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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' Encounter (English title) / Boyfriend (literal title)
* '''Revised romanization:''' Namjachingoo
* '''Hangul:''' 남자친구
* '''Director:''' [[Park Shin-Woo (director)|Park Shin-Woo]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Yoo Young-A (screenwriter)|Yoo Young-A]]
* '''Network:''' [[tvN]]
* '''Episodes:''' 16
* '''Release Date:''' November 28, 2018 - January 24, 2019
* '''Runtime:''' Wed. & Thur. 21:30
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Cha Soo-Hyun ([[Song Hye-Kyo]]) is the daughter of a politician. After she graduated from college, she married the son from a family who runs a large company. Her marriage was a marriage of convenience for her politician father. Her husband though had an affair and wanted a divorce. Cha Soo-Hyun is now a divorcee. She is the CEO of a hotel.

Kim Jin-Hyeok ([[Park Bo-Gum]]) is an ordinary young man. He tries to find a regular job and works part-time jobs in the meantime. As he closes on his 20's, Kim Jin-Hyeok decides to take a trip to Cuba. There, he meets Cha Soo-Hyun. They have a brief encounter. When he goes back to Korea, he receives a phone call from a hotel. Prior to leaving for Cuba, he had an interview at the hotel for a job. He learns that he is now hired and Cha Soo-Hyun is the CEO.

==Notes==
# "Encounter" takes over tvN's Wed. & Thur. 21:30 time slot previously occupied by "[[Hundred Million Stars From the Sky (Korean Drama)|Hundred Million Stars From the Sky]]" and followed by "[[Touch Your Heart]]" on February 6, 2019.
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-script-reading-for-tvn-drama-series-boyfriend First script reading took place August, 2018] in Sangnam Neighborhood, Seoul, South Korea.
# Some scenes were filmed on location in Cuba during September - October, 2018.
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-still-images-song-hye-kyo-in-tvn-drama-series-encounter First 3 still images Song Hye-Kyo] in tvN drama series “Encounter.”
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-still-images-of-park-bo-gum-in-tvn-drama-series-encounter First 3 still images of Park Bo-Gum] in tvN drama series “Encounter.”
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/teaser-poster-for-tvn-drama-series-encounter First teaser poster] for tvN drama series “Encounter.”
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/two-character-posters-for-tvn-drama-series-encounter Two character posters] for tvN drama series “Encounter.”
# Ep.9 and ep.10 will not air Wednesday, December 26, 2018 and Thursday, December 27, 2018 because of the Christmas holiday. Ep.9 will air on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 and ep.10 will air Thursday, January 3, 2019. Rerun of ep.7 and ep.8 will air on December 26, 2018 and tvN drama special “[[tvN Drama Stage: Jin Choo-Ha Returns]]” will air on December 27, 2018.

