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Romance Is a Bonus Book
A tender, workplace romantic comedy wrapped in winter warmth and literary nostalgia, evoking quiet comfort and wistful longing as two lifelong friends open an old, familiar book to discover that love was written between the margins all along.
Romance Is a Bonus Book
Romance Is a Bonus Book

로맨스는 별책부록

"So their new chapter has begun."

26 January 2019 — 17 March 2019 South Korea 1 season 16 episode Ended 7.6 (103)

Cast: Lee Jong-suk, Lee Na-young, Jung Yoo-jin, Wi Ha-jun, Kim Tae-woo

Drama Comedy Career Reinvention and Societal Bias Against Women The Slow Burn from Lifelong Friendship to True Love The Craft, Sanctity, and Mortality of Literature Found Family and Workplace Solidarity Aging, Caretaking, and Reconciling with Loss

Romance Is a Bonus Book — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

달이 참 아름답네요.
— Cha Eun-ho

Context

Spoken to Kang Dan-i during an evening walk beneath the moonlit sky in Episodes 8 and 9.

Meaning

Serves as a pivotal literary confession of romantic devotion, referencing Natsume Sōseki's famous translation of "I love you" to express deep affection without imposing emotional pressure.

봄에서 여름, 여름에서 가을, 가을에서 겨울로... 계절이 언제 바뀌는지 알아요? 눈치채지 못하는 사이에 바뀌듯 내 마음도 그랬어요.
— Cha Eun-ho

Context

Delivered in Episode 10 when Eun-ho explains to Dan-i why she had not previously noticed his romantic love for her.

Meaning

Encapsulates the core nature of their relationship—a natural, gradual transformation of feelings that matured quietly over time rather than through sudden impulse.

책은 세상을 바꿀 수 없지만, 사람의 마음에 따뜻한 위로를 남길 수는 있다.
— Cha Eun-ho / Gyeoroo Publishing Creed

Context

Narrated in the series finale (Episode 16) as the entire Gyeoroo publishing team gathers around their newly printed volume.

Meaning

Defines the central mission of the drama and pays tribute to the quiet, enduring power of physical books and the publishing trade.

내 이름은 강단이다.
— Kang Dan-i

Context

Declared in Episodes 1 and 2 as Dan-i resolves to reclaim her identity and re-enter the professional world.

Meaning

Represents Dan-i's reclamation of selfhood and thematic rebirth after years of having her individuality obscured by domestic and maternal labels.

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