The Boy Next Door

Neighbors Kyu-tae and Gi-jae can't seem to escape one another - they discover they have a mutual acquaintance in Min-ah, and they even end up living together.

The Boy Next Door (2017) is a Korean web series created by Choi Jae-yoon, produced by Make Us and Dingo Studio and released through NAVER TV and YouTube. This single-season limited series runs fifteen short episodes of about seven minutes each. Choi Woo-shik plays Park Kyu-tae, a neighbor who cannot shake off the man living across from him, and Jang Ki-yong plays Sung Gi-jae, the other half of this increasingly tangled pairing. Their engine is simple and comic: two men who keep colliding, discover they share an acquaintance named Min-ah, and end up under one roof, where every small irritation becomes a hook for teasing and misunderstanding. Each episode is a brisk, self-contained bit of awkward situational humor that accumulates into a larger story about closeness and unspoken feeling. The mood is breezy, sincere and warmly comic, with a youthful, playful romantic undercurrent. Set in contemporary Seoul, it is a bite-sized romance with a light touch, the kind of show fans of Love Alarm, Business Proposal and Heartstopper will find resonance in, all built on a webtoon-derived premise.

• Love Alarmlight romantic comedy tone, youthful neighbor-driven romance, short episodic web format
• Business Proposalbromance friendship dynamic and comedic romance between young men in Seoul
• Heartstopperqueer-coded romantic comedy built on webtoon source and youthful awkward chemistry

Created by

Choi Jae-yoon

Release Date

2017-04-03

Episode runtime

7 min

Rating

8.0 / 10 (34)

What is The Boy Next Door about?

Two neighbors who keep running into each other end up sharing a home and a tangle of romantic tension.

What is The Boy Next Door like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Boy Next Door as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is The Boy Next Door violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Boy Next Door.

Which shows are like The Boy Next Door?

Shows with a similar feel include Love Alarm, Business Proposal, and Heartstopper.

How long is The Boy Next Door?

The Boy Next Door: 1 season, 15 episodes.

Is The Boy Next Door still running?

No, The Boy Next Door has ended.