Be Positive

For the American television series, see B Positive.

Be Positive (Korean: 긍정이 체질; RR: Geungjeong-i Chejil; lit. Positive Constitution) is a South Korean web series starring Doh Kyung-soo, Chae Seo-jin and Lee David. The web drama was produced by Samsung, and intends to send a message of support to the younger generation. The drama aired on October 31, 2016 at 17:00 (KST).^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} The web drama started airing on JTBC2 on March 1, 2017.^[7]

Be Positive
Official Poster
Also known as	Positive Physique
Genre	Web series Drama Romantic comedy
Written by	Lee Byung-heon
Directed by	Lee Byung-heon
Starring	Do Kyung-soo Chae Seo-jin Lee David
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producers	Choi Yoon-suk Choo Hyun-sung
Running time	10 mins
Production companies	Samsung Cheil Worldwide
Original release
Network	Naver TV Cast JTBC2
Release	October 31 (2016-10-31) – November 5, 2016 (2016-11-05)

Plot

A story about Hwan-dong (Doh Kyung-soo), a film major who is preparing for his graduation project as a movie director. His script wins a grand prize, but he faces difficulty after difficulty while trying to finalize the film. He asks his ex-girlfriend Hye-jung (Chae Seo-jin) to play the main role in his production. She is understandably surprised at his bold request but in any case, she agrees. He completes his production with success.

Cast

Main cast

• Doh Kyung-soo as Kim Hwan-dong^[8][9]

A film major who aspires to be a film director.

• Chae Seo-jin as Bang Hye-jung ^[10]

Hwan-dong's ex-girlfriend who was quite a successful actress once.

• Lee David as Hwang In-guk^[11]

Hwan-dong's best friend who dreams to become a film producer.

Supporting cast

• Kim Jong-soo as Professor Ma
• Kim Eui-sung as Hwan-dong's father
• Nam Gi-ae as Hwan-dong's mother
• Heo Joon-suk as Noh Seung-boo
• Unknown as Kim Han-joo

Original soundtracks

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"The Common People"	Song Yoo-bin	3:23
2.	"Don't Let me Down"	Ryu Ji-hyun	4:07
Total length:			7:30

Reception

It was reported that Be Positive became the second most watched web drama ever with 21.83 million views in just two weeks of its release, following Falling for Challenge (which was also produced by Samsung and starring D.O.'s bandmate, Xiumin), which has over 24 million views.^[12][13] On November 22, it was announced that the web drama surpassed 30 million views, making it the fastest web drama to reach this number of views within 18 days from its release, making it the most watched web drama of all time.^[14][15] As of December 30, 2016, the drama's views from Naver, Daum, Facebook and YouTube surpassed 50 million views. The web drama became the most watched in 2016 on Naver.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2017	12th Soompi Awards	Best Web Series	Be Positive	Won