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What killed the cat? Pride. And the wrong kind.
THIS SHOW SHUFFLED ALL MY CELLS.As a 32 year old woman who hasn't dated in over four years, and as someone who closed all of her heart and emotions, this shook me up and woke my senses. Don't mind me showing off my card too early.
Yummy, a complex cell, got her DNA and RNA all tangled up. Knowing who she is, she just keeps forgetting what she wants and disregarding what she needs. Sounds familiar? I see Yummy in every person that passes trough my life these days. I see her in me, as well.
I'd like to switch my focus to more important topic, Woong. Goofy, down to earth, wanna do what makes me tick kinda guy, is all about himself while everything is all about her.
Writers tried to do something there, but not sure if they quite pulled it off.
No origin story to describe and justify him as a character, but we got deeper (origin) story from Ba Bi, and connected more with his core than with Woong.
Even tho we do see (somewhat) character growth in Woong (but do we?), he just seems to be unable to pull in the other foot to her. Always with one foot out, he keeps making her (and himself) doubt the point of them, finding purpose in their relationship or stabilize happiness and feelings.
From this point of view, he does seem a better fit with Seo Sae Yi, than with Yummy.
This kind of people tend to give you themselves only up until their point of comfort, never ever actually giving in. And I suppose the final pull up, grow up and/or giving in is reserved for season two, hence, the ultimately vast pride getting in our way in season one.
But, I suppose this may come as a true human nature, "please do come close to me so you melt my heart, but never close enough to make it burn of pure desire".
In the end, we see them dating for a year, one moth and four days, but never actually said I LOVE YOU to (themselves) each other.
May force be with you in second season, Yummy.
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Refreshing love story told - Inside Out style!
It's not every day that Korean dramas ever shown relationships so ordinary before - from the simple moments of coming home after buying groceries to going on their first trip together! Seriously, when have you ever watched a drama that has shown even a break-up before? I know I haven't! It's almost always been sunshines and rainbows for every typical K-drama couple once they get together. This drama gets down on all the little things a SO can do to the tick the other.It is absolutely refreshing seeing every little thing felt and portrayed by the cartoon cells. Through the cells and this drama, I realized how much communication is key. It takes two to tangle, and I love that both characters have their own flaws in contributing to the downfall of the relationship. So realistic, that I couldn't help but talk about every little scene throughout the drama with my friend and SO. But, I must admit some parts felt like fillers or moved too slow.
Overall, I definitely recommend Yumi's Cells for the most realistic and creative portrayal of relationships!
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best romcom
might have been the best romcom series i have watched in my life. genuinely love it so much .. i am so attached to this show. i love how they stayed true to the webtoon . great balance of everything, they didnt show too much or to less of the side characters, it was just enough to make the drama more fun and likeable. would it be a stretch if i say this show is perfect? well... i dont care ! it was perfect to me ! the cells were so entertaining to watch though there may be times i got frustrated with them but all characters have their flaws right hehe @_@ i am totally going to rewatch the show every chance i get because it is just so !! good !!Esta resenha foi útil para você?
Slice of life at its finest
The main message of Yumi's cells is that as you navigate through the ups and downs of life, meeting and parting ways with various people that impact you in various ways, at the end of the day, it's your own self that matters most in your story.Yumi's Cells has been a fun watch. I really love the way they presented the message of self love into such a lighthearted yet warm storyline. The animated cells, whose cute and funny reactions, as well as their interactions with each other were the biggest highlight in the drama for me, give out the feeling that your own self, your own body, is always rooting for your wellbeing and happiness, so you should always strive to take care of yourself. They also managed to portray feelings and thought processes that almost everyone can relate to on a day to day basis.
I would like to specially applaud the animation team for this drama. It's obvious that they spent a lot of budget and time for the cells, and it was well worth it in the end. The writing, directing and acting were great as well, especially Kim Go Eun. She did a fabulous job at making Yumi's indirect interactions with her cells come to life.
See you at season 2 !
