> Starring Yeo One from Pentagon, a K-pop boy band.
> Premier on the foundation’s official YouTube channel on Sunday November 6.

On November 6, KSIF released its 10th anniversary web drama series “Idol in my Living Room” on its official YouTube channel.

The foundation produced this series in an effort to publicize KSI both in and outside of Korea in the time when there is growing interest towards Korean language and culture worldwide.

The web-drama, directed by Seo Kyung-guk, is a romance starring Joey (Kang Ji-hoo), an exemplary student at KSI, and Yeo One (Yeo One) from Pentagon. The story unfolds with the two characters who happen to live together in the same house. The series features a total of 10 episodes, around 20 minutes for each, making it easy for anyone to casually watch. The first episode was released on Sunday November 6 on the foundation’s official YouTube channel. Seven episodes have been revealed so far with two videos uploaded a week on Wednesdays and Sundays.

Yeo One, a member of the Korean boy band Pentagon, was selected to play the main character, in consideration of the popularity of K-pop. The story focuses on young people making love and dating, which Millennials and Gen Z can relate to, so that global learners can be attracted to Korean culture. There are a variety of Korean cultural elements studded throughout the drama, such as tourist spots of Seoul in the background and the K-pop songs of the original soundtrack.

KSIF provides subtitles in 10 languages including English, French, and Spanish to help KSI students across the globe enjoy the series.

President Lee Haiyoung of KSIF said, “I hope that this web-drama helps improve the awareness of KSI for the global audiences who are interested in Korean language and culture, and invites more learners to our institute to learn Korean language.”

The poster image of “Idol in my Living Room”

Yeo One from Pentagon starring as a global K-idol star (left), and Kang Ji-hoo starring as Joey (middle), and Jin Geon-woo starring as Siwan.