A method for manufacturing a display device includes forming a drive circuit to drive an LED element on an insulating substrate; forming a light absorbing layer on the drive circuit; forming an insulating layer covering the light absorbing layer; forming a connecting electrode electrically connected to the drive circuit; arranging the LED element so that the connecting electrode is in contact with a terminal electrode of the LED element; and bonding the connecting electrode and the terminal electrode by irradiating laser light through a semiconductor layer of the LED element to the light absorbing layer.