HOW TO BUY A FRIEND

How to Buy a Friend
Also known as: Friendship Contract / Friend Contract
Genre: School, Youth, Romance
Episodes: 8 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2020-Apr-06 to 2020-Apr-14
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)


Synopsis

This drama is based on a webtoon by Kwon Laad (권라드) which was first published in 2018-April-17 via Daum Webtoon Company.

It's about the "contract friendship" between an ordinary high school student and a young man known for being a bully.

Park Chan Hong (Lee Shin Young) is an ordinary high school student. He has talent for writing and he gets pressured by his parents about his studies. Park Chan Hong doesn’t have any specific dreams. He is friends with Uhm Se Yoon (Kim So Hye), who attends the same high school. She is popular at school.

Meanwhile, Heo Don Hyuk (Shin Seung Ho) is classmates with Park Chan Hong. Heo Don Hyuk is not interested in studying and he works to pay for his living expenses. One day, Heo Don Hyuk saves Park Chan Hong from a school bully. To pay for his rent, Heo Don Hyuk asks to borrow 300,000 won ($270 USD) from Park Chan Hong. Park Chan Hong lends him the money, but that money was supposed to pay for his private institute tuition fee. After school, Park Chan Hong now doesn’t have a place to go. He begins to spend time with Heo Don Hyuk.

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Shin Young as Park Chan Hong
Shin Seung Ho as Heo Dong Hyuk
Kim So Hye as Uhm Se Yoon

Supporting Cast

Oh Hee Joon as Oh Kyung Pyo
Min Do Hee as Choi Mi Ra
Jo Yi Hyun as Shin Seo Jung
Kim Won Hae as Park Choong Jae
Baek Ji Won as Oh Jung Hee
Jang Hye Jin as Jo Pyung Sub
Kim In Kwon as Woo Tae Jung
Kim So Ra as Best Student
Kim Do Wan as Kwak Sang Pil


Production Credits

Production Company: Mega Monster
Executive Producers: Lee Joon Ho, Kim Yong Jin
Director: Yoo Young Eun
Screenwriter: Kim Joo Man