# Crushology 101 (2025)

> A talented sculpture student with a warm heart and fragile self-esteem learns to trust her own worth after a failed first love.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/176903

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 70 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: romance, comedy, drama
- Network: MBC
- Cast: Roh Jeong-eui, Lee Chae-min, Cho Jun-young, Kim Hyun-jin, Choi Ji-su, Lee Ji-hoon, Hong Min-gi, Nam Kyu-hee
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36509275/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, lighthearted, wistful, warm, sincere

## Synopsis

Crushology 101 (2025) is a South Korean romantic comedy series for MBC, a twelve-episode single season with 70-minute episodes adapted from a webtoon. Roh Jeong-eui plays Ban Hee-jin, a talented sculpture student whose warm personality is undercut by low self-esteem left behind by a failed first love, and Lee Chae-min plays Hwang Jae-yeol, one of the romantic threads that pulls at her self-image. Cho Jun-young, Kim Hyun-jin, and Choi Ji-su round out a circle of classmates and friends whose everyday lives, studio work, and tangled crushes give each episode its shape. The engine is a young woman trying to rebuild her confidence while the people around her keep complicating her hopes, so the stories move between awkward dating scenes, creative deadlines, and quiet moments of self-reflection. Its tone is breezy and lighthearted with a wistful undertone, and the humor grows from character-driven embarrassment rather than gags. Set in present-day South Korea, it belongs to the k-drama tradition, and fans of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo, Itaewon Class, and Crash Landing on You will find resonance in its blend of romance, comedy, and self-acceptance.

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