Netflix's K-drama Love Next Door will give you a trip to old K-dramas that followed the friends-to-lovers trope. In this, two mothers, who have been friends for life, pit their children against each other to prove their child was the best. However, the feeling of rivalry begins to fade between the two children as they meet again as adults.
The K-drama stars two of the most popular Korean actors, Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min, in the lead roles. Along with them, the ensemble cast of the K-drama also helps in making the show a compelling and enjoyable watch.
More about the cast and character guide of Love Next Door is explored below in our story.
Love Next Door cast and character guide
In Netflix's Love Next Door, Seok-ryu and Seung-hyo's mothers had been friends since of which they both knew each other since childhood. However, their mothers' friendship also had competitiveness, which they depicted through the achievements of their children. This caused both kids to develop the same kind of rivalry among themselves. However, as the series progressed, they both found each other falling in love.
The cast and character guide of Love Next Door are as follows:
1) Jung So-min as Bae Seok-ryu
Acclaimed Korean actress Jung So-min plays Seok-ryu in Love Next Door. She had been an overachiever since she was a child. As an adult, she worked as a Product Manager in a company called Greip and was about to be married in the US. But her life is shown to be falling apart when she suddenly moves back to her hometown in Korea.
So-min became a household name after she appeared in Playful Kiss. Among her other popular shows is the fan-favorite K-drama Alchemy of Souls, where she portrayed the character of Mu-deok.
2) Jung Hae-in as Choi Seung-hyo
Jung Hae-in's character Seung-hyo is Seok-ryu's childhood friend due to their mothers being friends. As a child, it was hard for Seung-hyo to beat Seok-ryo, who was good at everything. But as they grew up, he found his niche and became an architect, and also developed a personality that was loved by all. However, Seok-ryo's sudden return brought back all those childhood memories and competitiveness in him.
Other than the K-drama, Hae-in was also seen previously in K-dramas such as Prison Playbook, D.P., and Snowdrop, starring Blackpink's Jisoo.
3) Yoon Ji-on as Dan-ho
Yoon Ji-on plays Dan-ho in Love Next Door. He is a reporter who ends up meeting the duo and Mo-eum throughout the series. He is the second lead of the series with his own love story with Mo-eum, which begins with a lot of bickering.
The Korean actor has been part of several other popular K-dramas, such as Mr. Sunshine, Be Melodramatic, and the horror K-drama Sweet Home, among various others.
4) Kim Ji-eun as Mo-eum
Kim Ji-eun plays Mo-eum in the Netflix K-drama. Paramedic by profession, Mo-eum is also a childhood friend of Seung-hyo and Seok-ryo, who have seen the duo fighting with each other since they were all kids. As the series progresses, she also falls for the reporter, Dan-ho, but not before a fair amount of arguing and fighting on their part as well.
Ji-eun was previously seen in K-dramas such as One Dollar Lawyer, Hell Is Other People, and Longing for You.
Supporting cast and character guide of Love Next Door

The supporting cast and character guide of Love Next Door are as follows:
- Park Ji-young as Na Mi-sook
- Jang Young-nam as Seo Hye-sook
- Jeon Seok-ho as Yoon Myung-woo
- Lee Seung-hyub as Bae Dong-jin
- Seo Ji-hye as Jang Tae-Hui
- Han Joon-woo as Song Hyeon-jun
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