Boyfriend on Demand

Reality Isn't Bad After All

This drama is about Sep Mi-rae, a webtoon producer who doesn't go on a date anymore because of her past experience. One day she was given a chance to try a gadget that brings her to a virtual world with an ideal boyfriend she wants. After subscribing to a specific amount who can customise her ideal guy. She unexpectedly made a person who was exactly like Park Kyeong-nam, her work colleague that likes her.

This drama reflects today's reality. How people want to escape it and experience a virtual world that seems perfect. Where you are the leading lady with your ideal man. It may seem happy at first, but if you think about it, it won't last forever. It was never real.

Just like how Seo Mi-rae chooses Park Kyeong-nam over her custom made boyfriend. Shows that choosing reality over your virtual fantasy was never a bad choice. It may be fragile, because you can't predict when people may change their feelings for you. But with holding on and understanding with each other, you can stay longer than you think.

Life was never a smooth ride in the sea, it may be in dating, family, work, and more. But accepting it can help you change to be a better person.

Reality may be fragile and imperfect, but it’s more meaningful than a perfect illusion that was never real.

MY RATING | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Acting & Cast: 9
Storyline & Writing: 8
Directing & Pacing: 9
Cinematography & Visuals: 10
Music/OST & Sound Design: 9
Overall: 9.0

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Not Bad, Not Amazing

I tried watching this again several times and even fast-forwarded through a lot of parts. First, I’m not really a fan of the whole virtual world concept, although I can’t deny that I loved all the amazing actors who made cameos in the drama. I think I would have enjoyed it more if it didn’t seem to encourage the use of AI and instead explored its psychological effects. But of course, the tone of the drama is more comedic and seems to cater to single and lonely women.

Second, about Jisoo’s acting. I’m not hating on her or on BP, but she still has a lot to improve, and I believe she could really nail it in her future projects. Her acting isn’t bad, but sometimes it feels like she gives off more of a supporting-role vibe. Her performance can come across as a bit flat, and at times she has the same expressions. Her chemistry with Seo In Guk also feels a bit lacking. However, this might also be a problem with the plot, since she dates several different men in the story. It’s difficult to maintain strong chemistry with the main couple while also building chemistry with the other characters.

Overall, this could still be a great drama if you don’t mind the things I mentioned and are just looking for something fun to watch, especially if you’re here for all the oppas. And if you’re single, feeling lonely, and work is stressing the hell out of you, you might actually enjoy this.

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It was entertaining enough

I really liked the storyline of the AI boyfriend concept but I think they could have done more with it if they were a little braver. I am not talking about sex but they could have explored a bigger variety of boyfriend types rather than the stereotypical kdrama boyfriend/date.

The main lead actor did a fabulous job of his character, showing a man who was introverted and not quite the normal, to me with all those little habits he was screaming autism at me. If you know you know.

I did like that no one was being followed by a serial killer for a change. No big dramas but misunderstanding because of lack of communication. It is understandable with him, but the female lead had already significant relationship experience yet she had no idea how to communicate? So it made any misunderstanding too cliche and well I really thought the lead actress was too cliche given that. Not like she is a young woman with no idea. And I didn't think the lead actress did a great job of being that character, the acting was a little dull for me.Her crying acting was very poor to me.

The 2nd lead actress did a great job of a interesting character. She expressed the emotions of the character really well and made her pretty classy and funny as well without being slapstick.

It had a lot of good acting in it, and some fun scenes but It isn't on my rewatch list unfortunately.

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Not for me but you decide for yourself

I wasn't impressed by the show.
I thought acting was stiff and only surface level.
I thought the story was underwhelming. And that wasn't the word I thought of when I first heard news of this drama. I saw potential. I think a story about the emotional rollercoaster of a virtual reality romance sounds great. But this show landed flat.
Half of the show was our female lead contemplating her 'dating' habits, both inside and outside the game, which slowed pace down enourmously. During these moments of low energy, low activity, I lost focus and zoned out of the show. What's worse? I never saw the need to go back and catch what I might've missed.
If the show wanted to be more drama and romance, there wasn't depth to the story to amplify that.
If the show wanted to be more comedy and fun, well, that was lacking almost the entire time.

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Surprisingly good

I loved this show.
It has genuinely been a while since I watched a romcom that I actually enjoyed this much, and Boyfriend on Demand really delivered. It’s not perfect, but it knows exactly what kind of show it wants to be, and for the most part, it works.

The 50 min episodes were such a blessing.
 I am so done with every episode of a drama being an hour and twenty minutes long when half of that runtime could have been cut. It kept the show refreshing, pacing tight, avoided a lot of unnecessary drama, and, more importantly, let scenes actually linger in your head instead of becoming forgettable because the show has thrown another 15 things at you before the episode ends.
The shorter runtime really suited this drama.

