My Absolute Boyfriend

Not to be confused with My Absolute Darling.

My Absolute Boyfriend^[2] (Korean: 절대 그이; RR: Jeoldae Geui), also titled Absolute Boyfriend,^[3] 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.

My Absolute Boyfriend
Promotional poster
Also known as	Absolute Boyfriend
Hangul	절대 그이
Genre	Romantic comedy Science fiction
Based on	Absolute Boyfriend by Yuu Watase
Written by	Yang Hyuk-moon
Directed by	Jung Jung-hwa
Starring	Yeo Jin-goo Bang Min-ah Hong Jong-hyun Choi Sung-won Hong Seo-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	40 (36 aired)[a][b] (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lee Mi-ji Teddy Jung [ko]
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	35 minutes[b]
Production companies	Apollo Pictures iHQ
Original release
Network	SBS TV
Release	May 15 (2019-05-15) – July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
Related
Absolute Boyfriend (Japan) Absolute Boyfriend (Taiwan)

Cast

Main

• Yeo Jin-goo as Zero Nine (Young-gu)^[4]

An android programmed to become the perfect boyfriend.

• Bang Min-ah as Um Da-da^[5]
• Hong Jong-hyun as Ma Wang-joon^[6] 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^[7]
• Choi Sung-won as Nam Bo-won^[8]

Supporting

• Gong Jung-hwan as Ko Ji-seok^[9]

• Kwon Hyun-sang as Hwang In-hyuk^[10]

• Cha Jung-won as Bae Kyu-ri^[11]

• Kim Do-hoon as Yoo Jin

• Ha Jae-sook as Yeo Woong^[12]

• Hong Seok-cheon as Geum Eun-dong

• Choi Joo-won as Hwa-ni^[13]

• 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.^[14]
• 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.^[14]
• The first script reading was held on June 22, 2018, and filming began in July.^[15]
• The filming was completed and the series was aired on SBS in May 2019.^[16] 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

My Absolute Boyfriend OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2019
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Kakao M

Part 1

Released on May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Like A Starlight" (별빛처럼)	Jay Kim LeeBangWonSaDan Sharon Lee An 89	Jay Kim LeeBangWonSaDan Sharon Lee An 89	Lena Park	3:47
2.	"Like A Starlight" (Inst.)		Jay Kim LeeBangWonSaDan Sharon Lee An 89		3:47
Total length:					7:34

Part 2

Released on May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Still Waiting For You" (바라고 바라고)	Lee Seung-hee	Lee Seung-hee	Seungjun	4:03
2.	"Still Waiting For You" (Inst.)		Lee Seung-hee		4:03
Total length:					8:06

Part 3

Released on May 31, 2019 (2019-05-31)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Mr. Stranger"	atomik K.lee Kisum	atomik K.lee MHL	Kisum, Eunha (GFriend)	3:10
2.	"Mr. Stranger" (Inst.)		atomik K.lee MHL		3:10
Total length:					6:20

Part 4

Released on June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"My Absolute Boyfriend" (초능력 나의 그대)	Shim Hyun-bo	Shim Hyun-bo	Kei (Lovelyz)	3:24
2.	"My Absolute Boyfriend" (Inst.)		Shim Hyun-bo		3:24
Total length:					6:48

Part 5

Released on June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Already Gone" (여느 때처럼)	Yoon Song	Yoon Song	Bily Acoustie	4:15
2.	"Already Gone" (Inst.)		Yoon Song		4:15
Total length:					8:30

Part 6

Released on June 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Tuk Tuk Tuk" (툭툭툭)	Jay Kim	Park Seo-hyun	BIYA	3:24
2.	"Tuk Tuk Tuk" (Inst.)		Park Seo-hyun		3:24
Total length:					6:48

Part 7

Released on June 27, 2019 (2019-06-27)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"It Was Love" (사랑이었다)	Minah (Girl's Day) Jung Il-hoon (BtoB)	Minah (Girl's Day) Jerry.L	Minah (Girl's Day), Jung Il-hoon (BtoB)	3:21
2.	"It Was Love" (Inst.)		Minah (Girl's Day) Jerry.L		3:21
Total length:					6:42

Part 8

Released on July 4, 2019 (2019-07-04)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Error"	LoF!	LoF! Yeun	Lee Si-eun	3:39
2.	"Error (Male Ver.)"	LoF!	LoF! Yeun	Noah	3:39
3.	"Error (With Yeun of V!nyl) (Eng Ver.)"	LoF!	LoF! Yeun	LoF!	3:39
Total length:					10:57

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.	Original broadcast date	AGB Nielsen (Nationwide)
1	May 15, 2019	2.1%
2		2.4%
3	May 16, 2019	3.1%
4		3.5%
5	May 22, 2019	2.6%
6		3.0%
7	May 23, 2019	2.9%
8		3.0%
9	May 29, 2019	2.5%
10		2.7%
11	May 30, 2019	2.9%
12		2.7%
13	June 5, 2019	2.3%
14		2.7%
15	June 6, 2019	3.4%
16		3.1%
17	June 12, 2019	1.8%
18		1.8%
19	June 13, 2019	3.2%
20		2.9%
21	June 19, 2019	2.0%
22		2.5%
23	June 20, 2019	3.1%
24		2.6%
25	June 26, 2019	1.8%
26		2.2%
27	June 27, 2019	2.8%
28		2.3%
29	July 3, 2019	1.5%
30		1.7%
31	July 4, 2019	2.7%
32		2.4%
33	July 10, 2019	1.8%
34		1.7%
35	July 11, 2019	2.4%
36		2.0%
Average		2.5%

Notes

1. Originally scheduled to air for 40 episodes, only 36 episodes were scheduled to air on SBS due to low ratings, as well as the suspension of the Monday-Tuesday drama time slot. The international broadcast remains at 40 episodes.
2. In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.^[1]