Love Alarm (Hangul : 좋아하면 울리는) is a South Korean romance series. The series is based on the webtoon of the same name by Chon Kye-young. It is Netflix’s first original Korean series that premiered on August 22, 2019.
This 8 episodes Korean series will make you experience a roller-coaster of emotions displaying Friendship, Comedy, Romance, School life and Drama. The story revolves around an application called “Love Alarm” that notifies whether someone within the vicinity of a 10-meter radius has romantic feelings for them. This pretty much sums up that once this application is installed one cannot hide their romantic interest, which helps the love ones to connect with each other. The story also depicts a love triangle between the three lead casts- Kim So-hyun, Song Kang and Jang Ga-ram which definitely thrills up the drama making the audience curious about the next episode.
THE CAST AND THEIR PLOT
It is also revealed through a source that Kim So-hyun was cast as “Jojo” because of high synchronization rate in appearance and her rich acting skills that is beyond her age. The reason for casting Jung Ga-ram is that the director praised his eyes, saying they were lyrical, clear and clean, not like other actors in their 20s these days. Meanwhile, Song Kang went through an audition competing with 900 people and got the role.
- KIM SO-HYUN
Kim So-hyun who is known for her acting skills in “Who are you: School 2015″ and “Radio Romance” displays the character of a high school girl in this series named “Kim JoJo”. Jojo is a girl with a trembling past. Her parents are dead. She lives with her aunt and cousin who always taunts her that she should have also died with her parents. Despite of her living conditions she wants to survive and live cheerfully.
- SONG KANG
Song Kang has earlier made his appearance in the drama “The liar and his lover”, is playing the role of a handsome model who grew up in a rich family. His character is named “Hwang Sun-oh”. Sun-Oh is a boy who returns to Korea from The States. He comes back to his old school. Being curious about his friend Hye-Young’s crush he falls in love with JoJo at first sight.
- JANG GA-RAM
Jang Ga-ram who appeared as a rising star after debuting in the film “4th place” is playing the role of “Lee Hye-yeong” who is high school boy. He is Sun-Oh’s best friend from childhood. He has a secret crush on JoJo but denies it when Sun-Oh asks him about it. He seems to be an innocent and hard working boy who manages his school life as well as part time job where JoJo also works. He also appears as a loyal friend to Sun-Oh who is always there for him.
Love Alarm is definitely a must watch drama where the characters will make you fall in love with them. The sizzling chemistry between the characters, the romance, friendship and out of the box concept of this Love Alarm application will surely make you binge watch this series.
Here is a sneak peak to the series, Hope you guys enjoy it.
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