Episode 3 was probably my favourite. I especially loved what they did with the college storyline. Having Seo Mi-rae see her ex in Eun-ho’s place and finally tell him to have a good life felt like such a simple but meaningful way of showing her letting go of the resentment she had been carrying. The new bitter memories may have replaced the old good ones, but that doesn’t mean the old ones cease to exist.

And I actually liked the angst later on too, between her and Kyeong-Nam. Her biggest obstacle was ultimately herself; her insecurities, her complicated feelings and, especially, her uncertainty about change. It felt very in-character rather than like angst being inserted just because a rom-com needed conflict. I liked watching her actually overcome that part of herself and consciously step into a new relationship.

Ngl, I was initially much more invested in the VR storyline.The VR world was flashy, colourful, extravagant and completely over-the-top. It was inviting and almost addictive. You could understand why people would get obsessed with it.

But once Mi-rae created her custom boyfriend, I found myself becoming more interested in the real-world storyline.
 And honestly, that is an achievement because I was genuinely wondering how they were going to transition from those ridiculous VR dating scenarios into an office romance without making the latter feel boring by comparison.
 Somehow, they managed to bring the two worlds together so naturally that eventually the VR storyline almost fades into the back of your mind.
I also loved them doing all the couple-y things that Mi-rae did in VR, except now they’re happening in the real world and are infinitely better because they’re actually real.
 And Park Kyeong-Nam having this weird obsession with matching alcohol bottle caps? Adorable

Why were there so many attractive men? Like seriously. Lee Soo-hyuk. Seo Kang-joon. Lee Jae-wook. Kim Young-dae. At some point, the fangirl part of my brain almost took over.

The supporting cast was so much fun. I absolutely love Gong Min-jung as a supporting actress. She is always so adorable, funny and effortlessly light-hearted. You know a rom-com is about to rom-com when Gong Min-jung shows up.
 I loved Writer Yun. She is terribly flawed, borderline crazy, annoying as hell at times, and yet somehow completely full of heart, care and good intentions. She feels like the kind of character who would drive you insane in real life, but you’d still end up loving her.

And Ji-yeon? I love how much she loves dating. She is so unapologetically into it. She’s completely full of herself, doesn’t care what anyone thinks, and apparently considers dating one of her favourite hobbies. An icon. Love that for her.

Yoo In-na... Whenever she appears in a rom-com, I immediately get that OG kdrama romcom feeling. I genuinely wish we had gotten more of her.

Jisoo is not terrible here. In fact, she has improved a lot compared to Snowdrop. She is much more capable of holding her own now, and her scenes don’t constantly feel like they need another actor to carry them. But she still feels somewhat amateurish to me. She went straight into playing female leads rather than having the opportunity to work her way through supporting or second-lead roles first.

I also don’t understand how Jisoo can look like an absolute angel in BLACKPINK related works and then look so painfully basic here.
 Yes, Seo Mi-rae is an ordinary office worker. I get that. But at least give her a little more visual distinction in the VR scenes. Those were the perfect opportunity to make her stand out.

More importantly, I think Seo Mi-rae could have been played with a little more earnestness and emotional depth. 
At times, I found myself thinking that the role would have been right up Park Bo-young, Jin Ki-joo or Kim Hye-yoon’s alley.

I like Seo In-guk. It had been years since I watched one of his dramas, so seeing him again was genuinely nice. The problem is that his character doesn’t have a huge amount to work with. Park Kyeong-Nam isn’t particularly dramatic, eccentric or outwardly expressive, so there isn’t much flashy material for Seo In-guk to sink his teeth into.But he does what he can with it, and I really liked his portrayal.

In fact, I think what makes Kyeong-Nam work is precisely that he doesn’t make your heart race the way all those ridiculous VR men do.
 He’s normal. He feels like an actual person rather than a webtoon boyfriend manufactured in a laboratory to satisfy every possible romantic fantasy. He feels like the kind of perfectly ordinary colleague you could actually end up dating. And I loved how the drama used that contrast. The VR men are artificial, exaggerated and designed to be desirable. Kyeong-Nam is human.

But my biggest complaint was: where is the male lead? What do you mean Seo In-guk, the male lead, was getting like 10 minutes of screen time per episode for the first half of the drama?!

I really wish we had gotten more of Kyeong-Nam’s POV.
The story being so heavily centred on Mi-rae meant that we didn’t get enough opportunity to understand him or watch his feelings develop. It was obvious from pretty early on that he liked her, so the drama could have easily given us little snippets of his perspective through the epilogues or occasional POV switches. Instead, they waited until around Episode 7 to properly give us his perspective, which honestly felt way too late. And even then, it was barely given a full episode. At some points, Park Kyeong-Nam genuinely felt more like a supporting character than the male lead.

