6 Fun Facts about New Korean Drama ‘Yumi’s Cells’ Starring Kim Go Eun

Many new Korean dramas will air in September. One of the most anticipated by Korean drama lovers is “Yumi’s Cells’ starring Kim Go Eun. Here are six fun facts about the new Korean drama ‘Yumi’s Cells’ starring Kim Go Eun:

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6 Fun Facts about New Korean Drama ‘Yumi’s Cells’ Starring Kim Go Eun

1. Adapted from a popular Webtoon.

The upcoming Korean drama ‘Yumi’s Cells’ is adapted from a Webtoon with the same title written by Lee Dong Geun. The original run was from April 1, 2015, to November 13, 2020, with 512 episodes released on Saturdays on Naver Webtoon.

5 Fun Facts about New Korean Drama' Yumi's Cells' Starring Kim Go Eun — Webtoon Yumi’s Cells.’ Image credit: Naver Webtoon

2. Best collaboration of director and writers.

A talented director, Lee Sang Yeob is directing the romance, comedy, and fantasy genre of Kdrama, Yumi’s Cells. Two of his notable projects were “Shopping King Louie,” starring Seo In Guk and Nam Ji Hyun, and “A Piece of Your Mind,” starring Jung Hae In and Chae Soo Bin.

While Song Jae Jung (Memories of the Alhambra), Kim Yoo Joo (Find me in Your Memory), and Kim Kyung Ran team up writing the script.

3. Yumi’s blonde hairstyle inspired by AOA Choa’s iconic blonde bob.

AOA Choa‘s iconic blonde bob hairstyle inspired the appearance of the main character, Yumi. She expressed her feelings on her Instagram and thanked the author for it.

the author of the popular webtoon series “Yumi’s Cells” has revealed that the appearance of main character Yumi was based on Choa and her iconic blonde bob hairstyle

Choa took to instagram to thank the author and express her shock at being a reference to such a famous character pic.twitter.com/6q841Iib2y
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4. New Korean drama ‘Yumi’s Cells’ mark Kim Go Eun comeback.

‘Yumi’s Cells will mark the comeback for Kim Go Eun to the small screen after the success of The King of Eternal Monarch in 2020. In ‘Yumi’s Cells,’ she will play as a girl named Yumi, a 32-year-old introverted girl who is looking for love.

She is just an ordinary office worker who lives with thousands of tiny blue-hooded cells. Her prime cell, aka the love cell, wears a bright blue suit with a hood. Meanwhile, some of them wear a pink hood and cape along with a white suit. They control her every mood, thought, and action.

5. In Yumi’s Cells, Kim Go Eun will have adorable cells in 3D animation.

One interesting fact about the new Korean drama Yumi’s Cells starring Kim Go Eun is that it will mix 3D animation and real action, making the drama more alive.

6. Star-studded Korean drama

Besides Kim Go Eun and Ahn Bo Hyun, you will see GOT7’s Park Jin Young as Yoo Babi, Lee Yoo Bi as Ruby, and Park Ji Hyun as Seo Sae Yi. Moreover, SHINee’s Minho will feature as a cameo in this upcoming drama.

Save the date as upcoming Korean drama ‘Yumi’s Cells’ starring Kim Go Eun will start airing this September 17, and you can watch it on tvN, TVING, and iQiYi.

Check out the adorable charms of Kim Go Eun in ‘Yumi’s Cells’ trailers below.