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Cats on the Roof

{{Short description|South Korean television series}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox television

| alt_name = {{ubl|Attic Cat|Cat on the Roof|Cat in the Rooftop Flat|Rooftop Romance}}

| image = Cat on the Roof TV poster.jpeg

| caption = Promotional poster

| camera =

| runtime = 50 minutes

| producer =

| story = Kim Yu-ri

| director = Kim Sa-hyun

| writer = {{ubl|Min Hyo-jung|Goo Sun-kyung}}

| starring = {{ubl|Kim Rae-won|Jeong Da-bin}}

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| network = Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation

| first_aired = {{start date|2003|6|2}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2003|7|22}}

| num_episodes = 16

| related =

}}

{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 옥탑방 고양이

| hanja = 屋塔房 고양이

| rr = Oktapbang Goyangi

| mr = Okt'appang Koyangi

}}

Cats on the Roof{{cite web|url=https://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/2604961_64285.html|title=Cats on the Roof|publisher=MBC&iMBC|website=MBC Global Media|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912170031/http://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/2604961_64285.html|url-status=live}} ({{Korean|hangul=옥탑방 고양이|rr=Oktapbang Goyangi|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.{{cite web|title=Lee Hyun-woo Stars in TV Drama|url=http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_frame.htm?No=497|website=KBS World|access-date=July 15, 2014|date=May 22, 2003|archive-date=July 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717194027/http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/program/program_musicnews_frame.htm?No=497|url-status=dead}} 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 a web novel written by Kim Yu-ri.{{cite web|last=Chun|first=Su-jin|title=Prince Charming moves in, brings laundry|url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2002233|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=July 12, 2013|date=July 1, 2003|archive-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217215729/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2002233|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Lim|first=Kit|title=Attic Cat (2003, MBC miniseries)|url=https://www.koreanfilm.org/tvdramas/index.htm#atticcat|website=Koreanfilm.org|access-date=July 11, 2013|archive-date=October 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027084028/http://www.koreanfilm.org/tvdramas/index.htm#atticcat|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite news |date=2003-03-27 |title= |script-title=ko:인터넷소설 "옥탑방고양이" TV 드라마로 제작 |url=https://v.daum.net/v/20030327103544661 |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=Inews24 |language=ko |via=Daum |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008172752/https://v.daum.net/v/20030327103544661 |url-status=live }} Min Hyo-jung and Goo Sun-kyung co-wrote the series; it was the first miniseries both had penned.{{Cite news |date=2003-10-10 |title= |script-title=ko:스타 작가, 이름 값 할까? |url=https://weekly.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2186567 |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=Weekly Hankook |language=ko |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008172756/https://weekly.hankooki.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=2186567 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite news |date=2003-04-02 |title= |script-title=ko:드라마，SBS 웃음소리―MBC 한숨소리 |url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/005/0000143486 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008172747/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/005/0000143486 |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=Kukmin Ilbo |language=ko |via=Naver |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |url-status=live }} It reportedly ran into troubles with casting;{{Cite news |date=2003-06-12 |title= |script-title=ko:"고양이"가 "야인" 물었네 |url=https://v.daum.net/v/20030612110720278 |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=Ilgan Sports |language=ko |via=Daum |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008172758/https://v.daum.net/v/20030612110720278 |url-status=live }} an Ilgan Sports article in April stated that Han Eun-jung would play alongside Kim as the female lead,{{Cite news |date=2003-04-03 |title= |script-title=ko:[한은정] "어설픈 동거" |url=https://v.daum.net/v/20030403033314728 |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=Ilgan Sports |language=ko |via=Daum |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008172750/https://v.daum.net/v/20030403033314728 |url-status=live }} but by May Jeong Da-bin was said to have taken the role.{{Cite news |date=2003-05-22 |title= |script-title=ko:MBC 월화미니시리즈 「옥탑방 고양이」 |url=https://news.nate.com/view/20030522n01346 |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=Yonhap News |language=ko |via=Nate |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008172755/https://news.nate.com/view/20030522n01346 |url-status=live }}

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.{{Cite news |date=2003-07-13 |title= |script-title=ko:옥탑방 고양이, 연장 방송 무산 |url=https://v.daum.net/v/20030713012442576 |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=Ilgan Sports |language=ko |via=Daum |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008172755/https://v.daum.net/v/20030713012442576 |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite news |date=2003-07-22 |title= |script-title=ko:"옥탑방 고양이" 결말 긴급수정 |url=https://v.daum.net/v/20030722074332443 |access-date=2024-09-27 |work=Yonhap News |language=ko |via=Daum |archive-date=October 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008172758/https://v.daum.net/v/20030722074332443 |url-status=live }}

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.{{cite web|last=Chung|first=Ah-young|title=Popular Drama Goes on Stage|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/arts-theater/20100314/popular-drama-goes-on-stage|work=The Korea Times|access-date=July 11, 2013|date=March 14, 2010|archive-date=June 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609185112/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2010/03/145_62341.html|url-status=live}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://program.imbc.com/cat}} {{in lang|ko}}
  • [https://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/2604961_64285.html Cats on the Roof] at MBC Global Media
  • {{hancinema drama|Cat_on_the_Roof}}
  • {{IMDb title|0477528}}

Category:2003 South Korean television series debuts

Category:2003 South Korean television series endings

Category:AZN Television original programming

Category:Korean-language television shows

Category:MBC TV television dramas

Category:South Korean romantic comedy television series

Category:Television shows based on South Korean web novels