Be My Boyfriend
Created by Lee Si yeong, Lee Min Seok, Han Song Yi
On NAVER TV
A light, high-school romantic comedy built on the fake-to-real relationship premise, where charm and earnestness outweigh dramatic stakes.
A nobody, Lee Seung-min is the epitome of an ordinary Joe. He has a crush on the most popular girl in school, Oh Ji-na, an idol trainee. Then one day, Oh Ji-na proposes that they start a fake relationship. Can Ji-na and Seung-min pull off their complicated fake relationship and start dating for real?
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Be My Boyfriend violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is Be My Boyfriend easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.
Does Be My Boyfriend leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 84% of series.
Is Be My Boyfriend scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is Be My Boyfriend sad? Barely. Less sad than 75% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Be My Boyfriend
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Be My Boyfriend
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Be My Boyfriend, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Be My Boyfriend, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Be My Boyfriend, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
