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Cats on the Roof
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Attic Cat
  • Cat on the Roof
  • Cat in the Rooftop Flat
  • Rooftop Romance
Written by
  • Min Hyo-jung
  • Goo Sun-kyung
Story byKim Yu-ri
Directed byKim Sa-hyun
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
ReleaseJune 2 (2003-06-02) –
July 22, 2003 (2003-07-22)
Cats on the Roof
Hangul옥탑방 고양이
Hanja屋塔房 고양이
Revised RomanizationOktapbang Goyangi
McCune–ReischauerOkt'appang Koyangyi

Cats on the Roof (Korean: 옥탑방 고양이; RR: Oktapbang Goyang-i; lit. Rooftop Room Cat) is a 2003 South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won, Jeong Da-bin, Choi Jung-yoon and Lee Hyun-woo. It aired on MBC from June 2 to July 22, 2003 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

A comedy with light touches of drama about friendship, love and cohabitation, the series is loosely based on an internet novel written by Kim Yu-ri. It was a hit, receiving an average viewership rating of 26.3% and a peak rating of 37.3%.

Overview

Kyung-min, a law student, is in desperate straits, so he decides 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 ends with the two of them living together under one roof, or to be more specific, living in a room on top of the roof of an old building.

This romantic setting provides the backdrop for this unlikely love story. Kyung-min's bratty ways clash with Jung-eun's simple living, as he steadily takes advantage of her kindness and good nature.

Cast

Production

Cats on the Roof was adapted from a web novel on the female-oriented web portal Miclub. Min Hyo-jung and Goo Sun-kyung co-wrote the series; it was the first miniseries both had penned. At the time of its announcement, Kim Rae-won had been cast as the male lead, but the female lead had not yet been chosen. It reportedly ran into troubles with casting; an Ilgan Sports article in April stated that Han Eun-jung would play alongside Kim as the female lead, but by May Jeong Da-bin was said to have taken the role.

An additional episode was arranged to air a week after the drama's planned ending, but it was cancelled due to scheduling conflicts with Kim Rae-won. Additionally, the ending was changed last minute—originally, Jung Da-bin's character, Jeong-eun, would visit Kyung-min, Kim's character, after three years spent studying abroad. On the morning before the last episode's airing, the script was modified so that Jeong-eun would not study abroad and instead live with Kyung-min.

Theatre adaptation

It was adapted into a stage play of the same title in 2010, with Lee Sun-ho and Hwang Bo-ra in the leading roles.

References

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