Rooftop Room Cat
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| Story by | Kim Yu-ri |
| Directed by | Kim Sa-hyun |
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| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Original network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | June 2 – July 22, 2003 |
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| Hanja | 고양이 |
| Revised Romanization | Oktapbang Goyang-i |
| McCune–Reischauer | Okt'appang Koyangi |
Rooftop Room Cat (Hangul: 옥탑방 고양이; RR: Oktapbang Goyang-i; also known as Attic Cat or Cat on the Roof) is a 2003 South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won, Jung 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%.
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 of this unlikely love story. Kyung-min's bratty ways clashes with Jung-eun's simple living, as he steadily takes advantage of her kindness and good nature.
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.
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