Love Next Door

2024 South Korean television series

Love Next Door
Promotional poster
Hangul
엄마친구아들
Literal meaningMom's Friend's Son
Revised RomanizationEommachinguadeul
McCune–ReischauerŎmmach'in'guadŭl
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Written byShin Ha-eun
Directed byYoo Je-won
Starring
  • Jung Hae-in
  • Jung So-min
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes2
Production
Production companies
  • Studio Dragon[2]
  • The Modori[2]
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseAugust 17, 2024 (2024-08-17) –
present

Love Next Door (Korean: 엄마친구아들) is an ongoing South Korean television series written by Shin Ha-eun, directed by Yoo Je-won, and starring Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min. It premiered on tvN on August 17, 2024, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.

Synopsis

Love Next Door is a story about a woman who wants to change her life that she doesn't like and a mother's friend's son who knows too well about her shameful childhood.[3]

Cast and characters

L to R: Jung Hae-in, Jung So-min, Kim Ji-eun, and Yoon Ji-on at the press conference in August 2024

Main

  • Jung Hae-in as Choi Seung-hyo[4][5]
The son of Seok-ryu's mother's friend. He is a young architect who is attracting attention and the CEO of "the Architecture Atelier In", is loved by everyone because he is perfect not only in his skills but also in appearance and personality. The only dark past in his life is Bae Seok-ryu.[6]
  • Jung So-min as Bae Seok-ryu[7][8]
A product manager of a global conglomerate called God's workplace with a nickname Bae Sorghum. She suddenly breaks down one day and come back to her hometown to reboot her life.[6]
Seok-ryu and Seung-hyo's childhood friend. As part of the three musketeers, she knows the dark history of the two better than anyone else. She is a 119 paramedic overflowing with passion and justice, who believes that the hero's DNA flows into her body. Since childhood, she has dreamed of being a hero, so she takes great pride in saving people's lives.[6]
A field-oriented reporter who only pursues facts. Strong in conviction and responsibility, he meets unexpected changes as he moves to the next door of the unpredictable circuit of thought.

Supporting

  • Park Ji-young as Na Mi-sook[12]
Seok-ryu's mother, who has a blunt and strong lifestyle.
Seok-ryu's father, who runs a small snack restaurant in the neighborhood.
Seung-hyo's mother, who loves the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and loves her work so much.
  • Lee Seung-joon as Choi Kyung-jong[13][14]
A professor of emergency medicine and Seung-hyo's father, showing the aspect of son fool.
The co-CEO of "the Architecture Atelier In" and Seung-hyo's college senior.
  • Kim Geum-soon as Do Jae-sook[15]
Mo-eum's mother, who is a local problem-solver.
  • Han Ye-ju as Bang In-sook[15]
She has a lot of inner anger.
Seok-ryu's younger brother, who dreams of becoming a health trainer.
An employee of "the Architecture Atelier In".
  • Lee Ji-hae as Hwang Young-in[18]
Dan-ho's boss at work, the head of the social affairs department of Cheongwoo Ilbo.
  • Lee Si-hyun [ko] as Park Jeong-woo[18]
Chief of Hyereung 119 Safety Center Paramedic.

Special appearances

Production

Development

In August 2023, the series was developed under the working title Mom's Friend's Son, director Yoo Je-won and writer Shin Ha-eun, who previously worked on Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021), are reuniting for the series.[1]

Casting

In November 2023, Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min were in talks for the protagonist roles in the drama. Both of their agencies stated that they were positively considering the offers.[20][21] In December of the same year, it was reported that Jung Hae-in had taken on the role of Choi Seung-hyo.[5] In January 2024, Jung So-min confirmed her role as Bae Seok-ryu.[8] On March 8, 2024, Kim Ji-eun confirmed her participation.[10] On March 13, Yoon Ji-on also confirmed his appearance, and the complete cast of the drama was announced.[22]

Release

tvN confirmed that Love Next Door will premiere starting on August 17, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST).[23] Netflix announced that the series will be available to stream exclusively on their platform.[24]

Viewership

Love Next Door : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
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SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.2961.605TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[25]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[25]
Nationwide Seoul
1 August 17, 2024 4.899% (1st) 5.854% (1st)
2 August 18, 2024 5.977% (1st) 6.656% (1st)
3 August 24, 2024
4 August 25, 2024
5 August 31, 2024
6 September 1, 2024
7 September 7, 2024
8 September 8, 2024
9 September 14, 2024
10 September 15, 2024
11 September 21, 2024
12 September 22, 2024
13 September 28, 2024
14 September 29, 2024
15 October 5, 2024
16 October 6, 2024
Average — —
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

References

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