'YUMI'S CELLS' is Here, These are a Series of Korean Dramas with Unique 3D Animation Concepts

1. IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY (2020)

It's Okay To Not Be Okay (asianwiki.com)

IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY tells the story of Moon Kang Tae (Kim Soo Hyun), a worker at a psychiatric ward, and Goo Moon Young (Seo Ye Ji), a children's book writer with antisocial personality disorder due to past trauma. Moon Kang Tae has an older brother with autism named Mon Sang Tae (Oh Jung Se), and wherever Kang Tae goes, he always tries to be with and take care of his brother.

This drama, directed by Park Shin Woo, explores the theme of mental health among the characters, portrayed in a very well-executed manner with mutual support, filling each other's hearts, and comforting one another. The animations depicted from Goo Moon Young's children's storybook are fascinating and unique because they also depict the lives, problems, and fears of the characters. The animations in the drama IT'S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY have a darker and deeper impression, in line with the portrayal of the issues experienced by Go Moon Young and Moon Kang Tae.

2. THE SCHOOL NURSE FILES (2020)

The School Nurse Files (asianwiki.com)

THE SCHOOL NURSE FILES tells the story of Ahn Eun Young (Jung Yu Mi), a nurse at a school who has an unusual ability to see supernatural creatures resembling jelly. Jelly is depicted as the remnants of the unfulfilled desires of living creatures during their lifetime.

This fantasy drama is adapted from a novel of the same name by Jung Se Rang. Eun Young will work together with Hong In Pyo (Nam Joo Hyuk), a teacher at the school, to exterminate jelly monsters so that they do not disturb and harm humans. The animation used in THE SCHOOL NURSE FILES brings to life a world full of jelly monsters with incredibly cool CGI visual effects.

3. YUMI'S CELLS (2021)

Yumi's Cells (asianwiki.com)

The drama series YUMI'S CELLS tells the daily life of a working woman named Yumi (Kim Go Eun) who has lived alone for a long time. One day, Yumi meets Go Woong (Ahn Bo Hyun), an honest and sincere game developer.   

What's cool about this drama is that we are presented with two different stories, namely the animated story of the cells inside Yumi's body and Yumi's life in the real world. If you have watched INSIDE OUT, you will know how interesting the story of the cells trying to work inside someone's body is. You will definitely find it adorable to see the behavior of the cells as they help Yumi find true love! 

4. W TWO WORLDS (2016)

W Two Worlds (asianwiki.com)

This romance fantasy drama series explores the unique concept of two worlds, the real world and the Webtoon world. The 3D animation portrayal of the character Kang Cheol within the main Webtoon character created by Oh Yeon Joo's father is quite relatable for comic book enthusiasts.

W TWO WORLDS tells the story of the love between Kang Cheol (Lee Jong Suk), a man from the Webtoon dimension, and Oh Yeon Joo (Oh Yoon Joo), a surgeon from the human dimension. Kang Cheol's life in the Webtoon was created by Oh Yoon Joo's father as the comic's creator, but Oh Yoon Joo's father has decided that Kang Cheol's character will ultimately meet a tragic end. Kang Cheol tries to find a way to defy his fate and maintain his relationship with Oh Yeon Joo in the human dimension.

Those are 5 Korean dramas that incorporate the concept of 3D animation into the plot, which will surely be a complete package to accompany your leisure time and make it more colorful. Which one will you watch first?

Article written by: Satya Trisnasari

(kpl/mag)