February 10 2026

Lead cast announced for Coupang Play drama “Absolute Value of Romance”

Kim Hyang-Gi, Cha Hak-Yeon, Kim Jae-Hyun, Sohn Jeong-Hyuck, and Kim Dong-Kyu are cast in Coupang Play drama series “Absolute Value of Romance” (literal title). The original screenplay will have Kim Hyang-Gi play high school student Yeo Ui-Ju. At night, she moonlights as a romance writer and her main characters are of handsome teachers. She then meets the handsome teachers in real life.

“Absolute Value of Romance” will premiere April, 2026 in South Korea.

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Yeo Ui-Ju (Kim Hyang-Gi) is a high school student who lives a double life. She is an ordinary student during the day and a romance novel writer at night. She writes romance novels featuring handsome teachers as her main characters. She unexpectedly has encounters with four of these good-looking teachers in her real life and she ends up having a tumultuous school life. One of the teachers is Ga Wu-Su (Cha Hak-Yeon). He is a genius math teacher with an IQ of 156 and is a Mensa member who rarely smiles. Another teacher is No Da-Ju (Kim Jae-Hyun), who is a Japanese teacher with a bright personality. Jung Gi-Jeon (Sohn Jeong-Hyuck) is a PE teacher with a masculine personality. Lastly, Yun Dong-Ju (Kim Dong-Kyu) is a gentle and sweet Korean language teacher.

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