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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' How to Buy a Friend (English title) / Friend Contract (literal title)
* '''Revised romanization:''' Gyeyakwoojung
* '''Hangul:''' 계약우정
* '''Director:''' [[Yoo Young-Eun (director)|Yoo Young-Eun]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Kwon Laad]] (webcomic), Kim Joo-Man
* '''Network:''' [[KBS|KBS2]]
* '''Episodes:''' 8
* '''Release Date:''' April 6 - 14, 2020
* '''Runtime:''' Mon & Tue 22:00
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Park Chan-Hong ([[Lee Sin-Young (1998)|Lee Sin-Young]]) 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 ([[Kim So-Hye (1999)|Kim So-Hye]]), who attends the same high school. She is popular at school. Meanwhile, Heo Don-Hyeok ([[Shin Seung-Ho]]) 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.

==Notes==
# Takes over KBS2's Monday & Tuesday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "[[The Tale of Nokdu]]" and will be followed by "[[Born Again]]" on April 20, 2020.
# Based on webcomic "Gyeyakwoojung” by Kwon Laad (first published April 17, 2018 via [http://webtoon.daum.net/webtoon/view/friendcontract Daum Webtoon Company]).
# [http://blog.asianwiki.com/korean-dramas/first-script-reading-for-kbs2-drama-series-friend-contract First script reading took place January, 2020] at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.

==Cast==
{{CastPictures6
|1picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Lee Sin-Young.jpg
|1name=Lee Sin-Young (1998){{!}}Lee Sin-Young
|1charactername=Park Chan-Hong
|2picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Shin Seung-Ho.jpg
|2name=Shin Seung-Ho
|2charactername=Heo Don-Hyeok
|3picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Kim So-Hye.jpg
|3name=Kim So-Hye (1999){{!}}Kim So-Hye
|3charactername=Eom Se-Yoon
|4picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Oh Hee-Joon.jpg
|4name=Oh Hee-Joon
|4charactername=Oh Kyung-Pyo
|5picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Min Do-Hee.jpg
|5name=Min Do-Hee
|5charactername=Choi Mi-Ra
|6picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Cho Yi-Hyun.jpg
|6name=Cho Yi-Hyun (1999){{!}}Cho Yi-Hyun
|6charactername=Shin Seo-Jung
}}

===Park Chan-Hong's family===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Kim Won-Hae.jpg
|1name=Kim Won-Hae
|1charactername=Park Choong-Jae
|2picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Baek Ji-Won.jpg
|2name=Baek Ji-Won
|2charactername=Oh Jung-Hee
}}

===Jo Pyeong-Sub & her subordinate===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Jang Hye-Jin.jpg
|1name=Jang Hye-Jin
|1charactername=Jo Pyeong-Sub
|2picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Kim Do-Wan (1995).jpg
|2name=Kim Do-Wan (1995){{!}}Kim Do-Wan
|2charactername=Kwak Sang-Pil
}}

===Jeil High School===
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Kim In-Kwon.jpg
|1name=Kim In-Kwon
|1charactername=Woo Tae-Jung
|2picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Kim So-Ra.jpg
|2name=Kim So-Ra
|2charactername=Choi Jung-Won
|3picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Lee Jung-Hyun (actor).jpg
|3name=Lee Jung-Hyun (actor){{!}}Lee Jung-Hyun
|3charactername=Kim Dae-Yong
|4picture=File:How to Buy a Friend-Yoo Yeo-Woon (1992).jpg
|4name=Yoo Yeo-Woon (1992){{!}}Yoo Yeo-Woon
|4charactername=An Sung-Do
}}
'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[An Seok-Hyun (2013)|An Seok-Hyun]] - Oh Kyung-Pyo (young)
* [[No Seong-Eun (1991)|No Seong-Eun]]
* [[Kim Seok-Jin (1991)|Kim Seok-Jin]]

==Trailers==
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==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%; text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-06
|| 1 || 2.3% || NR
|-align=center
|| 2 || 2.7% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-07
|| 3 || 1.4% || NR
|-align=center
|| 4 || 1.6% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-13
|| 5 || 2.6% || NR
|-align=center
|| 6 || 2.4% || NR
|-align=center
|rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;" | 2020-04-14
|| 7 || 1.4% || NR
|-align=center
|| 8 || 1.8% || NR
|-align=center
|}

Source: [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]

* NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to AGB Nielson.

==Awards==
* [[2020 KBS Drama Awards]] - December 31, 2020
** '''Special Short Drama Actor''' ([[Lee Sin-Young (1998)|Lee Sin-Young]])

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==External Links==
* [http://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/howtobuyafriend/ Official Website]

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 * [[An Seok-Hyun (2013)|An Seok-Hyun]] - Oh Kyung-Pyo (young)
 * [[No Seong-Eun (1991)|No Seong-Eun]]
-* [[Kim Seok-Jin (1991)|Kim Seok-Jin]]
+* [[Yoo Jin-Seok (1991)|Yoo Jin-Seok]]
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