Romance Is a Bonus Book (Hangul: 로맨스는 별책부록; RR: Romaenseuneun Byeolchaekburok) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Na-young and Lee Jong-suk. It premiered on January 26, 2019 on tvN. The series follows the lives of employees who work at a publishing company. 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 and Lee Jong-suk's first romantic comedy.
| Romance Is a Bonus Book | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as |
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| Hangul | 로맨스는 별책부록 |
| 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(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Hwang Jee-woo |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Production company(s) | Story & Pictures Media |
| Distributor | |
| Release | |
| Original network | tvN |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | January 26, 2019 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Romance Is a Bonus Book[1] (Hangul: 로맨스는 별책부록; RR: Romaenseuneun Byeolchaekburok) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Na-young and Lee Jong-suk.[2][3] It premiered on January 26, 2019 on tvN.[4][5][6]
The series follows the lives of employees who work at a publishing company.
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 and Lee Jong-suk's first romantic comedy.[19]
On January 21, 2019, a press conference was held to promote the series with the attendance of lead cast.[20][21]
| Romance Is a Bonus Book OST | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Kakao M |
| Released on February 3, 2019 | |||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
| 1. | "A Story I Couldn't See" (나는 볼 수 없던 이야기) | Choi Jung-hoon |
| Jannabi | 3:46 |
| 2. | "A Story I Couldn't See" (Inst.) |
| 3:46 | ||
| Total length: | 7:32 | ||||
| Released on February 10, 2019 | |||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
| 1. | "Rainbow" (레인보우) |
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| Rothy | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Rainbow" (Inst.) |
| 3:31 | ||
| Total length: | 7:02 | ||||
| Released on February 17, 2019 | |||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
| 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 | ||||
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | AGB Nielsen[22] | TNmS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | January 26, 2019 | A Big Sister I Know, Kang Dan-i (아는누나, 강단이) |
4.280% | 4.937% | 4.9% |
| 2 | January 27, 2019 | You Were Hiding In My House? (우리 집에 숨어 살았어?) |
4.420% | 5.466% | 4.3% |
| 3 | February 2, 2019 | People Calling Me By My Name (사람들이 내 이름을 불러) |
4.385% | 5.355% | N/A |
| 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% | 4.7% |
| 6 | February 10, 2019 | I Think I Already Knew It From The Beginning (이미 안다고 생각하는 것도 다시 처음부터) |
5.064% | 6.468% | 5.1% |
| 7 | February 16, 2019 | Tell Him I'm Waiting Here (나 여기서 기다린다고 전해줘요) |
4.962% | 6.073% | 4.7% |
| 8 | February 17, 2019 | 5.378% | 6.857% | 5.0% | |
| 9 | February 23, 2019 | ||||
| 10 | February 24, 2019 | ||||
| 11 | March 2, 2019 | ||||
| 12 | March 3, 2019 | ||||
| 13 | March 9, 2019 | ||||
| 14 | March 10, 2019 | ||||
| 15 | March 16, 2019 | ||||
| 16 | March 17, 2019 | ||||
| Average | % | % | – | ||
| 2017–2019 |  | |
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