Jung So-min finds Love Next Door with Jung Hae-in
Love Next Door (previously Mom’s Friend’s Son), gathering our cast in stills from the first script reading led by our friends-to-lovers Jung-Jung pair, Jung Hae-in and Jung So-min (Alchemy of Souls).Having lived in the same neighborhood of Hyereung-dong since their kindergarten days, Choi Seung-hyo (Jung Hae-in) and Bae Seok-ryu (Jung So-min) saw each other’s best and worst while growing up. And with their moms being friends, they were often pitted against each other parents are wont to do – comparing their child’s lacking ways with “my friend’s oh-so-perfect son/daughter.”
As adults, we meet Seung-hyo living a peaceful life, enjoying his successful career as an architect and company CEO. But that peace is soon disrupted when Cupid starts poking around, suddenly bringing Seok-ryu back to town – she’s been hoping for a life restart after encountering recent troubles.
In the second lead roles, fellow childhood friend Kim Ji-eun (Branding in Seongsu) plays the heroic paramedic Jung Mo-eum, who experiences her own neighborly ~love~ when Yoon Ji-on’s (My Lovely Liar) friendly journalist Kang Dan-ho moves in next door.
Filling out the streets of our rom-com’s Hyereung-dong world, the gruff Park Ji-young (The Matchmakers) and doting Jo Han-chul (Gyeongseong Creature) play Seok-ryu’s parents, alongside the charismatic Jang Young-nam (Captivating the King) and reserved Lee Seung-joon (Hierarchy) as Seung-hyo’s parents.
Supporting characters also include Jeon Suk-ho (Blood Free) playing Seung-hyo’s college sunbae and co-CEO, Mo-eum’s mom Kim Geum-soon (The Atypical Family), as well as Lee Seung-hyeop (Lovely Runner) in the role of Seok-ryu’s younger brother.
