Netflix and tvN have officially unveiled a new teaser for its upcoming Korean romance drama, Love Next Door, starring Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min. Read on for everything you need to know about the show’s plot, cast, trailers and more.
What is the plot of Love Next Door?
Love Next Door features two childhood friends, Choi Seung-hyo and Baek Seo-ryu, introduced to each other by their mothers. The pair end up spending a large majority of their time as kids with each other due to the close proximity of their mothers, but have unfortunately only drifted apart as they grew older and pursued their own paths and careers.
As adults, Seung-hyo is a rising young architect who runs his own architecture atelier in Korea, while Seo-ryu was granted the opportunity to study and work overseas. The series begins when Seo-ryu, for some reason, decides to quit her well-paying job to move back home, where she eventually crosses paths with her old friend once again.
What is in the cast of Love Next Door?
Starring as Choi Seung-hyo is Snowdrop star Jung Hae-in, while Baek Seo-ryu is played by Alchemy of Souls actress Jung So-min. Other actors set to make appearances on the upcoming show include Kim Ji-eun from One Dollar Lawyer, Tomorrow’s Yun Ji-on, Revenant’s Park Ji-young and more.
Love Next Door was notably directed by Yoo Je-won, previously behind other acclaimed romance series such as Hometown Cha Cha Cha and Crash Course in Romance. Credited as the screenwriter for the show is Shin Ha-eun, whose past works also include Hometown Cha Cha Cha.
Is there a trailer for the new Netflix K-drama?
On July 25, Netflix officially dropped the official teaser for Love Next Door, which starts by setting up the success both Seung-hyo and Seo-ryu are experiencing in their separate adult lives.
When Seo-ryu is back in Korea and coincidentally bumps into her old childhood friend, their lives are entangled once again and they begin to relive their childhood memories of playful chaos and re-evaluate their chemistry as two people who could be more than just friends.
How do I watch Love Next Door?
Love Next Door is slated to premiere August 17 on tvN in South Korea, with new episodes airing every Saturday and Sunday thereafter at 9:10pm KST.
Netflix will be bringing the show to international audiences, with episodes set to be released in conjunction with its Korean broadcast schedule.
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