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Romance Is a Bonus Book (Korean: 로맨스는 별책부록; RR: Romaenseuneun Byeolchaekburok) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Na Young, Lee Jong Suk, Jung Eugene and Wi Ha Joon. It aired from January 26 to March 17, 2019 on tvN.
Synopsis[]
Cha Eun Ho is a successful author and a chief editor at a book publishing company. Kang Dan Yi is a mother and former successful advertising copywriter. When Cha Eun Ho was a child, Kang Dan Yi saved him from an accident and was injured. Kang Dan Yi had Cha Eun Ho help her while she was recuperating in hospital and later on bedrest for one year. By helping her acquire books to read from the library, Cha Eun Ho himself became interested in writing. The two youngsters stayed close friends well into adulthood. However, their friendship was strained after Kang Dan Yi started dating a selfish, inconsiderate man. Although he disapproved of her choice in a partner, and she too expressed doubt at times, Kang Dan Yi stands by her decision to marry this man.
Now in the present, Cha Eun Ho enlists Kang Dan Yi to help him find a housekeeper - but he has no idea Kang Dan Yi is the one doing the work and taking payment. Her husband has cheated on her, and she is now divorced and unemployed, but he is also unaware of her living situation and the hardships she is facing as a divorced single mother with a large gap in work experience trying to re-enter the professional world. Eventually Kang Dan Yi is no longer able to keep her secrets from him, and Cha Eun Ho lends her a helping hand. Their lives become even more intertwined when Kang Dan Yi applies to be a temporary task support worker at his publishing company. Although Cha Eun Ho is initially worried about how she will perform, Kang Dan Yi surprises him and other senior executives with her creativity and hard work.
The rest of the series is about the personal and professional challenges they face as they slowly start to realize their true feelings for each other and navigate this next stage of their lives.
Cast[]
- Lee Na Young as Kang Dan Yi
- A former advertising copywriter and a current unemployed divorcee who later joins the publishing company as a temporary task support team member.
- Lee Jong Suk as Cha Eun Ho
- A successful writer who is also the publishing company's youngest editor-in-chief. He is a long-time friend of Kang Dan Yi and harbours romantic feelings for her.
- Jung Eugene as Song Hae Rin
- The Lead Content Development Editor and trainer of the new recruits, including Kang Dan Yi. She has long-standing feelings for Cha Eun Ho, her former trainer, but he does not reciprocate those feelings.
- Wi Ha Joon as Ji Seo Joon
- A freelance book designer the publishing company is looking to hire, who also happened to cross paths with Kang Dan Yi and later develops feelings for her. He and Cha Eun Ho have a turbulent relationship related to the conspiracy behind famous author Kang Byeong-jun's retirement and their feelings for Kang Dan Yi.
- Kim Tae Woo as CEO Kim Jae-min. He is a bit over-eager, and but an overall well-meaning boss.
- Kim Yoo Mi as Director Go Yoo-sun. She discourages Kang Dan-i's efforts to become a part of the marketing team and keeps her busy with menial tasks around the office.
- Jo Han Chul as Bong Ji-hong. He is married to Seo Young-ah.
- Kim Sun Young as Seo Young-ah the marketing team manager who is married to Bong Ji-hong.
- Kang Ki Doong as Park Hoon, a talkative and eager-to-please new recruit on the marketing team.
- Park Gyu Young as Oh Ji-yool, a superficial and spoiled new recruit on the editorial team, with an overbearing mother.
- Lee Kwan Hoon as Lee Seung-jin
- Choi Seung Yoon as Bae Kwang-soo
- Lee Ha Eun as Chae Song-ee
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Production[]
- The first script reading was held on October 26, 2018 with the attendance of the cast and crew.
- This series marks Lee Na Young's return to small screen after nine years
- On January 21, 2019, a press conference was held to promote the series with the attendance of lead cast.
- Lee Jong Suk finished filming his scenes for the series on February 27, 2019 due to his military service enlistment on March 8.
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