Exo Next Door (Korean: 우리 옆집에 엑소가 산다; RR: Uri yeopjibe eksoga sanda; lit. "Exo Lives Next Door to My House") is a 2015 South Korean web series starring Moon Ka-young and members of the K-pop boy band Exo (with the latter playing fictionalized versions of themselves).[1][2] It aired on Naver TV Cast from April 9 to May 28, 2015, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes.[3][4][5][6]
| Exo Next Door | |
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| Also known as | Exo Lives Next Door Exo Lives Next Door to My House |
| Genre | Web series |
| Written by | Shin Yeon-joo Hwang Ji-eon |
| Directed by | Lee Kwon |
| Starring | Exo Moon Ka-young |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Kim Young-min Park Seong-hye |
| Running time | 15 minutes Tuesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) |
| Production companies | Oh!Boy Project SM Entertainment LINE |
| Original release | |
| Network | Naver TV Cast JTBC |
| Release | April 9 – May 28, 2015 |
Exo Next Door became one of the most popular web series in Korea with 50 million views; this led to CJ E&M re-editing it into a film version, which was then sold to overseas buyers at the 68th Cannes Film Market.[7]
Plot
editJi Yeon-hee (Moon Ka-young) is an extremely shy, introverted 23-year-old woman with zero dating experience and a tendency to blush when talking to someone she likes. One day, four young men move into the house right next door to Yeon-hee's home, and to her surprise, they turn out to be Chanyeol (Park Chanyeol), D.O. (Doh Kyung-soo), Baekhyun (Byun Baekhyun), and Sehun (Oh Sehun) from her favorite boy band Exo, who are looking to lie low for a while. They hire her to clean their house part-time during the winter vacation, and that's when Yeon-hee finds out that Chanyeol is her long lost childhood friend and crush "Chan", and that he is the grandson of the owner of the house. As the story goes on, Yeon-hee becomes involved in a love triangle with Chanyeol and D.O.[8]
Cast
editMain cast
edit- Park Chanyeol as Chanyeol
- Jung Jae-hyuk as young Chanyeol
- Moon Ka-young as Ji Yeon-hee
- Han Seo-jin as young Ji Yeon-hee
- Doh Kyung-soo as D.O.
- Byun Baek-hyun as Baekhyun
- Oh Se-hun as Sehun
Supporting cast
edit- Jang Yoo-sang as Ji Kwang-soo
- Kim Jong-in as Kai
- Kim Jun-myeon as Suho
- Kim Min-seok as Xiumin
- Zhang Yixing as Lay
- Kim Jong-dae as Chen
- Huang Zitao as Tao
- Kim Hee-jung as Yeon-hee's mother
- Jeon Soo-jin as Ga-eun
- Yoon Joo-sang as Chanyeol's grandfather
- Jung Si-hyun as Min-hwan[citation needed]
Original soundtracks
edit| Release Date | Song Title | Artist | Peak Chart Positions | Sales | |
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| KOR | CHN
Baidu | ||||
| April 22, 2015 | "Beautiful"[9] | Baekhyun | 7
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| "Sweet Dream" | Jamong | —
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The Song "Beautiful" became the first OST single from a web drama to top digital charts.[11]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Park Chanyeol | Won |
| Hallyu Star Award | Won |
References
edit- ^ "7 Reasons you need to watch EXO Next Door". DramaFever. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Stanley, Adrienne (4 June 2015). "5 Reasons To Love EXO Next Door". KDramaStars. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "EXO's Web Drama EXO Next Door to Air First Episode on April 9". Soompi. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "EXO to put their acting skills to the test through mini series EXO NEXT DOOR in April". Allkpop. 6 March 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ Stanley, Adrienne (11 April 2015). "EXO Next Door Is A Must-See Web Series". KDramaStars. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "EXO to star in drama 'EXO NEXT DOOR'". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "Web-based dramas to become mainstream in 5 years: experts". The Korea Times. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "'우리 옆집에 엑소가 산다' 문가영, 여성용품 사려다 홍조녀 변신". Archived from the original on 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
- ^ "EXO Next Door's theme song hits online stores". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ Cumulative sales of "Beautiful":
- "Gaon Download Chart – April 2015 (see #34)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart – Mei 2015 (see #53)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ "Baekhyun's "Beautiful" Becomes First Web Drama OST to Top Charts". Soompi. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-01-17.
External links
edit- Exo Next Door at Naver TV Cast (in Korean)
- Exo Next Door at IMDb
- Exo Next Door at HanCinema