Why R U?: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lee Won and Ji Oh are two beings from a different world. Ever since the university admission, their persistent enemy-like relationship has continued. Less did they know that those two would end up in a BL novel. Embarrassed by the unexpected remark of his younger sister and BL writer, Lee Jin, Lee Won makes an unusual oath. Either it's the curse of the BL novel, but he and Ji Oh have become partners in an acting class. Ji Oh is strangely obsessed with bullying Lee Won. As he keeps getting involved with the person he wants to avoid, Lee Won believes that the BL novel is turning into reality. Sun Woo resents the news of Do Yeon and Yu Gyeom dating. Sun Woo drunk called him when Yu Gym didn't show up at Do Yeon's birthday party. Somehow, he wakes up the next day and finds Yu Gyeom in the same bed.

Series details

• Title: Why R U?
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Korean
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2023-08-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-09-14
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Heavenly
• Network country: Korea, Republic of
• Typical episode runtime: 28 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 70493
• TVDB ID: 423347

Cast and credited roles

• Lee Jung Min — Jung Lee Won
• Lee Sang Min — Woo Sun Woo
• Park Chang Hoon — Ko Yoo Kyeom
• Lee Ye Hwan — Kim Ji Oh

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-08-24; final listed air date 2023-09-14; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Why R U? on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.