Series synopsis
How to Buy a Friend, also known as 계약우정 is a South Korean drama action & adventure television series that premiered on KBS2 on April 6, 2020. It ended on April 28, 2020. It was created by Kwon Laad. It stars Lee Sin-young, Oh Hee-jun, Jang Hye-jin and Kim Do-wan.
Park Chan-Hong 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 Eom Se-Yoon, who attends the same high school. She is popular at school. Meanwhile, Heo Don-Hyeok is classmates with Park Chan-Hong. Heo Don-Hyeok is not interested in studying and he works to pay for his living expenses. One day, Heo Don-Hyeok saves Park Chan-Hong from a school bully. To pay for h ...
Premise
Park Chan-Hong 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 Eom Se-Yoon, who attends the same high school. She is popular at school. Meanwhile, Heo Don-Hyeok is classmates with Park Chan-Hong. Heo Don-Hyeok is not interested in studying and he works to pay for his living expenses. One day, Heo Don-Hyeok saves Park Chan-Hong from a school bully. To pay for his rent, Heo Don-Hyeok 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-Hyeok.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Lee Sin-young as Park Chan-Hong
- Oh Hee-jun as Oh Kyung-Pyo
- Jang Hye-jin as Jo Pyeong-Sub
- Kim Do-wan as Kwak Sang-Pil
- Kim In-kwon as Woo Tae-Jung
- Kim So-ra as Choi Jung-Won
- Kim Won-hae as Park Choong-Jae
- Shin Seung-ho as Heo Don-Hyeok
Supporting cast
- Min Do-hee as Choi Mi-Ra
- Cho Yi-hyun as Shin Seo-Jung
- Lee Jung-hyun as Kim Dae-Yong
- Kim So-hye as Eom Se-Yoon
- Baek Ji-won as Oh Jung-Hee
- Yoo Yeo-Woon as An Sung-Do
- Yoo Jin-seok
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | April 6, 2020 | April 28, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Chan Hong is an ordinary high school student. One day, his teacher suggests that he enter a writing contest. |
April 6, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 A mystery woman visits the school and meets Sae Yun and Mi Ra. |
April 7, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Chan Hong and Don Hyuk end up at the police station. Chan Hong's parents take Don Hyuk with them |
April 13, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | KBS2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2020 |
| Last aired | April 28, 2020 |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Status | ended |