Absolute Value of Romance

TV-142026•40m•8.9/10

DramaComedy

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8.9/10(42)

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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Production

Borderless Film, MediaCorp

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

April 17, 2026

Last Aired

May 29, 2026

Networks

Coupang Play

Created By

Lee Min-joo

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Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Episode 1

Air date: 2026-04-17

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.

Episode 2

Air date: 2026-04-17

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.

Episode 3

Air date: 2026-04-17

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.

Episode 4

Air date: 2026-04-17

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.

Episode 5

Air date: 2026-04-24

We Were Friends" goes viral. Riding the high, Eui-ju writes the steamiest cliffhanger yet, unaware someone is standing right behind her.

Episode 6

Air date: 2026-04-24

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.

Episode 7

Air date: 2026-05-01

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.

Episode 8

Air date: 2026-05-01

Eui-ju wonders why Woo-su allows her to keep writing her novel. One offhand remark from him sets her heart racing.

Episode 9

Air date: 2026-05-08

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.

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Episode 10

Air date: 2026-05-08

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.

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Episode 11

Air date: 2026-05-15

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.

E12

Episode 12

Air date: 2026-05-15

Dong-ju's secret is revealed. Eui-ju reconciles with Go-ya, and encouraged by her advice, decides to confess feelings.

E13

Episode 13

Air date: 2026-05-22

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.