
Absolute Value of Romance
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancetried & testedwholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
Boxlist takeAccessible and emotional: a good-natured comedy-drama series, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.8 /10
TMDB · 39 votes
Where to watch
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Seasons
Season 1
· 2026 · 16 episodesEpisodes (16)
1Episode 117 Apr 2026
Eui-ju is a quiet student by day and a bold romance writer by night. Her future seems uncertain as the man she wronged becomes her homeroom teacher.
2Episode 217 Apr 2026
A sweet scene between teachers ignites Eui-ju's creativity. She casts them as leads in her new novel. During PE class, Gi-jeon makes her heart skip.
3Episode 317 Apr 2026
Eui-ju hides Woo-su's glasses after stepping on them by mistake. Given his demerits and tough task, she trashes them, thinking he's picking on her.
4Episode 417 Apr 2026
Once she realizes the glasses were special, Eui-ju digs them out of the trash but still gets a detention. She posts her F4-inspired web novel online.
5Episode 524 Apr 2026
We Were Friends" goes viral. Riding the high, Eui-ju writes the steamiest cliffhanger yet, unaware someone is standing right behind her.
6Episode 624 Apr 2026
Woo-su demands she delete everything. Now forced to write the novel on his terms, Eui-ju hits a wall. Meanwhile, the principal has plans of her own.
7Episode 71 May 2026
On the EBC filming day, Da-ju urges Eui-ju to film Woo-su's class secretly, but she gets caught. She collapses and Woo-su carries her to the hospital.
8Episode 81 May 2026
Eui-ju wonders why Woo-su allows her to keep writing her novel. One offhand remark from him sets her heart racing.
9Episode 98 May 2026
As Eui-ju denies Woo-su's words made her flutter, a Fields Medal winner visits him. Misunderstood as liking Dong-ju, Eui-ju grows awkward with Go-ya.
10Episode 108 May 2026
Feeling inadequate, Eui-ju writes Deul-i as a villain in her novel. Woo-su considers a research proposal in the US, and the prospect makes Eui-ju sad.
11Episode 1115 May 2026
Ji-a is captured by loan sharks. Woo-su gets in trouble trying to rescue her. Just as things look hopeless, someone arrives to save them both.
12Episode 1215 May 2026
Dong-ju's secret is revealed. Eui-ju reconciles with Go-ya, and encouraged by her advice, decides to confess feelings.
13Episode 1322 May 2026
Eui-ju's hesitant to confess. She realizes she's just a student to Woo-su. When Ha-su discovers her novel, her heart races with fear of being exposed.
14Episode 1422 May 2026
The entire school finds out about the novel. Word reaches Young-hee, and Eui-ju must bring her parents to school. She tells her parents the truth.
15Episode 1529 May 2026
Eui-ju is crushed after seeing how well Woo-su treats Deul-i at her guest lecture. After class, Eui-ju poses a life-defining math problem to Woo-su.
16Episode 1629 May 2026
Eui-ju rushes to the hospital after hearing that Woo-su had eye surgery. She finally learns the truth behind the promise made ten years ago.
Specials
· 1 episodeEpisodes (1)
- 1Episode 1
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
High schooler Yeo Eui-ju secretly writes web novels by night. When four charming new teachers arrive, they inspire her stories and shake up her school.
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- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2026
- Episode length
- 40 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Borderless Film
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