Frightening Cohabitation, IQIYI's First Korean Drama Production

Hyeri (Instagram @ hyeri_0609)

JAKARTA - Streaming service from China, iQIYI announced that it will produce their first Korean series, Frightening Cohabitation, today, Thursday, December 3.

On the same day, the two main players were confirmed to join the Frightening Cohabitation, namely Hyeri and Jang Ki Yong. The series will be directed by Baek Sun-woo, Choi Bo-rim, and Nam Sung-woo.

Frightening Cohabitation is adapted from a webtoon of the same name which tells of a woman who swallows the marble belonging to a gumiho (nine-tailed wolf), a man named Shin Woo Yeo, even though Woo Yeo will soon become a human.

If a human swallowed marble, they could only live for one year to avoid gumihos who wanted to become humans. Jang Ki Yong plays Shin Woo Yeo, a good gumiho who lives for 999 years.

Hyeri will be playing Lee Dam, a student who doesn't know how to speak the truth. He is a confident and objective person and has never been in a relationship. It is hoped that the presence of these two South Korean stars will attract viewers.

iQIYI has only been available throughout Asia since last year. Therefore, making original content is one of the steps to make iQIYI more known in Asia.

Launching Variety on the same day, iQIYI has branch offices in several countries such as Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and North America. The presence of this iQIYI branch is to expand their business and create original content.

The plan, Frightening Cohabitation will air starting in 2021.