#jung somin

[kdrama-boyfriend-club]

i miss these goofs

What if someone sees us? I told you. No one will find it strange.

LOVE NEXT DOOR (2024) | Ep 13

[shuaver]

             . ೃ࿔  sweater weather  🍂 * : ･

@chaeneuu 🍁

[nunafilms]

[zerobaseone]

ELLE Korea || Jung Somin & Jung Haein

[seoinquk]

Jung So Min as Bae Seok Ryu LOVE NEXT DOOR 엄마친구아들 (2024) EP. 01

[alderaans]

You said you wanted to eat the clouds like cotton candy and crunch on the stars like they were candies.

Love Next Door (2024)

[kimgoeun]

Love Next Door (Ep.2)

[fridayvelvet]

[kdramarot]

something I love abt this drama is that they've taken the 'loud and unapologetic' type-cast and turned it around. seokryu is loud and extroverted—she greets every new person like they're an old friend, treats them like they are part of her inside circle, and is quick to befriend anyone. at the same time, her time in the U.S. shows that she's been tiptoeing around everyone else all along. she's been take for granted at her workplace for so long that it took an overheard conversation about her nature to shake her up. she was going under water and gladly doing so—so much so that she did not notice the cracks in her relationship either.

I really like the fact that she is open about her feelings but not vulnerable. it takes special skill to reflect that on screen, and I'm glad we got to see that.

[i-got-the-feels]

A day without you drags on. It's boring.

- Love Next Door, 2024

[army-in-the-stars]

[sheandmalibu]

LOVE NEXT DOOR | ELLE KOREA 📷

[nunafilms]

I said I'd wait until later, but that was an excuse I made to pretend to be considerate. I lied to myself. It was out of fear. I was scared. When I said you were driving me crazy.. when I said I was losing my mind because of you... what I meant by that was.. I like you.

Love Next Door 엄마 친구 아들 (2024)

[zerobaseone]

Jung Haein & Jung Somin's ELLE Chemistry Workshop 💕

[jsvausvqbd]

Bae Seok Ryu and Song Hyeon Jun

Truthfully, the circumstances just weren’t in their favor, regardless of how much they loved each other and dreamed of a future together. They were faced with a huge obstacle in the form of stomach cancer, for which Hyeon Jun fully committed to being Seok ryu's caretaker, taking a sick leave from work and even putting his whole life on hold for Seok Ryu, because he loved her and wanted to be there by her side. However, Seok ryu's decision to not tell her family and close friends meant leaving Hyeon Jun- who respected her decision and even after they broke up, kept her illness hidden from her family- as her sole caretaker and support system, which was bound to take a toll on him as well sooner or later.

After her treatment ended, they were yet faced with another huge blow in the form of depression -none of which are Seok ryu's fault by the way. But once again Hyeon Jun was left as her sole source of support. Now, I'm not saying that one's partner isn't supposed to be there (I mean, "in sickness and in health", right?), but it's clear that it was too much for him at this point. This reminded me of a cancer research conference I attended years ago, where one of the discussed topics was caretaker burnout and the importance of respite for them, both the sick person and those around them are greatly affected both physically and mentally, and that's what we saw in the episode; Two exhausted people who, despite loving each other, just couldn't bear with how exhausted they were and Hyeon Jun ended up snapping. Does this mean he's a shitty person? No, we saw him be by Seok ryu's side through thick and thin, but at last he was tired and snapped in a moment of desperation. This sadly just means they just weren't what the other needed at the moment anymore, and this is a very realistic portrayal of relationships where there isn't respite nor a proper support system.

I do think he loves her and feels guilty for being so burnt out, but sadly she's ready to move on and that's all that's left for him to do now. Move on.

This sets up a huge challenge for Seung hyo tho, how do you get through her walls when she’s seen first hand what can happen to a relationship when faced with adversities? She said it herself, she’ll be constantly on the lookout for her cancer possibly coming back or even spreading. How can he convince her that he won’t burn out? How can you convince someone who knows firsthand that sometimes love is not enough? Good luck Charlie!

[kimsuyeon]

엄마친구아들: Love Next Door (S1E3)