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I wish my brain cells are that cute
Yumi's Cells tells a fairly typical modern romance of two people from different walks of life. They met by chance, fell in love, experienced all aspects of a serious relationship, reach a critical juncture and had to make the tough decision to either push through or allow their love to wane. The inclusion of the animated cells added a new facet to the story telling and gave it a multi-dimensional aspect beyond the typical inner monologue. Without the dramas within the cell villages, the story would be engaging but hardly original.Lucky for us, the complete package was a refreshing take of the old chestnut and the emotional ups and downs were amplified and bought to a sharp focus by the cells' dialogue and machinations. It was really funny to see how the writer-nim translated the characters' thought process into 'anime-action' of the various cells and their interactions. However, whilst this type of segue was a fun and welcome diversion in the early part of the show, later on when some serious decisions had to be made, the cut to the cells can feel jarring and break the tension. It is hard to relate the urgency of the decision to a cutscene full of cute toons even though they were agonising over the same point. This is particularly true for Woong's thought process. The cold AI overlay subsumed the more human side of his character which was much more prevalent earlier on. The mechanical deliberation also made his thought process seemed slow and ponderous. Quite unlike the impulsive Woong we loved. Let's face it, who can forget the out of control Naughtysaurus!
Having said that, it was interesting that in the last episode, the show introduced the face card motif whereby everyone is walking around with an imaginary game card on their forehead which showed their motivation or intention at any given moment. Of course, that also made possible the direct translation of phases like 'keeping your card close to your chest' or 'lay down your card'. It allowed a glimpse into other peoples desire and motivations but it is not as innovative as the animated cell village. Is that a cost cutting move or just exploring options for S2?
As I mentioned before, the core relationship of the OTP was not overly dramatic. It followed a fairly well worn path. When they arrived at the critical juncture, the ML stumbled (there were warning signs) and it started the downward spiral. It could have been saved but several opportunities were missed or mishandled. Both Woong's pride and Yumi's insecurities played key roles in putting pressure on their relationship. Coupled with Woong's stress over his failing start-up, it was hard to see a happy ending. It might be salvageable if both parties opened up and talk through the issues but they became more withdrawn and compounded their problems. It led to a sad outcome but it is not an unrealistic portrayal of a modern relationship. Everyday pressures have to be dealt with. Dancing around issues will not magic them away.
I suppose we have been conditioned to expect rom-coms to have a happy ending but in this case, writer-nim gave us a dose of reality and I respect and appreciate that. Bring on Season 2. I will not take a smooth ride for granted ever again, at least for this show.
In terms of acting, I can't fault the main casts. They drew us into their world and shared their lives with us. It was heartbreaking when they were in despair but equally joyful when they were basking in glorious bliss. Support cast did their job well but most were one dimensional.
OST was good and had a broad range from happy tunes to soulful ballads.
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Me diverti muito com as células (toda semana esperava uma nova aparecer)? amei demais essa junção de animação com realidade .
Amei que conseguiram mostrar como nosso psicológico funciona, tenho certeza que pessoas com conhecimentos em psicologia conseguiu tirar muita coisa interessante desse drama.
Apesar da história ser sobre a Yumi e ela ser a única protagonista real, os outros personagens secundários não passam batido, todos têm seu impacto.
A atuação pra mim foi cem porcento, consegui me apegar a todos, menos a insuportável da Ruby (apesar de no final não ser assim mais tão insuportável ?).
Yumi's Cells apesar de trazer um história simples foi bem interessante pela forma que foi abordada.
Senti que o drama passou a mensagem de que cada um tem suas falhas, ninguém é perfeito, cometemos erros e temos que aprender com isso.
Estou muito ansiosa pra segunda temporada, precioso saber o rumo que a vida da Yumi vai tomar.
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NOT CALM!!! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ENDING!??! I NEED SEASON 2, RIGHT NOW!!!
I without a doubt loved this show.... which is crazy to me because I never planned to watch it. Mostly because the whole concept screamed "Inside Out" to me and I'm not really hip to the whole coattail thing, but I gotta admit, they did a amazing job with this and I'm obsessed with all the cells! Hunger cell is my purly my reason for living. Lol
I remember seeing a post (that I really wish I could remember what it was about) and it made me more curious about the show than anything and I thought "eh why not" so -- I looked it up and only intended to watch a few minutes of it just to see what the hype was about.... It quickly turned into a binge watch black hole. Lol I mean, when your opening scene has a shirtless Minho, who in their right minds can turn that down? LOL!!!
