''My Cute Guys'' () is a 2013 South Korean

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

television series based on the

webtoon Webtoons (), are a type of digital comic that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones. While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally ...

by Yoo Hyun-sook titled ''I Steal Peeks At Him Every Day'' (). It stars

Park Shin-hye Park Shin-hye (, born February 18, 1990) is a South Korean actress and singer. She gained recognition as a child on TV shows such as ''Stairway to Heaven'' (2003), and ''Tree of Heaven'' (2006). Later on, she would achieve further success when ...

as a lonely girl who never ventures outdoors, but is caught spying on her neighbor across the street by a different guy (

Yoon Shi-yoon Yoon Shi-yoon (; born Yoon Dong-gu on September 26, 1986), also known professionally as Yun Si Yun, is a South Korean actor and television personality. He is best known for his leading roles in ''King of Baking, Kim Takgu'' (2010), ''My Cute Guy ...

) and their weird relationship later draws her out of her shell. The series aired on

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from January 7 to February 26, 2013, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 ( KST) time slot for 16 episodes. Directed by Jung Jung-hwa (who previously helmed ''

Flower Boy Ramyun Shop ''Cool Guys, Hot Ramen'' () is a 2011 South Korean romantic comedy television series, starring Jung Il-woo, Lee Chung-ah, Lee Ki-woo, Park Min-woo, and Cho Yoon-woo. It aired on cable channel tvN from October 31 to December 20, 2011, on Wednes ...

'') and written by movie screenwriter Kim Eun-jung ('' Gabi'', '' Hwang Jin-yi''), it is the third installment of cable channel tvN's "Oh! Boy" series of Flower Boy programming targeted at the teenage demographic.

Synopsis

Go Dok-mi (in Korean, literally "lonely beauty")(played by

) is a shy, frugal freelance copy editor who refuses to leave her apartment or interact with people as much as possible. Every day, using a pair of binoculars, she steals peeks at her neighbor across the street, Han Tae-joon, as he goes through his daily morning routine. She had fallen in love with Tae-joon at first sight, after witnessing him pick up a puppy in a box and taking it home. When she looked out her window and saw him living in the apartment opposite hers, she thought of it as fate.

Webtoon Webtoons (), are a type of digital comic that originated in South Korea usually meant to be read on smartphones. While webtoons were mostly unknown outside of Korea during their inception, there has been a surge in popularity internationally ...

artist Oh Jin-rak ( Kim Ji-hoon) lives in the same apartment building as Dok-mi. He has been in love with Dok-mi for ages, and anonymously leaves a carton of milk with a post-it attached by her door every day. He created a webtoon with his drawing partner Oh Dong-hoon ( Go Kyung-pyo), titled "Flower Boy Next Door", based on Dok-mi's life as well as his desire to draw her out into the world. Enrique Geum (

), a genius video game developer, arrives in Seoul from Spain. His reason for coming is "cupid's arrow". Though he's in love with his best friend Yoon Seo-young ( Kim Yoon-hye), she has feelings instead for his older cousin, Han Tae-joon, so he intends to play cupid for the two. That same day, a new neighbor Watanabe Ryu moves into the apartment across to Dok-mi and Jin-rak. When Enrique comes to stay at Tae-joon's apartment, he catches Dok-mi in the act. Naturally curious and inquisitive, Enrique decides to find out the reason why Dok-mi is living in recluse. Meanwhile, Jin-rak is threatened by Enrique's sudden intrusion into Dok-mi's life. With all these new men suddenly entering her life, Dok-mi's solitary and orderly world is turned upside down.

Cast

Main

as Go Dok-mi :A modern

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, she has locked herself up in her "tower" to hide from the world. *

as Enrique Geum :A genius who developed a wildly successful video game at 17, he is fun-loving, talkative, bohemian and can't get enough of soccer. * Kim Ji-hoon as Oh Jin-rak/Oh Jae-won :A rookie

artist, he is attractive despite his difficult and stubborn personality. He is in love with Dok-mi.

Supporting

* Go Kyung-pyo as Oh Dong-hoon :Jin-rak's roommate and drawing partner who freeloads off him, and is known around the neighborhood for his chic looks and wiles. * Park Soo-jin as Cha Do-hwi :A businesswoman who runs a shopping mall. She projects an elegant, easygoing image, but her friendliness doesn't extend to Dok-mi, whom she bullied in high school. She falls in love with Jin-rak and tries to win his heart. Her childhood best friend was Go Dok-mi while in elementary school. * Kim Yoon-hye as Yoon Seo-young :Enrique's best friend and first love. She is a free spirit who throws herself wholeheartedly after something she wants. * Kim Jung-san as Han Tae-joon :Enrique's older cousin. He has a complicated relationship with Seo-young, and is liked from afar by Dok-mi. * Mizuta Kouki as Watanabe Ryu :The new Japanese neighbor who came to Korea to learn the cuisine. *

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as Kim Seul-gi :Jin-rak and Dong-hoon's

editor and the deputy manager of the Contents Development team.

Special appearances

* Lee Jong-hyuk as Hongdae guru (ep. 1) *

Park Se-young Park Se-young (; born July 30, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2012 with supporting roles in the television dramas ''Faith'' and ''School 2013''. Park has since played leading roles in '' Sincerity Moves Heaven'' (2013) an ...

as new artist who's similar to Dok-mi (ep. 16)

Original soundtrack

# Flower Boys Next Door (Title) - 이크거북 # Ready-Merry-Go! -

Romantic Punch Romantic Punch is a rock band based in South Korea, which currently has four members. The band was formed in July 2003 as a Christian indie band "WA★DISH" (Wash the Dishes) and changed its name to "Romantic Punch" in May 2009. They originally h ...

# Talkin' Bout Love -

J Rabbit J Rabbit () is a South Korean acoustic pop female duo under the label friendz.net. They debuted on November 27, 2010 with the single "Take One". The group's name is derived from combining the letter ‘J’ from their matching surname ‘Jung’ a ...

# I Wish It Was You - Lee Jung # Pitch Black -

# I Want to Date You -

# Memories of That Day - 이크거북 # I Wake Up Because of You -

feat. Go Kyung-pyo # Look at Me -

Son Ho-young Son Ho-young (; born March 26, 1980) is a Korean-American singer and musical actor based in South Korea. Best known as a member of g.o.d, he made his debut in the entertainment industry with the group in 1999 and pursued a solo career as a sing ...

# Pitch Black (Acoustic ver.) -

# I Wish It Was You (Inst.) # Talkin' Bout Love (Inst.) # I Want to Date You (Inst.) # I Wake Up Because of You (Inst.) # Ready-Merry-Go! (Inst.) # About Her (That Woman's Story Theme) - 이크거북

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. *

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

Broadcasting rights were sold to Japan for the highest price yet for a Korean cable series; it began airing in May 2013 on TBS. It also aired in ten other Asian countries, including China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar, and is available to stream on

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in Sri Lanka with English subtitles.

References

External links

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''I Steal Peeks At Him Every Day'' webtoon
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