Kathryn_51

To be honest, I'm not a fan of Mo Eum (the character). I thought the kiss was meaningless plot device. The couple is just ho-hum to me. Although I've watched them on Korean TV (w/no subs) the last two weeks, when I rewatch the Netflix w/subs, I FF through this couple.

Meanwhile, I find Seung-hyo's parent story to be more poignant and meaningful. Hope to catch up on the Netflix version later tonight.

I think there is MORE to the story of her death. From the tvN preview: When she (U assume "she" is Mo Eum) encounters Dan-ho in an unexpected place, she learns his long-standing secret!"

I don't know about previous, but I was watching live on tvN and they didn't show preview either. 😒 It showed up on the tvN website about an hour later, but no subs of course.

Netflix (at least in the USA) rates the drama 15+, not 18+.

So, I was watching LND on tvN here in Korea and. . . . fell asleep (long day of touristing) . So, waited for the Netflix release to finish it. Worth it!

Gyeong Jong [Seung Hyo's father] is quickly becoming my favorite character (after our lovely main couple, of course).

Episode 12 pre-release. tvN caption is: "Choi Seung-hyo said he was her boyfriend...(˶⸃ ⴰ⸃˶) ♡
Boyfriend... knock... knock... Boyfriend... knock... knock..."

My translator wasn't very helpful, but appears that Beok-ryu feels the word "boyfriend" (or girlfriend??) is "awkward".

https://twitter.com/CJnDrama/status/1837627874964017353

We had to wait to very, very end for The Kiss.

The piggy-back ride was Seung-hyo's father carrying his mother. And major event was Seung-hyo forgiving his mother for abandoning him 30 years ago. It's late here in Korea. Enjoy.

Trope alert: piggyback ride. But not the main couple.

Lovely episode even though I didn't understand the words, the stories (yes, plural) were all about love. Spoiler below for those who can't wait.

Start time has always been 9:20 (KST).

Tonights episode was 1.5 hours - ended at 10:50 KST.

Dubbing usually comes several weeks later. Due to its global popularity, I anticipate that it will be dubbed in several languages fairly soon.

I mentioned this previously, but this is the only Korean drama that I know of that is available (fully subbed) on Netflix WITHIN Korea. Usually, dramas cannot be accessed on Netflix w/in Korea when they are also airing directly on a broadcast or cable channel (e.g. tvN).

I saw him in "Love In Contract" and wasn't impressed, but it may have been the character - 2nd ML, rich, lonely, selfish. I will probably try because I liked Park Shin Hye in Dr. Slump.

Seung-hyo kissing his ex was definitely when they were both in college - that's when he met his ex (she was a year older) and Beok-ryu was visiting from the US.

Same question here. I thought he was rather mocking her when he clapped those erasers. Perhaps it was in a time capsule note or diary?

Yep. Did not need translation to understand that😎

Pre-release for Episode 11: my phone translator is only slightly helpful but here's the main part.
Highschool: Beok-ryu and Mo-eum are in baking class, creating strawberry cakes. Beok-ryu's cake is "perfect", Mo-eum, not so much. Seung- hyo is surrounded by girls tryig to give him their cakes and Mo-eum comments that his "curve is going up" (grades and popularity?). BR doesn't understand how that could be.

My translator was not very helpful, but this is what tvN says: Why is Choi Seung so popular?!
Seunghyo, the popular guy who doesn't know anything about pomegranates "

https://twitter.com/CJnDrama/status/1837265482304360770

In Korea, the articles say it is about love in the neighborhood - the main romance, (of course), but also relationships between neighbors and friends. It's not a crazy or slapstick comedy, but lots of funny moments.

The bios have been on the tvN site from the beginning.

https://tvn.cjenm.com/ko/lovenextdoor/#pgmPersonDetailPopup/17877/3401/16257

It's my understanding that when Seung-hyo was 4 years old, his mother brought him back to Korea (from Paris, where he was born) and took on a new assignment, I believe (Tunisia?). ML's father begged her to stay and couldn't understand why she didn't want to be a family for Seung-hyo, but she chose her career over family. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I thought she wanted Seung-hyo to forgive her for essentially abandoning him as a toddler.

But perhaps there is something completely different

I finally was able to watch last night the sub version. My understanding was the Seung-hyo was in New York (he received some sort of award at one time for a building in New York?). Meeum called him and said while you are in the USA, you could go to California and see Seok=ryu. At that point, he was walking towards her in California, but pretended to Meum that he was still in New York. At least, that's how I saw it.

pre-release is usually 8:00 am KST. Sometimes on Friday (KST), but I just check and nothing, so probably 8:00 am Saturday KST. (Which is late afternoon Friday in the USA)

I love them both because both have (1) great cast, (2) terrific leads who can ACT, (3) great writing, and (4) great directors.

One is a roller-coaster ride (QOT) and one is charming family/neighborhood full of different types of love (LND).