But in all realness, I get it now. This show -- I have no words. Least none that cover how mind blowing awesome it was.
If you saw any of my updates, you know for a fact, I want to fight Woong and Sae Yi should maybe meet her match of the white truck of doom. I SAID WHAT I SAID!!! These two drove me up the wall with madness every time I saw them.
Yumi really didn't deserve everything Woong put her through. And gosh damn they needed to learn communication. Why is it so damn HARD to open your mouth and be like "hey we need to talk about some stuff"? or just be honest. Sheesh.
Let's just say this, the second he said "I can't lie" -- you knew, we all knew, that was a damn lie and a red flag straight from hell. It was like a ominus bell of doom the moment he said that. Not saying Yumi was perfect, but she really did try. Even when she kept getting sus over Sae Yi, Yumi really self sabotaged a lot around that time but I'm glad in the end, she talked to him about it. But I'm more pissed that he defended Sae Yi literally till the last moment. I get friendship is strong and everything but come on... you know damn well what she is doing and how she feels. It's insulting to Yumi to play the way he did. "I was handling it" pshhhh my ass!!!
I still have mixed feelings because when Yumi and Woong were happy together and had those great moments, I would forget how much I hated him.... of course, it would quickly get squished when he would pull some shit again. It was like a yo-yo constantly. back and forth and every now and then a trick would have you spinning around, then back to back and forth. Lol
I really hope next season we get to see more of Minho and Jin Young's characters. Which I feel like we will see more Jin Young, but not sure about Minho. Kinda want to see where his love life will be going. Lol Though can we all agree it's a little weird Minho's character and Yumi's ex kinda had the same character name (Ugi/U-gi) lol
I would even love to see where Ruby will be headed in the story... mind you, I couldn't stand her at all through most of the show but close to the end she grew on me a bit. Not sure why. Either way, if she is in season 2, I hope she grows up a little.
I think I have blabbed incoherently enough X_X what I'm trying to fully say is, if you're curious about this show, WATCH IT NOW!! Trust me, the cute cells are totally worth it and are what made this show what it was (for me). Can't NOT love hunger and lust cell. lol -- I seriously want to see other character cells in season 2. (that sounds weird to say hahaha)
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Quite sweet , warm and funny - Worth watch it !
Yumi’s Cell is the first Korean drama to blend in animation into the drama in such a intrinsic way. You can seen that there is a lot of work behind it and these little animated figures do a lot for the story and make it stand out from other dramas. The story really come to life because of them.The drama manages to bridge the gap between rom-com and more slice-of-life drama in my opinion. To me it has this calm and gentle focus the characters’ everyday lives that never feels too dramatic or unnatural, aside from the animated characters that bring out the more cute and comedic side of the story.
the cells that bring the humor (and are often my favorite parts of each episode) while the other characters get to be much more down-to-earth. It still has some those characters that you often find in traditional rom-coms but it manages to undermine some of these tropes and make it refreshing to watch. You can really just sit back and relax while watching the episodes.
Some of the side characters do not feel as complex, which may because we do not get to see the cells of all of them work like Yumi or Gu Woong who are in the leads and perhaps the drama relays a little too much on those cell characters to understand the nuances of the characters. But when it does the drama does a good job of showing all the little twists and turns of communication that Yumi or Gu Woong encounter, whether you agree with them or not, because you see the thoughts behind them.
The cells are a key factor in this and often make you look at things from a different perspective. The story really seems to stand by it’s characters though and allows them to be unlikeable when needs be, and also gives us a good lgbt representative (although he does not appear as often as I would like him to do) as kdrams do not do that often.
The pacing a bit unconventional and the story focuses a lot on communication and misunderstanding when Yumi steps back into the dating world after many years of closing her heart and the mistakes that come with that as a result. And I thought I managed to bring that theme it pretty well to the forefront without dragging the plot or making it too dramatic. The story always seems rather mild and light in my opinion. There was a certain calm over the story no matter what happened.
