Kim Go-eun (The King: Eternal Monarch) has embarked upon her next drama project. Yumi’s Cells is an adaptation of a webtoon about an ordinary woman in her thirties. The drama has an interesting take: the point of view switches from our heroine’s reality to what her brain cells are thinking.
The serial webtoon Yumi’s Cells, by Lee Dong-gun, ran for 5 years on Naver, and recently wrapped up last November. It was extremely popular with a view count of over 3.2 billion.
The starring role of Yumi will be played by Kim Go-eun. The character of Yumi is one that has a bit of difficulty expressing her emotions, but through her work and love life, she matures and learns to embrace the small joys in her life. The drama will also portray how each of the cells strive and sacrifice to help Yumi reach her dreams and attain happiness. Kim Go-eun said of the project, “The fact that ordinary girl Yumi’s love story kept so many viewers captivated for so long is a testament to how relatable it was, so I have high hopes for the project.”
The script for Yumi’s Cells will be co-written by a team of threescreenwriters: Song Jae-jung (Memories of the Alhambra, Unstoppable High Kick), Kim Yoon-joo (Find Me in Your Memory), and rookie writer Kim Kyung-ran. It will be directed by Lee Sang-yeob (Familiar Wife, Shopping King Louis).
Yumi’s Cells will likely begin filming in the first half of 2024, but currently there is no broadcaster attached.