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The Korean Actors Who Played Jisoo's Boyfriends in the New Netflix K-Drama "Boyfriend on Demand"

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773011812446jisoo boyfriend on demand kdrama.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Jisoo | Photo from Netflix</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>Blackpink&#x27;s <strong>Jisoo</strong>&#x27;s new 10-episode K-drama, <strong><em>Boyfriend on Demand</em></strong>, is here, and we finished it so quickly! </p><p>Jisoo as<strong> Seo Mi Rae</strong> is a webtoon producer whose work has taken a toll on her relationship. After her breakup with her boyfriend, <strong>Kim Se Jun</strong> (played by <strong>Kim Sung Cheol</strong>), she discovers and subscribes to the virtual dating service Boyfriend on Demand and quickly gets hooked on the fantasy world it offers, free from the complications of real-world relationships. </p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773031817913kim sung cheol jisoo boyfriend on demand.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Jisoo and Kim Sung Cheol</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>She then creates a character, <strong>Gu Yeong Il</strong>, one closest to her ideal man, but to her surprise, it resembles her colleague and fellow webtoon producer, <strong>Park Kyeong Nam</strong> (played by <strong>Seo In Guk</strong>), and the boundaries separating the real-world and her simulated digital realm start to become blurred. </p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="925" height="525" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uhGXJr0PGro?si=U62nhRl8EuPbx6BO" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>The romance between Jisoo&#x27;s and Seo In Guk&#x27;s characters brews slowly, with the demands of their work getting in the way of them. And before things get deeper between them, we see Jisoo having fun with different &quot;boyfriends&quot; and potential dates in the series, treating viewers to a variety of plotlines, genres, and chemistry. </p><p>As facilitated by a virtual dating manager (played by Yoo In Na), Jisoo&#x27;s Seo Mi Rae gets to choose who to date, giving her the freedom to star in a love story that matches her vibe and preference. </p><p>While the series stars Seo In Guk opposite Jisoo, we found that she has remarkable chemistry with the following actors, too, especially Lee Soo Hyuk and Seo Kang Joon!</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>LEE SOO HYUK</strong></div><p><strong>Choi Si Woo</strong>, the classic male lead from <em><strong>The Man to Know</strong></em>, <em></em>the webtoon Seo Mi Rae is producing, comes to life virtually as one of the 900 options in Boyfriend on Demand. Lee Soo Hyuk takes on a <em>chaebol </em>hotelier<em></em> who loves grand gestures—filling a room with red roses, treating his woman to fine dining with a spread of Japanese dishes, indulging her with shopping galore, and setting up romantic dates aboard a yacht and by the beach. </p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773029084976jisoo lee soo hyuk boyfriend on demand.png" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Screenshot from Netflix on YouTube</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>SEO KANG JOON</strong></div><p>In what is like a school-based, slice-of-life K-drama, Jisoo&#x27;s Seo Mi Rae crosses paths with a heartthrob architecture student/athlete, Seo Kang Joon&#x27;s <strong>Seo Eun Ho</strong>. Bonding over <em>kumdo </em>(<em></em>a modern Korean martial art derived from Japanese Kendo), casual dinners, leisurely walks in the park, and an adorable laundry area detour, the two characters become close and soon develop feelings for each other. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong></strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong></strong><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773012821042jisoo and seo kang joon.jpg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Photo from @manofcreation_official</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>ONG SEONG WU</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong></strong></div><p style="text-align:left">Shifting to the action genre, Seo Mi Rae, who also gets to live out different characters in various jobs, has a brief but impactful encounter with Ong Seong Wu&#x27;s Bae Hyeon Woo, a Secret Service agent, while she assumes the role of a flight attendant. A group of terrorists attempts to hijack the plane, but thankfully, Bae Hyeon Woo is there to save the day. Not a fan of the action genre, Seo Mi Rae quickly steps out of that virtual world, abruptly ending what could&#x27;ve been an adventure-packed relationship. </p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773029183309ong seong wu jisoo boyfriend on demand netflix.png" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Screenshot from Netflix on YouTube</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>LEE JAE WOOK</strong></div><p style="text-align:left"><strong></strong>From flight attendant to doctor, Seo Mi Rae then finds herself in the hospital, trying to save a patient—a setting fit for a medical romance K-drama. There, she meets a fellow doctor, played by Lee Jae Wook, who immediately tells her, &quot;I like you.&quot;</p><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div style="text-align:left"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773029266472jisoo lee jae wook boyfriend on demand netflix.png" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Screenshot from Netflix on YouTube</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>LEE HYUN WOOK</strong><strong></strong><br/></div><p style="text-align:left">The next genre? Legal drama! That&#x27;s when Seo Mi Rae realizes that in the virtual world of Boyfriend on Demand, &quot;love is above the law,&quot; as she balances love and work while dating a fellow prosecutor, played by Lee Hyun Wook. </p><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773029529988jisoo lee hyun wook boyfriend on demand netflix.png" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>KIM YOUNG DAE</strong></div><p>With the virtual dating service, Seo Mi Rae also gets to travel back in time and fall in love in the Joseon era. In the period drama-like setting, she encounters a masked man who introduces himself as the &quot;sworn enemy&quot; of her family.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773029588071jisoo kim young dae boyfriend on demand netflix.png" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Screenshot from Netflix on YouTube</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>JAY PARK</strong></div><div><strong></strong><strong></strong></div><p>Rapper and singer-songwriter Jay Park makes a special appearance in the series as himself, giving Seo Mi Rae a taste of what it&#x27;s like to date a celebrity. Enjoying the out-of-this-world benefits of the virtual dating service, Seo Mi Rae says, &quot;There&#x27;s no denying there are attractive men in the real world as well. But in Boyfriend on Demand, I can go out with Jay Park!&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:700px;display:block"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773029881348jay park boyfriend on demand.png" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Screenshot from Netflix on YouTube</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong></strong><strong>LEE SANG YI</strong></div><p style="text-align:left">As the credits roll in, we also see Seo Mi Rae in a flower shop, where she meets a firefighter, played by Lee Sang Yi. He says he just managed to get a fire under control, but that there&#x27;s one fire he can&#x27;t control: &quot;The one in my heart that&#x27;s burning for you.&quot; Well, Seo Mi Rae may have found him too cheesy, so she instantly skips this plotline. </p><div style="text-align:left"><strong><br/></strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773030698698lee sang yi jisoo netflix boyfriend on demand.png" style="width:500px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>SEO IN GUK</strong></div><p style="text-align:left">In the end, the man who captures her heart is Seo In Guk&#x27;s Park Kyeong Nam. Although they start competing in the workplace, given that they have the same job description, they inevitably fall for each other. Despite her being afraid of a relationship ending before it ever really begins, she decides to take a leap of faith, and he makes her believe in love again.</p><div style="text-align:left"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773031031266jisoo seo in guk boyfriend on demand.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Jisoo and Seo In Guk</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:left"><strong><em>Stream Boyfriend on Demand on Netflix now!</em></strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><p style="text-align:left">Lead photos from <strong>@netflixph</strong></p><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div>

<p>Jisoo's character, Seo Mi Rae, in the new Netflix K-drama "Boyfriend on Demand," got to test her chemistry with a handful of handsome characters (played by these Korean actors) in a virtual dating service. </p>

Jisoo's character, Seo Mi Rae, in the new Netflix K-drama "Boyfriend on Demand," got to test her chemistry with a handful of handsome characters (played by these Korean actors) in a virtual dating service.

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