My Absolute Boyfriend (Korean: 절대 그이), also titled Absolute Boyfriend, is a 2019 South Korean television drama series based on the manga Absolute Boyfriend by Yuu Watase and starring Yeo Jin-goo, Bang Min-ah, Hong Jong-hyun, Hong Seo-young and Choi Sung-won. The series aired on SBS TV on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 KST from May 15 to July 11, 2019. It is the third television drama based on the manga, following previous adaptations in Japan and Taiwan.
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Cast
Main
Yeo Jin-goo as Zero Nine (Young-gu)
An android programmed to become the perfect boyfriend.
Bang Min-ah as Um Da-da
Hong Jong-hyun as Ma Wang-joon and Zero Ten
A top actor who in spite of his immense popularity, always seems to lose his cool around his girlfriend
Hong Seo-young as Diana
Choi Sung-won as Nam Bo-won
Supporting
Gong Jung-hwan as Ko Ji-seok
Kwon Hyun-sang as Hwang In-hyuk
Cha Jung-won as Bae Kyu-ri
Kim Do-hoon as Yoo Jin
Ha Jae-sook as Yeo Woong
Hong Seok-cheon as Geum Eun-dong
Choi Joo-won as Hwa-ni
Go Jung-min as Park Ran
Lee Seung-il as Ma Gwi-hoon
Special appearances
Yoon Shi-yoon as himself (Ep. 2)
Jung In-gi as Da-da's father (Ep. 5)
Hong Ji-yoon as Ruby
Production
The series was previously titled Romantic Comedy King and in talks to air on OCN, but was ultimately cancelled.
The lead roles of Um Da-da and Ma Wang-jun were previously offered to Song Ji-hyo and Chun Jung-myung respectively, but both declined.
The first script reading was held on June 22, 2018, and filming began in July.
The filming was completed and the series was aired on SBS in May 2019. Originally scheduled to air for 40 episodes, the series was reduced by four episodes due to low ratings, as well as the suspension of the Monday-Tuesday drama timeslot that saw the following drama, Doctor Detective, move to the Wednesday-Thursday timeslot. The international broadcast remained at 40 episodes.
Original soundtrack
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.