. I love ML's smiles and FL's personality. FL's role here is very similar to her role in "Reply 1988". It's great to see a FL who is straightforward, honest about her feelings, communicates (for the most part) and loyal to her friends. I am also a fan of ML and enjoyed his role in "Search WWW" , "Come and Hug Me", and "My Mister". I do find his acting here a little weaker than this other dramas that I watched. I don't feel that his eyes are conveying enough emotions, but when he smiles shyly, it brightens the screen and melts my heart. Our third wheel could probably cause some second-lead syndrome. But I do find his persistent confession and chasing after FL a little too much and clingy. He's cute though :) The secondary romance is cute and fun. The secondary leads are both a little clumsy in their own ways and they make quite a lovable pair.

This drama is a lot funnier than I thought it would be. There are many comedic moments by our female lead (FL)and the supporting cast. It's no doubt that the funniest is our fox-turned-human second female lead (2FL). She is so lovable and clueless and sexy that you can't help but love her. Our 2FL and 2ML are an odd pairing but it worked.

I love the friendships between the two gumihos and FL's friendship with her besties. ML and 2FL form a funny pair with their banter, yet deep down they care of each other. They are both old yet childish in their petty little ways. I also love the friendship between FL and her male BFF. It's great to see a pure platonic friendship that is full of laughter and tears. I do find FL's female BFF a little hard to tolerate at times, as she's very loud and her comedy is very in-your-face.

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Don't bother. Horrible pacing and script.

Other people made this up to be some kind of a rare gem. Its not. I'll go even further and say its not even mid-tier. This k-drama is for the simple people who can be entertained with cheap tricks.
Here it goes. The script. The idea for the story might be interesting, but thats all there is to it. We got something full of plotholes and plot devices. Especially in the later half. It is almost too cringe to watch, every stuff happening: because "fate". I'm not joking. Red string and all that bulls**t. And apparently that thing can mind-control people. Again, I'm not joking. Inner monologue: "I must be strong, I can't do that, I don't wanna do that". Glowing string, chimes stock sound-effect. "Why is my heart fluttering?" ..... Yeah, that bad. Filler episodes with stuff happening only because that string, because misunderstandings, because fked up "friends" and family keep interfering and the FL can't set it up straight. Yes, that bad. The dialogue is not completely broken but also not that good either. The directing is meh, nothing really bad, nothing really great. I guess here comes the first positive, the cinematography. That person did a great job. Moving on, the chemistry is not there. I mean they might make it work, but if you don't know what this story is all about and you'd watch 5 minutes of it, you'd think there's only a normal scene with 2 people in a room. And that is because of the casting. FL is supposed to be a firecracker and they got someone who could do that. She did all the heavy-lifting. Every scene with her was in fact ok, pretty decent acting, might even go and say "good". As long as you don't have a sad scene where you need her to cry. Cause she can't do it. And there are a couple of those scenes..... Next, ML. Well, I'll just say that we already got a great fox-like character in some other k-drama and this is not it. The actor is not great, the script is not helping him, the directing is lacking... And I'll stop here. The supporting cast did what they could, but again, failed script. They are more for the comical relief, or more like cringe moments, but whatever. The pacing is horrible. I'm not even go about the character arc. The soundtrack is headache-inducing. Its supposed to be quirky, I know, but when coupled with the horrible scenes unfolding on screen, it becomes too much. Because the main selling point of this drama is based on how the FL reacts to stuff happening around her. And it must be full of "funny" stuff + sound effects + quirky music + her facial expressions etc. At least for the first episodes, when they needed to make people keep coming back watching it. Sure, it has its nice moments, but too few. And then, halfway, the quality dropped heavily. For the last 2 episodes I was more than ready for all of this to end. Really, really bad drama. I guessed some of the endings, pure by luck, aka guessing. "Let me guess, this will go like this, those two will become a couple, and those, and those, and that will go like this etc".
Now, to sum it up: a not so great drama, with meh moments, but mostly filler episodes, cringe stuff and horrible pacing. Do you have a favorite actor? Watch some of their other works, this one is a fail.
Have a nice evening.