==Cast==
{{CastPictures3
|1picture=File:Enconuter-Song Hye-Kyo.jpg
|1name=Song Hye-Kyo
|1charactername=Cha Soo-Hyun
|2picture=File:Enconuter-Park Bo-Gum.jpg
|2name=Park Bo-Gum
|2charactername=Kim Jin-Hyeok
|3picture=File:Enconuter-Jang Seung-Jo.jpg
|3name=Jang Seung-Jo
|3charactername=Jung Woo-Seok
}}
{{CastPictures17
|1picture=File:Enconuter-Moon Sung-Geun.jpg
|1name=Moon Sung-Geun
|1charactername=Cha Jong-Hyun
|2picture=File:Enconuter-Nam Gi-Ae.jpg
|2name=Nam Gi-Ae
|2charactername=Jin Mi-Ok
|3picture=File:Enconuter-Ko Chang-Seok.jpg
|3name=Ko Chang-Seok
|3charactername=Nam Myung-Sik
|4picture=File:Enconuter-Kwak Sun-Young.jpg
|4name=Kwak Sun-Young
|4charactername=Jang Mi-Jin
|5picture=File:Enconuter-Shin Jung-Keun.jpg
|5name=Shin Jung-Keun
|5charactername=Kim Jang-Soo
|6picture=File:Enconuter-Baek Ji-Won.jpg
|6name=Baek Ji-Won
|6charactername=Joo Yeon-Ja
|7picture=File:Enouncter-PO.jpg
|7name=P.O
|7charactername=Kim Jin-Myung
|8picture=File:Enconuter-Kim Joo-Hun.jpg
|8name=Kim Joo-Hun
|8charactername=Lee Dae-Chan
|9picture=File:Enconuter-Cha Hwa-Yeon.jpg
|9name=Cha Hwa-Yeon
|9charactername=Kim Hwa-Jin
|10picture=File:Enconuter-Kim Hye-Eun.jpg
|10name=Kim Hye-Eun
|10charactername=Kim Sun-Joo
|11picture=File:Enconuter-Jeon So-Nee.jpg
|11name=Jeon So-Nee (1991){{!}}Jeon So-Nee
|11charactername=Jo Hye-In
|12picture=File:Enconuter-Kim Ho-Chang.jpg
|12name=Kim Ho-Chang (1984){{!}}Kim Ho-Chang
|12charactername=Lee Jin-Ho
|13picture=File:Enconuter-Lee Si-Hoon.jpg
|13name=Lee Si-Hun (1984){{!}}Lee Si-Hun
|13charactername=Park Han-Gil
|14picture=File:Enconuter-Park Jin-Joo.jpg
|14name=Park Jin-Joo
|14charactername=Eun-Jin
|15picture=File:Encounter-Shin Soo-Yun.jpg
|15name=Shin Soo-Yeon (2004){{!}}Shin Soo-Yeon
|15charactername=Ji-Yoo
|16picture=File:Encounter-Song Yoo-Hyun.jpg
|16name=Song Yoo-Hyun
|16charactername=hotel guest mother (ep.9)
|17picture=File:Encounter-Park So-Yi.jpg
|17name=Park So-Yi (2012){{!}}Park So-Yi
|17charactername=lost doll girl (ep.9)
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Park Sung-Geun]] - Choi Jin-Chul
* [[Cha Hwa-Yeon]] - Kim Hee-Jin
* [[Ju A-Yeon]] - part-time worker
* [[Yang Hee-Jae (2014)|Yang Hee-Jae]] - playground boy
* [[Lee Hyun-Seo (1977)|Lee Hyun-Seo]] - workshop teacher
* [[Lee Woo-Joo (1988)|Lee Woo-Joo]] - wine bar manager
* [[Kim Ga-Bin (1990)|Kim Ga-Bin]] - employee
* [[Kim Jong-Tae (1975)|Kim Jong-Tae]] - Donghwa Hotel employee (ep.3,10)
* [[Ahn Soo-Bin (1988)|Ahn Soo-Bin]] - painter Jang's staff (ep.4)
* [[Kim Do-Won (2011)|Kim Do-Won]] - playground kid
* [[Sung Ki-Yoon]]
* [[Seol Chang-Hee]]
* [[Jwa Chae-Won]]
* [[Baek Kang (2011)|Baek Kang]]
* [[Choi Hee-Jin]]

==Trailers==
{{AsianWikiPlayer3|url=2018N/Encounter-e16.xml}}

==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-align=center
| 2018-11-28 || 1 || 8.683% || 11.454%
|-align=center
| 2018-11-29 || 2 || 10.329% || 12.868%
|-align=center
| 2018-12-05 || 3 || 9.251% || 11.772%
|-align=center
| 2018-12-06 || 4 || 9.264% || 11.468%
|-align=center
| 2018-12-12 || 5 || 8.513% || 10.575%
|-align=center
| 2018-12-13 || 6 || 8.594% || 10.906%
|-align=center
| 2018-12-19 || 7 || 8.592% || 10.612%
|-align=center
| 2018-12-20 || 8 || 9.166% || 11.776%
|-align=center
| 2019-01-02 || 9 || 7.810% || 9.845%
|-align=center
| 2019-01-03 || 10 || 7.962% || 9.590%
|-align=center
| 2019-01-09 || 11 || 7.513% || 9.310%
|-align=center
| 2019-01-10 || 12 || 7.623% || 9.630%
|-align=center
| 2019-01-16 || 13 || 7.927% || 10.043%
|-align=center
| 2019-01-17 || 14 || 7.702% || 9.678%
|-align=center
| 2019-01-23 || 15 || 7.999% || 10.590%
|-align=center
| 2019-01-24 || 16 || 8.678% || 11.161%
|-align=center
|}

Source: [http://www.tnms.tv/ TNS Media Korea] & [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]

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==External Links==
* [http://program.tving.com/tvn/encounter/ Official Website]

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Encounter (Korean Drama) - Revision history

RamenLover: Text replace - "name=Kim Joo-Hun" to "name=Kim Ju-Hun"

RamenLover: Text replace - "name=Lee Si-Hoon" to "name=Lee Si-Hun (1984)|Lee Si-Hun"