Rooftop Room Cat
Encyclopedia
Rooftop Room Cat is a South Korea
n comedy
show with light touches of drama about friendship
, love
and the fine line that separates the two. It is based on the internet
novel written by the writer of the comedy show Full House. It was also aired in the Philippines
via the GMA Network
, and in the U.S.
via AZN Television
.
This romantic setting provides the backdrop of this unlikely love story. Kyung Min’s bratty ways clashes with Jung Eun’s simple living. He is steadily taking advantage of her kindness and good nature.
Kyung Min likes a girl called Hye Ryun who is also rich and studying law with him. Hye Ryun pays Kyung Min no attention.
Jung Eun comes from a humble background. Her father is a policeman and her mother a housewife. Jung Eun is self-proclaimed to be not very bright and has failed the employment examination repeatedly. As a result, it is difficult for her to find a job. However, she remains optimistic about her future.
One day, Jung Eun's family decides to move to another town, away from Seoul. Jung eun is shocked and disapproves of the idea, however, under the patriarchal society of Korea, she has no choice. She secretly rents an attic room in an old building, however, before she can pay the deposit her immature younger brother finds her bank account booklet and steals the hard-earned money she has earned from her daily paper deliveries. Jung Eun is outraged and worries that her desire to remain in Seoul is shattered.
Jung Eun and Hye Ryun are friends from High School. One day Jung Eun borrowed Hye Ryun's library card and used the university's library's facilities. She accidentally takes Kyung Min's seat and drools over his books while she slept, tired from studying. Kyung Min returns to his seat disgusted at her actions. Jung Eun apologises and leaves. Later, Kyung Min's friend accidentally takes his folder without informing Kyung Min. Kyung Min, believing that Jung Eun stole his folder, goes and chases Jung Eun down and demands she open her bag. Jung Eun defends herself by stating that she did not steal his folder. Their verbal disagreement turns in physical as Kyung Min grabs her bag and the contents are spilt out. Kyung Min realises his mistake and quickly gathers the things back in her bag. Jung Eun walks off in a huff.
Soon, Jung Eun returns Hye Ryun's card and they have lunch in the cafeteria. As they chat, this was incidentally seen by Kyung Min. Kyung Min forms an idea. A few days later, he sees Jung Eun in the University park and decides to befriend her in order for Jung Eun to whisper favourable words to Hye Ryun. Kyung Min deceptively slips that he is Hye Ryun's friends. Knowing this, Jung Eun reasons that since he is Hye Ryun's friend, then he cant be too harmful. Due to Kyung Min's regretful attitude, Jung Eun decides to trust Kyung Min and they become friends. As they get to know each other, Jung Eun pours out her finance woes to Kyung Min due to her brother's theft and the resulting inability to pay the deposit for the attic house. Kyung Min, keen to be nice to Jung Eun, lends his money to Jung Eun.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
show with light touches of drama about friendship
Friendship
Friendship is a form of interpersonal relationship generally considered to be closer than association, although there is a range of degrees of intimacy in both friendships and associations. Friendship and association are often thought of as spanning across the same continuum...
, love
Love
Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
and the fine line that separates the two. It is based on the internet
Internet
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novel written by the writer of the comedy show Full House. It was also aired in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
via the GMA Network
GMA Network
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, and in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
via AZN Television
AZN Television
AZN Television promoted itself as "the network for Asian America". It was run by International Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. The channel’s programming targeted the fast-growing, young, affluent, English-speaking Asian American community...
.
Overview
Jung Eun is an old friend of Hye Ryun. Since Kyung Min, a law student, is really desperate, he decided to take it upon himself to help Hye Ryun's poor friend, Jung Eun. This is the beginning of an extremely volatile friendship that somehow ended with the two of them living together under one roof, to be more specific, living on top of the roof of an old building.This romantic setting provides the backdrop of this unlikely love story. Kyung Min’s bratty ways clashes with Jung Eun’s simple living. He is steadily taking advantage of her kindness and good nature.
