Post by antistatic on Feb 18, 2022 10:43:13 GMT -5
This series is based on the webtoon 'Hasuk 5' by Penguin but is more widely known under its English title of "Boarding House Number 5". It retained that name during its production but has now been retitled to the simpler 'Oh! Boarding House'. It's a co-production of Kidari and Emotion Studios ('Behind Cut' 'Tasty Florida') and stars Idol actor Im Sung Kyun and Shin YongSeok in his first role, as the main couple with support from Shin Ki Hwan, Ho Jin, and Kim Hee Joong as the rest of the student/teacher ensemble.
Im SungKyun as Cheon So Shin YongSeok as Sul Won
Synopsis: "Sul Won's mother runs a low-cost boarding house for boy students who don’t have enough money to buy or rent an apartment on their own. When his mother suddenly announces she intends to return to her provincial hometown to work on the family farm, Sul Won is left in charge of the boarding house and becomes the live-in landlord. The residents of the boarding house are a quirky bunch. They include a high school senior, who also happens to be Sul Won’s cousin, a high school teacher called Kim Cheon So, Sul Won’s former college friend, and a third-year Art student who dreams of becoming a webtoon author. As the young men spend more time together, a close bond of friendship begins to form in the house. But when Sul Won discovers that some of the tenants have begun to develop a crush on him, Cupid could well come calling sooner rather than later!
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The first 20 second teaser is currently only officially available on VIKI (English subs now provided).
This series has 8 episodes of around 15mins duration and will get its international release on Rakuten VIKI with the first episode debuting on Tuesday 22nd February.
A movie version which will follow the series has already been announced with a run-time of 2 hours 11mins.
