TV series
Absolute Value of Romance
Overview
High schooler Yeo Eui-ju secretly writes web novels by night. When four charming new teachers arrive, they inspire her stories and shake up her school.
Details
- First air date
- 2026-04-17
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Network
- Coupang Play
- Production
- Borderless Film, MediaCorp
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Kim Hyang-gi as Yeo Eui-ju
- Cha Hak-yeon as Ga Woo-soo
- Kim Jae-hyun as No Da-ju
- Demian as Jeong Gi-jeon
- Kim Dong-kyu as Yoon Dong-ju
- Jang Jae-young as Kim Dan-ji
- Han Se-hee as Kim Young-jae
- Kim So-hui as Choi Go-ah
- Roh Ju-eun as Eun Ha-su
- Gladys Bay as Jenny
- Yoon Hye-rim as Choi Ji-ah
- Yang So-min as Oh Yoon-ju
Creators and crew
- Lee Min-joo - Creator
- Kim Jun-hyung - Producer
- Lee Tae-gon - Producer
- Park Se-jin - Producer
- Lee Su-yeon - Producer
- Kim Jun-hyung - Director
Episodes
Episode 1
Eui-ju is a quiet student by day and a bold romance writer by night. Her future seems uncertain as the man she wronged becomes her homeroom teacher.
Episode 2
A sweet scene between teachers ignites Eui-ju's creativity. She casts them as leads in her new novel. During PE class, Gi-jeon makes her heart skip.
Episode 3
Eui-ju hides Woo-su's glasses after stepping on them by mistake. Given his demerits and tough task, she trashes them, thinking he's picking on her.
Episode 4
Once she realizes the glasses were special, Eui-ju digs them out of the trash but still gets a detention. She posts her F4-inspired web novel online.
Episode 5
We Were Friends" goes viral. Riding the high, Eui-ju writes the steamiest cliffhanger yet, unaware someone is standing right behind her.
Episode 6
Woo-su demands she delete everything. Now forced to write the novel on his terms, Eui-ju hits a wall. Meanwhile, the principal has plans of her own.
Episode 7
On the EBC filming day, Da-ju urges Eui-ju to film Woo-su's class secretly, but she gets caught. She collapses and Woo-su carries her to the hospital.
Episode 8
Eui-ju wonders why Woo-su allows her to keep writing her novel. One offhand remark from him sets her heart racing.
Episode 9
As Eui-ju denies Woo-su's words made her flutter, a Fields Medal winner visits him. Misunderstood as liking Dong-ju, Eui-ju grows awkward with Go-ya.
Episode 10
Feeling inadequate, Eui-ju writes Deul-i as a villain in her novel. Woo-su considers a research proposal in the US, and the prospect makes Eui-ju sad.
Episode 11
Ji-a is captured by loan sharks. Woo-su gets in trouble trying to rescue her. Just as things look hopeless, someone arrives to save them both.
Episode 12
Dong-ju's secret is revealed. Eui-ju reconciles with Go-ya, and encouraged by her advice, decides to confess feelings.
Episode 13
Eui-ju's hesitant to confess. She realizes she's just a student to Woo-su. When Ha-su discovers her novel, her heart races with fear of being exposed.
Episode 14
The entire school finds out about the novel. Word reaches Young-hee, and Eui-ju must bring her parents to school. She tells her parents the truth.
Episode 15
Eui-ju is crushed after seeing how well Woo-su treats Deul-i at her guest lecture. After class, Eui-ju poses a life-defining math problem to Woo-su.
Episode 16
Eui-ju rushes to the hospital after hearing that Woo-su had eye surgery. She finally learns the truth behind the promise made ten years ago.
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