Summaries

An unassuming college freshman student learns that the woman who lives downstairs is a former pop idol - will she steal his heart?

The day Lee Joon joins Minsong University to reunite with Kim Margo, his high school crush, he is attacked by his new neighbor Lee Duna, a gorgeous former idol. Violent and impulsive, Duna turns Joon's world upside down. Later, to Joon's confusion, Margo seems incapable of making time to meet with him. To add to his dismay, Joon meets fellow student Choi Ira at a party. She becomes enamored with him after the pair partake in a risqué game. As Joon progressively discovers the truth about Duna's troubled past and Margo's harsh family conditions, he tries to sort out his tangled feelings.—MAL Rewrite

As a freshman, Yuan Juntang applied to Minsong University to get nearer to his senior Zhu Zhu, with whom he had been secretly in love. The two ended up becoming friends and approached Zhu Zhu after unintentionally running into Li Shiya, the former idol and senior sister who had left school. They come together as a trio of pals. Yuan Juntang's admiration for her was evident to Zhu Zhu, but she lacked the guts to accept and steered away from any unclear interactions with him while remaining distant from her friends.—Bilibili TV

When Won-Jun moves into a new apartment for his first day in college, he was not expecting an ex celebrity, Du-Na, to be living downstairs, hiding from her past life. Won-Jun finds Du-Na strange and avoids her at first, but soon finds himself in her room without realizing what he is getting himself into.—AniList

Freshman Yuan Juntang applied for Minsong University in order to get closer to Zhu Zhu, whom he has had a crush on. At the university, he meets Li Shiya who used to be his idol and took a temporary absence from school. Li Shiya takes the initiative to approach Yuan Juntang and they become friends and form a trio of friends with Zhu Zhu. Zhu Zhu is clearly aware of Yuan Juntang's affection for her, but she has no courage to accept him and tries to avoid being intimate and only keeps a certain distance with him. At the same time, Yuan Juntang and Li Shiya are getting closer, more than just friends. Soon afterwards, Yuan Juntang meets Cui Ruoni at a party and both have a good feeling for each other after playing an intimate game. Cui Ruoni becomes Li Shiya's roommate and falls for Yuan Juntang. Yuan Juntang is caught up in a whirling vortex of emotion with the three girls. They all cover up their feelings and can't make a decision. They all struggle with whether to express their inner feelings while enjoying the campus and youth life. Finally at a reunion, Li Shiya and Yuan Juntang leave the table and kiss each other by the roadside, which was sighted by Zhu Zhu. Afterwards, Zhu Zhu plucks up her courage to confess her love for Yuan Juntang. Facing the girl he loved secretly, Yuan Juntang falls into an unprecedented struggle. However, after sharing his hearts with Zhu Zhu, Yuan Juntang still chooses to be with Li Shiya.—Made By Bilibili

Details

Keywords
  • based on manhwa
  • college
  • chinese animation
  • donghua
  • primarily adult cast
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Animation
  • Romance
Release date Apr 19, 2023
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-14
Countries of origin China South Korea
Language Mandarin Japanese Chinese
Production companies Bilibili Red Dog Culture House Shanghai Kuanyu Digital Technology

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Tech specs

Runtime 13m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

The series begins with Yuan Jun Tang who is an unassuming college freshman. He gained a place at Minsong University - and chose the college for a special reason. A former high school senior named Zhu Zhu studies at Minsong. And Yuan Jun Tang is still besotted with her, despite the fact that she graduated from high school some time ago. He hopes going to Minsong will help draw him close to Zhu Zhu, and let him with her heart.

He moves into student accommodation. But one day, when he is on his way out to meet Zhu Zhu, he bumps into a young woman outside his building. Her name is Shiya Li, and Yuan Jun Tang eventually recognizes her as being a former member of an "idol"-style all-female pop group. He used to be a fan of the group when he was in high school. He soon learns that Shiya Li has moved into the apartment downstairs from his own accommodation. Eventually, he strikes up a friendship with her. He also befriends a girl named Ruoni Cui, whom he meets at a party. Could he find love with any of these women?

This animation was based on a South Korean web-based cartoon (webtoon) series named "Yi Doona!" (translated as "The Girl Downstairs") by Min Song Ah.

"The Girl Downstairs" is a 2023 Chinese animated series that was directed by Dong Yi.

A college freshman finds his heart torn between a former pop star, his high school senior, and a girl he met at a party!

An unassuming college freshman student learns that the woman who lives downstairs is a former pop idol - will she steal his heart?

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