Romance Is a Bonus Book
Romance Is a Bonus Book | |
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Also known as |
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Hangul | 로맨스는 별책부록 |
Revised Romanization | Romaenseuneun Byeolchaekburok |
Genre | Romantic comedy |
Created by | Studio Dragon |
Written by | Jung Hyun-jung |
Directed by | Lee Jeong-hyo |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Hwang Jee-woo |
Camera setup | Single camera |
Production company | Story & Pictures Media |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | January 26 March 17, 2019 | –
Romance Is a Bonus Book[1] (Korean: 로맨스는 별책부록) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Lee Na-young and Lee Jong-suk.[2][3] It aired from January 26 to March 17, 2019 on tvN.[4][5][6]
Synopsis
[edit]Cha Eun-ho is a successful author and a chief editor at a book publishing company. Kang Dan-i is a mother and former successful advertising copywriter. When Cha Eun-ho was a child, Kang Dan-i saved him from an accident and was injured. Kang Dan-i had Cha Eun-ho help her while she was recuperating in hospital and later on was in 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-i started dating a selfish, inconsiderate man. Although he disapproved of her choice in a partner, and she too expressed doubt at times, Kang Dan-i stands by her decision to marry this man.
Now in the present, Cha Eun-ho enlists Kang Dan-i to help him find a housekeeper - but he has no idea Kang Dan-i 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-i 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-i 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-i 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
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Lee Na-young as Kang Dan-i (37 years old)[7]
- 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 (32 years old)[8][9]
- A successful writer who is also the publishing company's youngest editor-in-chief. He is a long-time friend of Kang Dan-i and harbours romantic feelings for her.
- Jung Yoo-jin as Song Hae-rin (29 years old)[10]
- The Lead Content Development Editor and trainer of the new recruits, including Kang Dan-i. 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 (29 years old)[11]
- A freelance book designer the publishing company is looking to hire, who also happened to cross paths with Kang Dan-i 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-i.
Supporting characters
[edit]People at the publishing company
[edit]- Kim Tae-woo as CEO Kim Jae-min.[12] He is a bit over-eager, but an overall well-meaning boss.
- Kim Yoo-mi as Director Go Yoo-sun.[13] 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.[14] 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,[15] 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[16]
- Lee Ha-eun as Chae Song-ee
Others
[edit]- Lee Ji-ha as Hae-rin's mother
- Oh Eui-shik as Hong Dong-min (Kang Dan-i's ex-husband)
- Lee Ji-won as Hong Jae-hee
- Hwang Se-on as Kim Na-kyung
- Noh Jong-hyun as Oh Ji-yool's ex-boyfriend
Production
[edit]The first script reading was held on October 26, 2018 with the attendance of the cast and crew.[17][18]
This series marks Lee Na-young's return to small screen after nine years [19]
On January 21, 2019, a press conference was held to promote the series with the attendance of lead cast.[20][21]
Lee Jong-suk finished filming his scenes for the series on February 27, 2019 due to his military service enlistment on March 8.[22]
Original soundtrack
[edit]Romance Is a Bonus Book OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Recorded | 2019 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label | Kakao M |
Part 1
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Take My Hand" (나는 볼 수 없던 이야기) | Choi Jung-hoon |
| Jannabi | 3:46 |
2. | "Take My Hand" (Inst.) |
| 3:46 | ||
Total length: | 7:32 |
Part 2
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Rainbow" (레인보우) |
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| Rothy | 3:31 |
2. | "Rainbow" (Inst.) |
| 3:31 | ||
Total length: | 7:02 |
Part 3
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "All I Do" (그대만 떠올라) |
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| Roy Kim | 4:26 |
2. | "All I Do" (Inst.) |
| 4:26 | ||
Total length: | 8:52 |
Part 4
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Pray" |
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| Motte | 3:51 |
2. | "I Pray" (Inst.) |
| 3:51 | ||
Total length: | 7:42 |
Part 5
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Some Day" (어떤 날) | The Black Skirts | The Black Skirts | The Black Skirts | 4:06 |
