My First Impression of Love Next Door Kdrama

 

Finally, the Kdrama that I've been looking forward to has finally been released. Jung Hae In and Jung So Min are coincidentally both my ultimate favourite actors in the Kdrama industry and the casting director might have just read my mind by pairing them up in this series. 

I would say that the premise of this drama - which is about the love-hate relationship between two childhood friends, or more accurately, frenemies - is something typical in the Kdrama scene. However, the scriptwriter must have added a twist by making both of them very successful in their respective fields, and having both mothers being good friends who like to compete with each other. 

I would say the premise reminds me a bit of Welcome to Samdalri with all this childhood friends theme and with the leading lady being away from home and the male lead being successful in his hometown but I hope this is where the similarities end. 

Dialogues are quite lengthy as the characters are chatty but good thing so far is that this part makes it seem realistic and shows you the dynamics between the characters. Chemistry between Seung Hyo (Hae In) and Seok Ryu (So Min) are just exceptional and natural that I am convinced that they are friends in real life lol. 

So far, I think this series looks promising. The bit about quitting your job without any backup plan just seems so relatable. Career break. When you hit your 30s, which is supposed to be your career peak era. 

Hope the subsequent episodes won't disappoint.