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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. 23, 2024
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).
