Kim Hye Joon, Kang Hoon, and Cha Woo Min Preview Idol-Fan Office Romance in My Bias, My Boss

tvN’s upcoming drama My Bias, My Boss is moving its central fantasy out of the concert venue and into the office. Newly released character teasers introduce a romantic setup built around Nam Da Reum, played by Kim Hye Joon, who joins a company with a very personal goal: getting closer to her longtime idol bias, Lee Chan, played by Cha Woo Min.

The premise, adapted from a webtoon of the same name, brings together three familiar K-drama ingredients: a workplace hierarchy, a celebrity crush, and a lead character whose private motives quickly complicate her professional life. The twist is that Da Reum’s new job places her not only near the idol she admires, but also under the watch of company CEO Kang Ha Gi, played by Kang Hoon.

The first teaser focuses on Kang Ha Gi’s uneasy first impression of Da Reum. During a greeting with new employees, he notices that she refuses to shake his hand while continuing to hover near him. What begins as suspicion soon shifts into distraction, with Ha Gi trying to explain away his reaction even as he becomes increasingly aware of her presence.

That framing positions Ha Gi as more than a stern executive obstacle. The teaser suggests a character whose confidence is unsettled by Da Reum’s unusual behavior, turning a small workplace misunderstanding into the beginning of romantic curiosity. His attempt to rationalize a racing heart gives the drama a light comic edge rather than a heavy melodramatic tone.

An Idol-Fan Dynamic Enters the Workplace

The second teaser shifts attention to Da Reum and Lee Chan, the idol who inspired her decision to join the company. After finally shaking hands with him in an elevator, Da Reum responds with unfiltered excitement, running around the office in a burst of fan joy. The moment underlines the show’s central tension: she is trying to function as an employee while still carrying the emotional intensity of a devoted fan.

Lee Chan’s reaction appears to move in the opposite direction. Instead of treating Da Reum only as one admirer among many, he becomes intrigued by her bright and earnest personality. The teaser presents his curiosity as the first step toward romantic interest, gradually lowering the boundary between celebrity and fan.

That boundary is one of the drama’s most important narrative risks. Idol-fan romance stories can easily become wish fulfillment without conflict, but My Bias, My Boss seems to be building its story around the awkwardness of proximity. Da Reum does not simply meet her idol at an event; she has to see him inside a workplace where roles, expectations, and emotional restraint all matter.

Lee Chan’s invitation for Da Reum to call him by a more familiar term when they are alone signals that the drama will explore how private intimacy develops inside a public-facing entertainment environment. At the same time, Ha Gi’s growing interest creates a triangle that can generate both comedy and emotional pressure, especially if Da Reum’s reason for joining the company becomes more visible.

A Webtoon Romance With Broadcast Momentum

The cast gives the project a clear commercial hook. Kim Hye Joon leads the story as a woman whose fangirl sincerity becomes both her vulnerability and her charm. Kang Hoon’s role as a CEO places him in the familiar K-drama lane of a guarded professional whose emotional control starts to crack. Cha Woo Min, meanwhile, plays the idol figure at the center of Da Reum’s long-running admiration.

The teasers also suggest that the production is leaning into a clean romantic-comedy rhythm rather than trying to disguise the story’s fantasy roots. The office setting gives the series structure, while the idol element gives it a contemporary entertainment-industry angle that should resonate with viewers used to seeing fandom shape careers, identity, and public image.

For tvN, the drama arrives with a premise that is easy to communicate and highly visual: a fan enters the professional world of her bias and unexpectedly becomes the person pursued by both him and her boss. That setup offers room for workplace comedy, celebrity-world tension, and the kind of slow-burn misunderstandings that often drive webtoon-based romances.

My Bias, My Boss is scheduled to premiere on August 3 at 8:50 p.m. KST and will also be available through Viki. With its character teasers now setting the tone, the drama is positioning itself as a bright office romance about what happens when admiration, ambition, and real emotional connection all meet under the same company roof.