2. | "Some Day" (Inst.) | The Black Skirts | 4:06 | ||
Total length: | 8:12 |
Part 6
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "A Book Of You" (너라는 책) | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | 1601 | Son Ho-young (g.o.d) | 3:51 |
2. | "A Book Of You" (Inst.) | 1601 | 3:51 | ||
Total length: | 7:42 |
Part 7
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Close I'll Be" (너의 모든 기억속에) | Nam Hye-seung, Park Jin-ho | Kim Se-jin, Midnight | Kim Na-young | 3:26 |
2. | "Close I'll Be" (Inst.) | Kim Se-jin, Midnight | 3:26 | ||
Total length: | 6:52 |
Part 8
[edit]No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Happy End" | Nam Hye-seung, Surf Green | Nam Hye-seung, Surf Green | SAya, Kim Ki-won | 3:51 |
2. | "You're Beautiful" | Nam Hye-seung, JELLO ANN | Nam Hye-seung, Park Sang-hee | Will Bug | 2:36 |
3. | "Walking On Sunshine" | Nam Hye-seung, Surf Green | Nam Hye-seung, Surf Green | SAya | 3:11 |
Total length: | 9:38 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Romance is Supplement" (Opening Title) | Various Artists | 0:44 |
2. | "A Warm Book" | Various Artists | 3:58 |
3. | "Dan yi and Eun ho's story" | Various Artists | 1:22 |
4. | "Dan yi's Room" | Various Artists | 1:17 |
5. | "Eun ho's Whisper 1" | Various Artists | 1:34 |
6. | "Eun ho's Whisper 2" | Various Artists | 1:35 |
7. | "Funny publisher 'Gyeoroo'" | Various Artists | 1:57 |
8. | "I know Kang Dang-yi" | Various Artists | 1:31 |
9. | "Lovely Couples" | Various Artists | 1:11 |
10. | "The Romance" | Various Artists | 2:41 |
11. | "Today too fighting" | Various Artists | 2:32 |
12. | "Where are my shoes?" | Various Artists | 1:18 |
13. | "We on snow day" | Various Artists | 1:49 |
Viewership
[edit]![]() | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
1 | 1.104 | 1.053 | 1.051 | 1.101 | 1.156 | 1.290 | 1.167 | 1.302 | N/A | 1.500 | 1.261 | 1.358 | 1.336 | 1.579 | 1.295 | 1.687 | N/A |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)[24][25] | ||
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
1 | January 26, 2019 | A Big Sister I Know, Kang Dan-i (아는누나, 강단이) |
4.280% | 4.937% | |
2 | January 27, 2019 | You Were Hiding In My House? (우리 집에 숨어 살았어?) |
4.420% | 5.466% | |
3 | February 2, 2019 | People Calling Me By My Name (사람들이 내 이름을 불러) |
4.385% | 5.355% | |
4 | February 3, 2019 | Everybody Turn Their Backs On Me (모든 이들이 내게 등을 돌려도) |
4.256% | 5.155% | |
5 | February 9, 2019 | I'm Curious Too, About My Feelings (나도 궁금해, 내 마음이) |
4.436% | 5.601% | |
6 | February 10, 2019 | I Think I Already Knew It From The Beginning (이미 안다고 생각하는 것도 다시 처음부터) |
5.064% | 6.468% | |
7 | February 16, 2019 | Tell Him I'm Waiting Here (나 여기서 기다린다고 전해줘요) |
4.962% | 6.073% | |
8 | February 17, 2019 | The Hot Touch Was A Dream (그 뜨거운 손길은 꿈이었을까) |
5.378% | 6.857% | |
9 | February 23, 2019 | That Old Book Is Like The First Time Reading (그 오래된 책이 마치 처음 읽는 책처럼) |
5.8% | — | |
10 | February 24, 2019 | There Are Days Like This (가 끔 오늘 같은 날이 있어) |
5.822% | 7.139% | |
11 | March 2, 2019 | We Have To Be Together, Why Do You Want To Break Up? (같이 있을 생각을 해야지, 왜 헤어질 생각을 해?) |
5.029% | 5.963% | |
12 | March 3, 2019 | How About A Title For Your First Date? (제목으로 첫 데이트는 어때?) |
5.238% | 6.396% | |
13 | March 9, 2019 | Did It Hurt Because Of Me? (나 때문에 마음 아팠지?) |
5.329% | 6.336% | |
14 | March 10, 2019 | You Know Me, Right? (너는 나를 다 알지?) |
6.345% | 7.753% | |
15 | March 16, 2019 | I Should Have Known If You Didn't Say Anything... (네가 말하지 않았어도 알았어야 했는데...) |
5.018% | 6.166% | |
16 | March 17, 2019 | As If I Had Met You In a Book and Received Warm Comfort.. (내가 너라는 책을 만나 따뜻한 위로를 받았듯이..) |
6.651% | 8.177% | |
Average | 5.151% | —[a] | |||
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Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 55th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actor | Wi Ha-joon | Nominated | [26] |
21st Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best OST | "Take My Hand" (Jannabi) | Nominated | [27] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
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External links
[edit]- Official website (in Korean)
- Romance Is a Bonus Book at IMDb
- Romance Is a Bonus Book at HanCinema
- Romance Is a Bonus Book on Netflix
- 2019 South Korean television series debuts
- 2019 South Korean television series endings
- TvN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas
- Television series produced in Seoul
- South Korean romantic comedy television series
- Television series by Studio Dragon
- Television series by Story & Pictures Media
- Korean-language Netflix exclusive international distribution programming