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I liked the humor of the series

I liked the humor of the series, some scenes really made me laugh, I liked Hae San the most, maybe because it was the first time I saw Kang Hana in a completely positive role, she was really lovely. They could only finish it in 8 or 10 episodes by stretching it a lot because nothing special happens in the story. One thing that really stood out to me was the girl's falling down, which means you have to count how many times she fell down in the series! Hey, she falls , the boy would take her, oh, now, there is nothing more feminine than this cliché, my God!!!
The series is good to watch once, that is when you were starving and it was not a series

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Very relaxing and cute

Its a perfect easy going drama where even if there are problems, they get solved easily.
The main couple was super cute but I lived for Hye Sun and Jae Jin.

Story: The story is very complete and lighthearted. There weren't any plot holes and it felt consistant. I think the light and cute ending was very apropriate and i also loved the way the ending rounded off all of the couples and side stories.

Acting/Cast: This is my first time watching these actors and i really think they were perfect for this drama. I has a major second lead syndrome crush amd at the beginning I really wanted the FL to end up with the second lead. The ML had a very creepy smile at the beginning so that set me off, but honestly, very good acting and cast.

Music: I seriously didn't notice the music too much, it just set a nice mood and added to the scene.

The rewatch value is low simply because, even though this drama was good, it didn't leave a special feeling with me, but it might just be my taste in dramas, which is definetly more on the action and dramatic side.

Overall, it is a good drama and it is worth a watch, you won't regret it!!

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Similar to Tale of The Nine-tailed, Kiss Goblin, The Bride of HaBaek

A lot of comedy and fluffy romance but very few fantasy elements, lots of unexplained events and plotholes. The female actors were good, the male actors were average to below average in terms of realistic portrayal of emotions, character growth, etc. (although all of them are eye-candy so 10/10 for that).
My biggest problem with the drama: the writing was simply lazy. It is the typical fantasy formula - male lead is some kind of an immortal creature (and old af), he meets a mortal girl and falls in love, only for them to be separated by some circumstances stripped of any logic, usually involving the male lead having to "keep his distance" from the female, in order to "protect her".
We get the typical cliches: female-male roommates, "the three musketeers" friend group, wrist grabbing, arm around the shoulder in "you're-my-woman "style, female tripping whenever the male lead is around (not even once did any of the other characters fall down, haha)., unrequited love, 20-year-old who has never been in a romantic relationship/ never kissed/ had sex, clueless about women male lead, etc, etc...

What I liked about the drama was that the female lead wasn't shy when it came to calling out people who disrespected her, and (thankfully) the male lead didn't have to interfere to "protect" her from the bullies.

Overall, it's your typical rom-com with a pinch of fantasy (to explain why total strangers from the opposite gender decide to live together). The soundtrack was so-so - neither awful nor memorable. The cinematography was of good quality.

I'd say it's the perfect drama for someone who's never watched the genre and isn't familiar with the tropes or for pre-teens/ teens, who want to see angsty strong females and their handsome boyfriends.

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Side Characters Carried This Boring Drama

My 4 categories are Acting/Cast, Writing, Direction/SFX/Music, Entertainment Value.

I normally don't watch these kinds of dramas - a drama with a fanfic type plot that appeals to teen girls - but I want to see Jang Gi Yong (장기용) in main roles. He was awesome in My Ajusshi playing a scary loan shark, but he had limited screen time. All of the main roles I've seen him in so far after that, he's played the same character type - stoic, no emotion, robotic. I don't know why he seems to be only playing these roles now, after he did so well with his character in My Ajusshi. Maybe he was afraid to be typecasted as a villain?

