Oh wow, I absolutely loved the manga, but I got the impression from it that the main character was a schoolgirl/someone much younger than a successful careerwoman? So I was surprised to see that she got offered the lead. (I'm not sure if I remember it wrongly because it's been many years) Or maybe it's the way shojo manga is drawn, everyone looks so young.

I watched the Taiwanese adaptation, too! And I love Ji-hyo, so fingers crossed that things go well.

I had to drop the TW drama despite my love of Jiro Wang. I couldn't get past potentially rape-y robots. Hopefully there will be less cringe in this one.

I'm not keen on the robot trend in dramaland, but I love Song Ji Hyo and would watch this just for her. ^^

Who would we want to see opposite her?
Top star - ?
AI Robot - Choi Tae Joon. Dunno why. I think they'd be cute on screen together. :)

Maybe it's called Rom-Com King because the robot learned "human emotions" by watching too many k-dramas. And the bot keeps acting out iconic drama scenes out of context.

!!!! You know who'd be perfect for such a zany role? Lee Yi-kyung (currently playing Jun-ki in Waikiki)

Oooh Song Ji Hyo!! I want to say I would watch anything for Song Ji Hyo but that is probably not true despite my love for her RM self :P But this sounds interesting enough so my interest is piqued!

Also SJH as a special make-up artist? Why does that sound so contradictory? Though I guess she did learn a lot abt make-up in that Beauty Show she was doing! :D

Oh and can we see her Mong Ji Hyo/ space cadet persona to match the robot? 😂😂😂

Zettai Kareshi is my all-time favorite japanese drama. For the TwDrama, I dropped it.lol
Always hope that Ok Taecyeon will be the robot. Can we have Jung Hae In as Night? I can't think of other actors.

Always eager to watch Ji-hyo but the drama plot description doesn't interest me... Am dying to watch her TvN Drama Stage (with the adorable ahjussi Jo Woo-jin) but so far can't find any subs T_T

I need an absolute robot boyfriend who watches dramas with me and knows when to bring me ramyun and beer. If he can help me sniff out all of those childhood friends who have become rich and handsome so I can meet with them to see who is my fated love. And I will just have to live happily ever after with both my robot boyfriend and human husband.

Maybe I will just tune in to this drama first, and see how it works out for Song Ji-hyo.

Yes, please! I love Song Ji Hyo as a variety star but after TWMWIHAA, I'm convinced that she can act. I hope SBS or JTBC can pick this up! <3 <3 <3

Absolute Boyfriend is one of my favorite mangas and I wish they'd stick to the original plot

I'll probably pass as I'm not a fan of robots, through I remember 8 year old me being quite invested and hearbroken by the end of Terminator 2. But when it comes to kdrama I don't want to spend time on a romance that from the start seems doomed to be one sided.
I'm not a robot worked because ultimately both characters were human.

Ooh interesting, I read the manga and remembered really liking it.

I've been making my way through the Running Man episodes and totally didn't even realize Song Ji Hyo played a character in Goong. I haven't watched her in other dramas so I'm excited for this!

Maybe "Rom-Com King" will refer to the name of the company that produces the robot??

Oooh I'm so here for Song Ji Hyo as Riko! Would love to see Dong Ha, Go Kyung Pyo, Ryu Jun Yeol, Junho... as Night. Park Bo Gum would be sooooo adorable as Night too.. Lol, I basically named half of the Reply 1988 main cast.

But Dong Ha would probably reject this since he rejected I'm Not a Robot.

"the third leg of the love triangle will be a top star"

Of course he will, because there are no regular guys in Korea, just top stars and chaebols :D

Seriously though, I really love this story (the Taiwanese version with Jiro Wang was so cute), and I've been curious to see how Korea would adapt it. Casting Song Ji-hyo would be a great start! I nominate Kang Ha-neul or Taecyeon for the role of Night, either of them would be adorable :)

Oh...I love the manga!! I haven't watched either drama adaptation, but Song Ji-hyo would be perfect! Based on the manga I imagined someone younger, but RM's Ace would be my ideal choice. As a woman in her mid-30s, I'm bias toward dramas with actors around my age :) Of course, if the AI boyfriend is a noona killer (Park Seo Joon, Kim Young Kwang, Woo Do Hwan) I'm SO in!!

"But the project has been brought back to life by writer Yang Hyuk-moon of Mirror of the Witch and PD Jung Jung-hwa of Flower Boy Next Door."

Seems like the only person missing here is Yoon Si-Yoon.

I hope she takes it -- I love her since watching her on Running Man but other than Goong I haven't watched her in any other drama. I have "this week my wife" drama on my to watch list but haven't been in the mood for it yet but this I'd definitely clock in to watch asap. She's so adorable and it'll be the first time i'm watching a drama with an actress whose real life personality i'm acquainted with and enjoy.

All I can say is it better be damn good because the original zettai kareshi is one of my top jdrama faves.

Tho I'm all for Song Ji-Hyo in rom-com XD

Excited for this, but I hope they don't change too much of the story. I remember enjoying the Taiwanese version (Jiro 😍). Back then, I hadn't stepped into Kdramaland yet and Gu Hye Sun was the first Korean actor/actress I had exposure to. Her acting in the TWdrama often seemed overexaggerated, probably to compensate for not being able to control how the dialogue was verbally expressed. Even though we already have a female lead, I was thinking she would be quite different if she could reprise the role in a remake using her native language. It would be so interesting.

I'm just here to support Song Ji Hyo. I've been highly anticipating her drama comeback.

I loved her character in Ex-Girlfriends Club. Although highly unlikely, can we have a Byun Yo Han X Song Ji Hyo reunion? Please?

I'm shocked. This is a drama has been talked about getting a remake for so long and never actually started production. The Japanese original Absolute Boyfriend is such a great drama. The kind you can watch many times. I just hope they do it correctly. When they remade the Japanese drama Hana Kimi it was truly bad and one I never bothered to finished.

송지효 is a great choice. She could really put her own spin on it but be similar to Saki Aibu as well. Hopefully it finally comes to be.

A tip to any one that wants to start to watch a Japanese drama coming from Korean dramas. Check out a drama called 99 Days with Superstar. A Japanese drama with Korean actress 김태희 (Kim Tae Hee). You can watch it on Crunchy Roll for free with ads.

Song Ji Hyo is an extremely talented actress. She should do very well in this. I know that in the Manga the girl is only 16, but I would point out that even in the Taiwanese version the girl is much older than that- and given the fairly adult themes in the story it makes more sense as well.