Love Next Door cast: Love Next Door cast and character guide: Who plays whom in the 2024 K-drama?

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 were longtime friends, which meant the two had known each other since childhood. However, their mothers’ friendship was tinged with rivalry, often expressed through their children’s accomplishments. As a result, Seok-ryu and Seung-hyo grew up competing with one another. But as the series unfolds, their rivalry gradually turns into something deeper, and they begin to fall 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 stars as Seok-ryu in Love Next Door. Once an overachiever since childhood, Seok-ryu grew up to become a successful product manager at a company called Greip and is preparing to get married in the U.S. However, her seemingly perfect life begins to crumble, leading her to abruptly return 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 appeared in several acclaimed K-dramas, including Mr. Sunshine, Be Melodramatic, and the horror hit Sweet Home, among many 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.