Acting/Cast: The promising cast is deceiving. Yes, the acting was good and the humor was good, but the story itself was so boring that the cast and their acting couldn't save it. I thought the two leads were the weakest in this area. Maybe it's more of a writing/directing issue though. The male lead was the "stoic" type which a lot of times (in badly written dramas) means that they can't convey emotions well and makes for a boring watch. It's difficult to write and portray a good stoic character, but it's not impossible (Terius Behind Me male lead, My Ajusshi male and female leads). The female lead's character building in the beginning gave me false hope - that she was going to be a distinct and unique female lead. She started out that way but by the end, I was annoyed by how she talks and acts, specifically with the male lead -- It felt too childish. The side characters were great, however, and I really just wanted to watch them. 7/10

Writing: The plot itself is pretty boring. There's not much to it. The fantasy element really didn't add much, since it became a simple cohabitation plot and a college romcom plot. There was this really annoying back and forth regarding the relationship between the two leads that made me want them to just give up on the whole human and fox love story and be with their own kind. They kept stressing how the male lead is "just an animal" as if he is literally a fox and that he's a super old man...so that made me feel weird about the leads being together romantically. He felt more like her guardian rather than a potential love interest. I also love love triangles when they're done right. This is also something that is difficult to do, but not impossible (Cheer Up, True Beauty, The King In Love). This drama had a weak love triangle, so much so that it was completely pointless for it to be included. Literally, it was only used to make the male lead jealous. It was clear that there was no way the female lead would even consider the second male lead. I actually felt bad for the second male lead and thought that he could possibly be a better match for the female lead than the male lead. Also, why make the female lead a history buff and not use it in a meaningful way for the story? So pointless... 1/10

Direction/SFX/Music: I want to blame the acting of the two leads on the direction. The music is nothing special. SFX was ok I guess. There was a stupid scene in a sauna involving ice powers for some reason...That might have been when I started really losing interest. The sauna scene in Episode 9 is a good marker for the beginning of the decline. 1/10

Entertainment Value: It was decent up until episode 9 when it first started going downhill. Then, when the red string was added in at episode 10 and the weak love triangle was created, I was just annoyed. I kept watching hoping that maybe there would be some unexpected twist. I almost dropped this drama at episode 13, but I decided to continue watching to see what would happen with the side characters. I should have dropped it though. 1/10

Overall, it was tough to give this a final rating. I ended up giving this drama a 2.5/10. I can't help but compare it with Tale of the Nine-Tailed, which I gave a 3/10. I didn't like Tale of The Nine-Tailed either, but I never considered dropping it like I did with this drama. The nine-tailed foxes in Tale of The Nine-Tailed were much more interesting characters with a certain kind of charm and with more interesting lore.

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Clichés everywhere. like a cliché bundle. But Lee Hye Ri elevated this to a new level.

Its an OK story, don't expect anything groundbreaking, every episode felt like a copy so many other shows. tropes are very very familiar.

but Lee Dam's character shines without a doubt. The comedy hits home a lot of times, and her reactions are pretty realistic in most scenarios.

What this to enjoy a good Romcom.

Second lead couple also has a fun, quirky and hilarious storyline.

Story and music are not worth mentioning. they are average at best. Acting is also average, only the Female leads shine with great characters and quirks.

If anyone wants to rewatch this, I'd imagine its only to see the comedic genius Lee Dam.

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Amazing and light fantasy romcom

Not planning to leave a long review but just to let anyone doubting whether to start it or not, you totally should. This is one of the best romcoms, the leads have great chemistry, the characters are mature, the FL is one of the best FLs ever: she's a strong woman with a great personality, decided, independent, stands for herself, outgoing, true to herself... And she doesn't have the typical "femme fatale" image that kdramas associate this type of woman with, which makes her even more outstanding. All the side characters and stories are very interesting and nice to see, the second romance is super cute and lovable. The drama stays strong till the end, I was personally never bored with it, not even after the MLs get together, which is when dramas usually start dragging the plot. MRIAG managed to stay funny, fun, exciting till the end. Even though it's a fantasy drama and the fantasy is a main part of the show, it's easy to forget it's actually a fantasy drama because of how realistic and relatable all the characters are. The last ep had like 20 minutes of drama but it's not a big deal. I usually like light dramas without villains or unnecessary dark plots and MRIAG is exactly that. If you are looking to watch a light romcom with great romance, characters and plot, this is definitely for you.

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