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3 Romantic K-Dramas Like Love Next Door to Stream Now
Transform into the literal heart-eyes emoji with these heartfelt Korean series.
By Ingrid Ostby
Aug. 22, 2024
3 Romantic K-Dramas Like Love Next Door to Stream Now - Netflix Tudum
Seok-ryu and Seung-hyo have known each other since childhood, their moms are best friends, and they … can’t stand each other. So when they run into each other as adults, it feels like nothing has changed. Except — uh oh — are these two catching feelings? The romantic K-drama Love Next Door, starring Jung So-min and Jung Hae-in, follows two young adults who stumble into romance after reuniting in the neighborhood they grew up in. For more lighthearted romantic K-dramas about a guy and a gal falling for each other when they least expect it, read on.
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha
Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha stars Shin Min-a (Our Blues) as a successful Seoul dentist who meets a local handyman (Kim Seon-ho) when she visits a charming seaside village. On a whim, she decides to open up a practice by the sea, and the two grow close — despite being polar opposites. The series from Love Next Door director Yu Je-won and its writer, Shin Ha-eun, is a remake of the 2004 film Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong.
Welcome to Samdal-ri
From director Cha Young-hun (When the Camellia Blooms) and writer Kwon Hye-ju (Hi Bye, Mama!), Welcome to Samdal-ri follows two childhood friends, a photographer (Shin Hae-sun) and a weather forecaster (Ji Chang-wook), who run into each other in their hometown after suffering personal setbacks. As the two rekindle their relationship, they find themselves in the process.
Destined with You
A lawyer plagued by an ancient curse falls for a civil servant who may just be able to set him free. After all, she has access to the forbidden book that cursed him, and it’s been sealed for 300 years. From director Nam Ki-hoon (Voice) and writer Noh Ji-sul (100 Days My Prince), the romance series Destined with You stars Cho Bo-ah (Innocent Crush), Rowoon (Tomorrow), and Ha Jun (The Outlaws).
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