I found Yumi’s Cell to be quite sweet, warm and funny drama to watch. It is missing a key element that I like in kdramas, which is that the story hasn’t ended yet because we are only at the end of season one. I personally really enjoy kdramas because we get a beginning, middle and a end in about 16 episode. It’s one of their charms. There is so many shows that drag the plot and the tension until most of everything you enjoyed about the series is no longer there. But I’m excited to see how Yumi’s Cells handle this multiple season format. The drama is sweet and stands out from other dramas and just hope the next series manages to keep them charming and not drag the story out.
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What an absolutely fascinating dive into not just a relationship with others but with oneself.
Every once in a while the K-Drama world delivers something totally unexpected. This is one of them...As someone who is into human behavioural psychology, this was such a fascinating dive into not just a relationship but the way our different cells 'run' us. I could really relate to the different cells and they are definitely the stars of the show, If you start watching this and you don't see the point of the cells (animation) then you are missing the whole point of the drama...it's a deep discussion presented in a very simple way and definitely gave me food for thought.The cast really did a fabulous job of bringing it to life too. The OST was off da chain, I don't normally notice the music but this one I quite liked. altogether I give this a 10 for originality and carrying off something different successfully in my opinion
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Drama + Animation = YES
Yumi's cell in the land of animation is like Disney's Inside Outs' older sister. In the sense that the content is not exactly for kids, naughty cell I mean you. Though it was so clever how there were just so many cells and they could be so specific like fashion cell and cleaning cell ( my personal favorites) all the way down to stomach and brain working cells. I really enjoyed both views and was not expecting to which really made this drama special in that way. Other clever options I enjoyed were the use of "cards" shown in the cell's land and also in real life as a metaphor. Once again very clever once you get that point in the story. It really made this drama go from a 7 to a 10 for me because of the back and forth between animation and yumi's real life. I enjoyed the whole journey and am currently withdrawing only a few days because the next time a drama with feature this sort of combination will probably not be anytime soon. Hopefully, dramas will go with the flow and start creating more animation/tv shows like this one. And can I please get these cells in plush versions,thanksEsta resenha foi útil para você?
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Unrealistic / Gradually Cringy / Not for the Old Schoolers
The concept of cells ? Awesome and original. The cartoon characters ? Super cool. I was a fan of the leads at first, but some things annoyed me so much that by the 11th episode, I couldn’t keep watching this show.Let’s keep in mind that these two are in their 30s, just like me.
First it was the beach outfit on a first date, which means in real life « I don’t really care about anything, I’m sloppy », but I tolerated it.
Then when she insisted on paying for some dates, I started feeling weird. If you’re one of those 50/50 girls or boys good for you. This is a turn off for me personally. I’m attracted to leaders. This « girls paying for dates » concept is not happening among most Koreans, and definitely NOT millennials, considering that on average, women are raised to date men who make more money than them, to sustain a family. And that was the case for this couple, he OWNED a house, and had his own business while OWNING that house. If he could pay for an officetel apartment (some of the most expensive places, in Korea, that the middle class generally cannot afford), he earned way more than she did.
The last straw for me was when she insisted that he moves in with her after she found out he was sleeping at his office because he sold his place. And worse, he gave in. A capable, grown man, who sold his own house and therefore has more than enough money in the bank, and whose office is actually an apartment. The guy wasn’t wandering in the streets, give me a break. In real life, a man with pride would move back in with his parents as a LAST resort, before he would even allow himself to be housed by his girlfriend, especially as a former officetel apartment OWNER. Let the man figure it out, and bounce back, cheer him up, but don’t mommy him. Also, this whole forcing him to shave his beard was annoying. His beard was neat. Can you imagine a guy telling his girlfriend that he met with short hair (as that was the case for YuMi) to absolutely let her hair grow and insists, threatening to break up if she keeps her hair short ? Ummm it’s a no for me.
So I checked the ratings in Korea, less than 3%, even for tvN this is pretty low. It figures. This guy would be seen as irresponsible in his country at his age, and in most Traditional countries or circles.
I hope YuMi wrote and sold that book, because I was rooting for her. I hope Woong’s business took off because I was rooting for him too. But this childish, « can’t communicate like grown adults », « can’t stay with you if you don’t move in with me although you have the amount of the cost of a house in your account, and a big apartment as an office », « you’re a well-off man, but subway’s on me » type of script, is LITERALLY NOT MY CUP OF TEA. To each their own.
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