Also, I absolutely disliked most of Episode 10.
 It felt like the drama was dragging out a problem that could have been resolved with one honest conversation.

Also, why do these women keep going back to the VR men?!
 At first, I was like, yes, this is an interesting commentary on capitalism exploiting lonely people and monetising emotional intimacy.
 But eventually, I stopped blaming capitalism and started blaming everyone’s idiocy.

Overall, though, I really enjoyed Boyfriend on Demand. The show isn’t perfect, but it was such a genuinely fun watch. I had a good time. And honestly, that’s all I want from a rom-com.

P.S. Seo In-guk needs to stop playing around and give me another role like The Smile Has Left Your Eyes.

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hii

Slmm kimse okumuyor ama yazmayi seviyorum. Ilk olarak bayadir kdrama izlemiyordum jisoo ve seoyu gorunce dedim allah izleyim bide hep aksiyon izldigim icin bazen insan romantige ihtiyac duyuyor. Evet simdi Boyfriend on Demand hakkinda konusacak olursam acikcasi bende cok buyuk bir etki birakmadi. Basta konsepti biraz ilgi cekici gelse de ilerledikce dizinin fazla kliselestigini hissettim.

Ozellikle romantik gelisim kismi beni en cok yoran sey oldu evet severim ama Iliski inanilmaz yavas ilerliyor ve bu iyi anlamda bir “slow burn” degil. Yani karakterler arasinda derinlesen bir bag gormek yerine surekli ayni donguyu izliyoruz: yakinlasma, yanlis anlama, trip, geri cekilme… Sonra tekrar basa. Bir noktadan sonra gercekten “artik ilerlesinler” diye izlemeye basladim.

Bir de o sevgili uygulamasi meselesi… Dizinin ana fikri gibi sunuluyor ama bana asiri yapay geldi. Aslinda bastaki sahneler guzeldi ama sona dogru bilmiyorum biseyler bozuyor artik git cocukla konus yani.
Genel olarak dizi “kotu” degil ama benim icin cok ortalama kaldi. Izlerken yer yer keyif aldim ama beni icine ceken, heyecanlandiran ya da duygusal olarak etkileyen bir yapim olmadi. Daha az klise ve daha tutarli bir ilerleyis olsaydi kesinlikle cok daha iyi olabilirdi.

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Office enemies to lovers

It was light and though it had its cliche parts, I still liked it. This. is the second time I am seeing Ji Soo in a drama and I like her voice. I wont say much on the acting because I dont see any issues. Park Gyeong Nam plays that introverted character and I think they paired well.
I liked the cameos of the virtual boyfriends she was dating. Those were fun to watch.
It was surprising to see that Park Gyeong Nam liked her first....
Overall, she realized not all men are the same and she gave another chance on love and she is quite happy. Matter of fact they are quite happy at the end.

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❤️ One of My All-Time Favourite Rom-Com K-Dramas! ❤️

As someone who has been watching K-dramas for many years, I genuinely didn't expect *Boyfriend on Demand* to climb so high on my favourites list, but it absolutely did. As a 24-year-old guy who has seen countless romance and comedy dramas over the years, this series completely won me over with its heartwarming story, charming humour, lovable characters, and emotional moments. Without spoiling anything, every episode had something that made me smile, laugh, or simply appreciate how beautifully everything came together. It is easily **ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE ROM COMS THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN**, and I already know it's a drama I'll happily revisit in the future.

Seo In-guk once again reminded me why he's one of my favourite Korean actors. I've admired him for years, and his performance here was nothing short of fantastic. His charisma, expressions, comedic timing, and emotional scenes all felt incredibly natural, and honestly, he looked unbelievably handsome throughout the entire drama. Jisoo was equally wonderful and absolutely stunning in every scene. Her beauty immediately catches your attention, but it was her performance that truly impressed me. She brought so much warmth, confidence, and emotion to her character, and together, Seo In-guk and Jisoo shared such effortless chemistry that every scene between them felt engaging and genuine.

One of the things I loved most was how perfectly the drama balanced romance, comedy, heartfelt moments, and character development. The pacing kept me invested from beginning to end, and the supporting cast added so much personality without ever taking away from the main story. The cinematography, soundtrack, and overall production quality made every episode feel polished and comforting to watch. It never relied on unnecessary drama just to keep my attention. Instead, it focused on telling a genuinely entertaining and emotionally satisfying story.

If you're looking for a feel-good romantic comedy that delivers laughs, romance, memorable performances, and plenty of heart, I couldn't recommend *Boyfriend on Demand* enough. For me, this wasn't just another enjoyable K-drama. It became one of those rare shows that leaves a lasting impression long after the final episode. As someone who's spent years watching Korean dramas, I can confidently say this is one of the very best rom-coms I've experienced, and I'll be recommending it to everyone looking for their next favourite drama.

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