My Roommate Is a Gumiho (2021)
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My Roommate Is a Gumiho is streaming in South Korea on TVING.
What the audience says
My Roommate Is a Gumiho has pulled the kind of numbers most Korean series never see. It's sitting at 8.1/10 on TMDB across 150 ratings, which puts it comfortably above average. Episode length hovers around 65 minutes. In South Korea you can stream it on TVING.
Is it worth starting?
This is a first season — Korean drama with sci-fi & fantasy threaded through, not one for younger kids. Under the two-hour mark — an easy weeknight watch.
- Why
- It rates 8.1/10 on 150 ratings so far — a strong early showing.
- Skip if
- you want plot momentum over character work
- Best for
- An episode-a-night rhythm
Story
To become a human, a 999-year-old Gumiho, Shin Woo-yeo needs to fill his fox bead with human energy before he turns 1,000 years old. One day, a college girl, Lee Dam accidentally swallows Woo-yeo's fox bead.
Good to know
| Runtime | ~65 min per episode |
| Watch with family? | 15 · Older kids & up |
| Genre | Drama / Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Language | Korean |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Park Joon-hwa
Cast
Where to watch in South Korea
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 6 Oct 2026 — platforms may change over time.
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