On September 8, 2021, TVING announced that the drama had sold broadcast rights in more than 160 countries around the world, including Europe, North America and Southeast Asia.[9][10]
The second season premiered exclusively on TVING on June 10, 2022, releasing two episodes every Friday at 16:00 (KST).[11][12] It was later aired on tvN from November 16, 2022, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST).[13]
On September 15, 2022, it was announced that season 2 had been sold to Amazon Prime Video for broadcasting in Japan.[14] Season 2 was also available on Amazon Prime Video in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.
The drama tells the story of an ordinary office worker from the perspective of the brain cells in her head that control her every thought, feeling and action.
Yumi (Kim Go-eun) is an ordinary woman. Her love-cell falls into a coma following the shock of a failed relationship. The drama will depict her growth and transformation as her cells work hard to wake up the love cell.
Goo Woong (Ahn Bo-hyun) is a game developer who is an engineer to the core. Although he doesn't speak emotionally, he tries to wake up Yumi's love-cell with his simple and honest personality.
Season 2
After parting with Goo Woong, Yumi starts a new relationship with her co-worker Babi (Jinyoung) but they start to have issues after some time when he doesn't tell her the truth about certain things.
Yumi's prime cell that represents the people. It's the driving force behind Yumi's actions. Other cells wear blue, but it wears pink.
Emotional Cell (voice: Park Ji-yoon)
Emotional cell, responsible for emotion. It has a nocturnal temperament, so at night, it flutters blue leaves and gets wet with sensitivity.
Rational Cell (voice: Shim Kyu-hyuk)
The opposite cell responsible for ideal thinking. When working or having an important conversation, this is Yumi's busiest cell from the moment she wakes up to the moment she goes to sleep.
Hungry Cell (voice: Lee Jang-won)
Cell responsible for appetite and cravings. When this cell wakes up, Yumi's appetite explodes.
Naughty Cell (voice: Ahn Young-mi)
Clumsy sexuality cell that promotes racy thoughts. It spits out obscene words from time to time, most of which are muted.
Shin Ye-eun as Yoo Da-eun, part-time worker at Jeju branch of Daehan Noodles.[28]
Pyo Ji-hoon as Control Z, an illustrator who works with Yumi.[29]
Jeon Seok-ho as Ahn Dae-young, editor-in-chief of Julie's Literature History.[30]
Production
Casting
On December 31, 2020, it was reported that webtoon Yumi's Cells published on Naver by Lee Dong-gun with 3.2 billion accumulated views was being made into a television series and Kim Go-eun was confirmed as the female lead.[31] In April 2021, the lead cast line-up was announced as Kim Go-eun, Ahn Bo-hyun, Lee Yu-bi, and Park Ji-hyun.[32]
Filming
Filming of the series began in April 2021.[33] On June 18, Ahn Bo-hyun revealed in an interview that he was currently filming Yumi's Cells and he has developed naturally tanned skin tone for the role of Goo Woong.[34]
Animation
Yumi's Cells is being produced using a new format which combines live-action and 3D animation. It is the first time in a Korean drama that such a format is used to produce a TV series while using the Unreal Engine as its source.[35] The 3D animation is produced by Locus Corporation (also known as Sidus Animation Studios), the producer of Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs,[36] which is also producing an animated feature film based on the property with Studio N.[37]
"Dark Hearts Will Pass Away Tonight" (어두운 마음은 오늘 밤 지나갈거야; Inst.)
Kim Yoon-ju
3:20
Total length:
6:40
Viewership
Yumi's Cells : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
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Season
Episode number
Average
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1
521
616
538
823
654
753
658
714
832
783
528
739
617
769
681
2
320
343
N/A
N/A
272
255
299
N/A
269
N/A
270
291
267
247
N/A
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[58]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
The release of the second season on June 10 saw the number of TVING's paid subscribers increasing by more than 60% from the first to the second week,[59] and the series took first place among all the platform original contents for five weeks in a row.[60]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes that ratings were not known.
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Awards
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
^Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
^National winners automatically compete with the winners from other countries for the Grand Award.[68]
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^Lee Kyung-ho (April 18, 2021). [단독]박지현, '유미의 세포들'로 안방 컴백..질투 폭발 서새이役 [[Exclusive] Ji-hyun Park, comeback with 'Yumi's Cells'..Explosion of Jealousy as Seo Sae-i]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^Noh Gyu-min (April 5, 2021). 이유비, '조선구마사' 차기작 결정…'유미의 세포들' 출연 [Lee Yu-bi, 'Joseon Gumasa' next project decided... Appeared in 'Yumi's Cells']. TenAsia (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^Kim Soo-jin (June 22, 2021). 정순원, 티빙 오리지널 '유미의 세포들' 출연 확정 [공식] [Jung Soon-won confirmed to appear in Teabing's original 'Yumi's Cells' [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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^Shin Young-eun (April 28, 2021). 샤이니 민호 '유미의 세포들' 특별출연 [공식] [SHINee's Minho's 'Yumi's Cells' Special Appearance [Official] [Official]]. Maeil Business Newspaper Star (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^Baek Seung-hoon (August 30, 2021). 안영미, '유미의 세포들' 출격…19금 '응큼세포' 목소리 [Ahn Young-mi, 'Yumi's Cells' scramble... 19 Gold 'Num Cell' Voice]. Newsis (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021 – via Naver.
^Kang Hyo-jin (August 31, 2021). [단독]이상이, '유미의 세포들' 특별출연…김고은과 인연 [[Exclusive] Lee Sang-yi to make a special appearance in 'Yumi's Cells'... Relationship with Kim Go-eun]. Spotify News (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Naver.
^Jang Woo-young (November 27, 2021). 신예은, '유미의 세포들2' 다은 役 특별 출연 [공식입장] [Shin Ye-eun to make a special appearance as Da-eun in 'Yumi's Cells 2' [Official Position]] (in Korean). OSEN [ko]. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Naver.
^Park Soo-in (December 2, 2021). 피오 측 "'유미의 세포들2' 특별출연" 컨트럴 役(공식입장) [P.O's "Special appearance in 'Yumi's Cells 2'" Controlp (official position)] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Naver.
^Shin Young-eun (June 30, 2022). 유미의 세포들2' 신예은·전석호·표지훈 특별출연 [Shin Ye-eun, Jeon Seok-ho, and Pyo Ji-hoon make special appearances in 'Yumi's Cells 2'] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kang Seon-ae (December 31, 2020). '유미의 세포들' 드라마화…여주인공 유미는 배우 김고은 [Dramatization of 'Yumi's Cells'... The female lead is Yumi and actress Kim Go-eun.]. SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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^Moon Ji-yeon (July 1, 2021). 김고은, 역대급 '공감캐' 변신..'유미의 세포들' 하반기 공개 [Go-eun Kim, transforming into an all-time 'sympathetic character'...'Yumi's Cells' released in the second half of the year]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
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