My Absolute Boyfriend
2019 1 season · 40 ep live_tv Scripted South Korea

My Absolute Boyfriend

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Synopsis

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A woman works as a special makeup artist. Because her heart was broken in the past, she finds it hard to love again and has a cold heart full of sadness. She unexpectedly falls in love with a humanoid robot programmed to be the perfect boyfriend and all the while a top star is competing for her affections as well.

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The 2018–2020 South Korea Window

In the crowded 2018-2020 South Korea release window, My Absolute Boyfriend sits at #262 of 272. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

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    #3

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    #5

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    #6

    It's Okay to Not Be Okay

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  7. Mr. Queen
    #7

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    ★ 8.6 · 2020
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    #8

    Parasite

    ★ 8.5 · 2019

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when My Absolute Boyfriend premiered alongside 88 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 88 other South Korea seriess in 2019.

The 1036th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
7th
Review-volume percentile
67th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 7% of South Korea seriess in our index.

Popularity (67th percentile) outruns review volume (7th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
May 15, 2019
Last Air Date
July 11, 2019
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
40 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 20 hours

Reception Benchmarks

5.7
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,265 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (9th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.2 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #391 of 427 (top 92%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesApollo Pictures, iHQ
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 40
Release DateMay 15, 2019
Official Siteprograms.sbs.co.kr

Questions Answered

When did My Absolute Boyfriend end?

My Absolute Boyfriend finished its run with its final episode airing on July 11, 2019.

Where did My Absolute Boyfriend air?

My Absolute Boyfriend aired on SBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.