My Roommate is a Gumiho is a romantic comedy K-drama about a 999-year-old male gumiho (a mythical nine-tailed fox) named Shin Woo-yeo who has been living as a human professor. While trying to collect a human energy bead he needs to become fully human, he accidentally loses it, and it gets swallowed by a 22-year-old college student named Lee Dam. They are forced to live together in his house because the bead inside her can break at any time, endangering her life, and he must protect her until they can safely remove it. Viewers enjoy the series for its charming and modern twist on the classic gumiho legend, the slow-burn chemistry between the stoic, centuries-old fox and the lively human woman, and the blend of humor, heartwarming romance, and light supernatural drama as they navigate their unusual cohabitation and growing feelings.