Having seen neither of these dramas (or any gumiho dramas at all... I need to get on this), I have to choose entirely based on the theoretical situation and not how it played out in either of these two drama examples. SO, it's got to be gumiho for me. A roommate is a roommate - you can always have mutual agreements, they will help you pay rent, and you can move out if things don't end up working. If they happen to be a supernatural being? That's fine by me as long as they do their dishes.

With a housecat: first of all, you have to live with a cat, which I and my houseplants have proven ourselves unable to do. You'd also have to deal with the fact that something that used to be (presumably) a beloved pet that you took care of (including cleaning up its poo) is now a person. What if you let it sleep in your bed? And now it's a human man? Creepy.

I can't answer this properly because I have not watched the gumiho's drama yet.
So I'll keep reading what other beanies say.

Pd: if a pet (cat, dog, bird, fish turtle or even silkworm) turned into someone as gorgeous as Kim Myung Soo, I would thanks the Heavens forever.

Most of the previous Would You Rather's got big nopes from for both choices. Now I'm having a hard time choosing. I'm a bona fide cat lady - I have 9 - so that choice is really tempting. As for a gumiho...wasn't a big fan of the Roommate drama and don't find that actor appealing. HOWEVER, if we're talking Lee Dong Wook as a gumiho, that's a whole 'nother ball game. LDW for the win!

The choice is sharing space with a aloof and annoying cat man (I disliked MEOW THE SECRET BOY) or having a beautiful female predator. The latter has many variations, but traditionally a gumiho is a creature from Korean mythology that is almost always a female who can shape-shift into a beautiful woman. Most of the time, gumihos are considered evil, especially in more modern myths, because they transform into women so that they can seduce men and prey, and later eat their heart or liver. It is believed that a fox turns into a gumiho after living for 1000 years, and gumihos are the only foxes to kill humans with their bare hands. At the very least, it would be more interesting to live with a fox especially since there is a possibility she would transform into an uncanny human after a 1000 years of acquired knowledge. (Some tales say that if a gumiho abstains from killing and eating humans for a thousand years, it can become a full human.)

When my cat makes himself comfortable on my lap, he first twists and turns for a long time, holding his rear end in my face. Honestly, I wouldn't be thrilled if he suddenly turned into a man.
So the choice is a gumiho as a roommate.

I'll take a Gumiho anytime any day. As @anne18 pointed out, I need someone with unmatched strength as I am of a weak heart.

But there's a clause, the Gumiho must have gotten its liver nor should it need one in a hundred years.

Gumiho for me. I live with a male cat who … putting it nicely, has a strong personality. Him in human form is something I would run away from! 😼

A gumiho all day,having my cat turning into a man sounds sooo wrong and creepy somehow so hell no....

I'm a cat person, but the question specifies that the cat turns into a MAN, not just "person" or "hot romantic lead". So I'll take my chances with the gumiho and hope I get a "fox".

I am a scaredy cat but a gumiho turning into a handsome charming man sounds tempting.

We have our adorable but cheeky little golden puppy. We take him to doggy day care sometimes to interact with other pups, so I always wonder what his day’s like, who he made friends with etc

If he turned into a human child I could interact with him more and actually know what he is thinking (I’m guessing it’s usually about food lol)

But I don’t have a cat, and no thanks I’m not a furry either. But then I don’t want to be eaten by gumiho, tho I’m a woman so I wouldn’t be eaten right? According to the classical myths & legends?

I haven’t watched either drama but I guess I choose the cat human, no romance but we can be friends and laze about all day

I’m allergic to cats (would I be allergic to a man that used to be a cat?) and I’m irrationally petrified of foxes. So I choose taking antihistamines over living in fear.

I’ve liked every Gumiho show I’ve seen and the actors. So it’s an easy choice for me. Would I afraid of them eating my liver? Not the kdrama ones! Specifically, LDW, Kim Bum, and JKY. Any of those, any day would be just fine. 😂

I'm not sure that the gumiho roommate would do more than its share of the chores, but I'm certain than an house cat that is used to be pampered would not.
Yes, gumiho come with risks.. but also some magic.

Gumiho. My condo association rules stipulates no cats and dogs, except for emotional assistance animals. They say nothing about gumihos who are able to roam around with human likeness 24/7. I also like a roommate who can take care of themselves and chip in for shared expenses.

Also the whole switching back from cat to human to cat - seems very stressful if it can't be controlled. What if he turns back into a cat right when you're lugging your shared groceries home.

This is hard! I love cats and if the man turned into a handsome one like a japanese drama I remember vaguely I could live with that. Aren't gumiho's a bit on the dangerous side, always wanting meat to eat and side eying your liver? Lee seungi-gi was always broke and on his toes buying meat and placating his gumiho but if its a male one and I had the money, why not? foxes are so pretty! Let me see????????

Cat guy was just an anthropomorphized house pet living his best life. Fox guy, by contrast, was a demon who sucked the life force out of his female victim. I'd rathe be a house pet than a demon. Though, admittedly, they did address the issue in the series of cat guy's short cat-length life expectancy

No debate, Magical POX over cat-man anyday.

This was the easiest choice yet haha
Hands down gumiho for a roommate.