How to Buy a Friend
계약우정
- Ended
- 2020
- 8 episodes
- 35 min per episode
- Drama
- Action & Adventure
- In Korea on KBS2
Where to watch How to Buy a Friend in the US
You can stream How to Buy a Friend in the US on OnDemandKorea, Kocowa Amazon Channel, Kocowa.
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Availability updated November 7, 2026. All options and prices
How to Buy a Friend TV ratings in Korea
In Korea How to Buy a Friend averaged a 2.0% audience share over 8 episodes, peaking at 2.7% with episode 2 (Nielsen Korea, nationwide).
Source: Nielsen Korea data as reported by Wikipedia
How to Buy a Friend plot
Park Chan-Hong is an ordinary high school student. He has talent for writing and he gets pressured by his parents about his studies. Park Chan-Hong doesn't have any specific dreams. He is friends with Eom Se-Yoon, who attends the same high school. She is popular at school. Meanwhile, Heo Don-Hyeok is classmates with Park Chan-Hong. Heo Don-Hyeok is not interested in studying and he works to pay for his living expenses. One day, Heo Don-Hyeok saves Park Chan-Hong from a school bully. To pay for his rent, Heo Don-Hyeok asks to borrow 300,000 won ($270 USD) from Park Chan-Hong. Park Chan-Hong lends him the money, but that money was supposed to pay for his private institute tuition fee. After school, Park Chan-Hong now doesn't have a place to go. He begins to spend time with Heo Don-Hyeok.