Story
Kyung Min is an orphan who was raised by his grandparents. His parents died many years ago in an accident. Both his grandparents love him very much. His grandmother especially so and accords to everything he does. As a result he is spoiled and immature. He is a law student and lives in his own apartment funded by his rich grandparents money.Kyung Min likes a girl called Hye Ryun who is also rich and studying law with him. Hye Ryun pays Kyung Min no attention.
Jung Eun comes from a humble background. Her father is a policeman and her mother a housewife. Jung Eun is self-proclaimed to be not very bright and has failed the employment examination repeatedly. As a result, it is difficult for her to find a job. However, she remains optimistic about her future.
One day, Jung Eun's family decides to move to another town, away from Seoul. Jung eun is shocked and disapproves of the idea, however, under the patriarchal society of Korea, she has no choice. She secretly rents an attic room in an old building, however, before she can pay the deposit her immature younger brother finds her bank account booklet and steals the hard-earned money she has earned from her daily paper deliveries. Jung Eun is outraged and worries that her desire to remain in Seoul is shattered.
Jung Eun and Hye Ryun are friends from High School. One day Jung Eun borrowed Hye Ryun's library card and used the university's library's facilities. She accidentally takes Kyung Min's seat and drools over his books while she slept, tired from studying. Kyung Min returns to his seat disgusted at her actions. Jung Eun apologises and leaves. Later, Kyung Min's friend accidentally takes his folder without informing Kyung Min. Kyung Min, believing that Jung Eun stole his folder, goes and chases Jung Eun down and demands she open her bag. Jung Eun defends herself by stating that she did not steal his folder. Their verbal disagreement turns in physical as Kyung Min grabs her bag and the contents are spilt out. Kyung Min realises his mistake and quickly gathers the things back in her bag. Jung Eun walks off in a huff.
Soon, Jung Eun returns Hye Ryun's card and they have lunch in the cafeteria. As they chat, this was incidentally seen by Kyung Min. Kyung Min forms an idea. A few days later, he sees Jung Eun in the University park and decides to befriend her in order for Jung Eun to whisper favourable words to Hye Ryun. Kyung Min deceptively slips that he is Hye Ryun's friends. Knowing this, Jung Eun reasons that since he is Hye Ryun's friend, then he cant be too harmful. Due to Kyung Min's regretful attitude, Jung Eun decides to trust Kyung Min and they become friends. As they get to know each other, Jung Eun pours out her finance woes to Kyung Min due to her brother's theft and the resulting inability to pay the deposit for the attic house. Kyung Min, keen to be nice to Jung Eun, lends his money to Jung Eun.
Cast
- Kim Rae WonKim Rae WonKim Rae-won is a South Korean actor and model. Kim graduated from Joong-Ang University and his childhood dream was to become a basketball player, but his dream was shattered when he hurt his ankle tendon....
as Lee Kyung Min (Kevin Lee) - Jung Da Bin as Nam Jung Eun (Noreen Han)
- Choi Jung Yoon as Hye Ryun (Denise)
- Lee Hyun Woo as Yoo Dong-joon (Dominic)
- Jang Yong as Nam Sang-sik (Jung Eun's dad)
- Kim Ja Ok as Kim Soon-duk (Jung-eun's mom)
- Bong Tae-gyuBong Tae-gyu- Filmography :- External links :...
as Nam Jung-woo (Jung-eun's first younger brother) - Kim Mu-saeng as Lee Pil-deuk (Kyung-min's grandfather)
- Kang Boo Ja as Lee Kyung-hee (Kyung-min's grandmother)
Staff
- Director: Kim Sa Hyun
- Writer: Min Hyo Jung, Goo Sun Kyung
- Original Story: Kim Yu Ri
See also
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of Korean television shows
- Contemporary culture of South KoreaContemporary culture of South KoreaThe contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea, and on its own path away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1948. The industrialization and urbanization of South Korea, especially Seoul, have brought many changes to the way Korean...