"This is a personal but a universal story. The director shared that he wanted to deliver a message on love through Yumi's story. And we're glad to hear praises," Kim said. We talked about how viewers abroad might also like it when we were making the animation. I was able to grasp (the popularity) more with season 2 than with season 1. "It's very exciting that a lot of people are responding (to the series). The creators ― director Lee Sang-yeob and co-writers Kim Kyung-ran and Song ― expressed excitement for the series' success. It also garnered popularity overseas, streaming to over 160 regions through the global platform Rakuten Viki. The latest season was a success on the streaming platform, bringing in the highest amount of new subscribers since Tving's launch. It picked up on Yumi's new romance with her co-worker Babi (Park Jin-young) while taking off with her new career path as a writer. ![]() With the help of her cells, portrayed as human-like figures, she goes on a journey in search of happiness in her personal life, romance and work.Īctress Kim Go-eun plays the title role of Yumi in the series "Yumi's Cells." Courtesy of Tvingįollowing its first season last September, the series started work on its second season, which started streaming on July 22. The original series of Tving revolves around Yumi (Kim), a single woman in her 30s whose life is masterminded by different functioning cells. "As a writer, this series is meaningful as I've had a chance to dwell on finding the appropriate line (in making an adaptation)." Everyone was like, 'Is it possible?' and we showed that it is possible to have both live action and animation," Song Jae-jeong, the co-writer of the series, said in a recent interview with The Korea Times. At first, no one could imagine how (the series) would come out to be. "I feel this series expanded the scope of the genres that a series can tackle. However, despite the concerns, the series has proven itself capable of winning viewers' hearts with its fusion of live action and animation as well as compelling storytelling delivered through the lead actor Kim Go-eun's performance. When news of the live adaptation of the smash-hit webcomic "Yumi's Cells" was announced, many of its fans had mixed reactions, both welcoming the series adaptation and showing concerns about its animated depiction of the cell characters. Tving's series follows romance, work life of single woman in 30s From left are director Lee Sang-yeob and co-writers Song Jae-jeong and Kim Kyung-ran who created the series adaptation of the popular webcomic "Yumi's Cells." Courtesy of Tving
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