Premiere date: August 22
Broadcaster: Netflix
Genre: Youth, romance
Episode count: 8
It’s been a long wait, but Love Alarm is finally about to hit our screens. Adapted from a popular webtoon, the drama centers around romance, unrequited love, and the huge–sometimes disruptive–role technology plays in modern life. The story’s catalyst is a popular dating app that sends notifications to the person (or people) you like whenever you’re within 10 meters of them. Kim So-hyun stars as a young woman who does her best to show the world her bright, happy side. She lost her parents as a child but she keeps her pain and emotional scars wrapped up. When she encounters Song Kang, her app pings and it looks like the start of a romance. But their potential relationship is complicated by the fact that Song Kang’s best friend, Jung Ga-ram has had an unrequited crush on Kim So-hyun for years. Despite having been friends since they were kids, or perhaps because they’ve known each other for so long, Jung has never told Kim about his feelings for her. But when he learns that his best friend and is interested in Kim too, he tries to step back and respect their feelings. However, it’s difficult to predict where your heart may take you, so I’m expecting a lot of sweetness and heartache.