When a developer creates an app that alerts its users if someone within 10 meters has romantic feelings for them, the world is quickly turned upside down – especially for Kim Jojo. While new technology fascinates and obsesses society, a high school student with a painful past has also been swept up in this new wave.
Quickly caught between two flames—in other words, two young men in love—Kim Jojo then experiences her first youthful love while facing personal problems.
Based on Chon Kye-young’s webtoon of the same name, Love Alarm is a success story. Released in 2019, it is Netflix’s first Korean original series. And with its intriguing premise and engaging characters, it quickly convinces.
Since its debut, it has ranked among the top releases on the platform and ranked eighth in the top 10 most popular shows in South Korea. Hence, it’s one of the “nugget” Netflix series of 2019 that we rediscover here – and from those who are desperately trying to match couples!
After the release of its second season in 2021, the show manages to rank sixth among the most-watched K-dramas worldwide on the platform. The following year, it became the ninth most searched Korean drama worldwide.
Starring the perfect trio – and love triangle – of Kim So-hyun, Song Kang, and Jung Ga-ram, the series has an intoxicating sweetness that’s truly captivating. But be careful not to be fooled: love alarm There is more than meets the eye! Beyond its ingenious concept, which offers the idea of new “futuristic” technology and gives a “new twist” to the familiar romantic drama, according to Forbes, the series primarily manages to move forward by offering important social commentary for new generations. .
indeed love alarm Highlights the often negative effects of social media in today’s society, from self-esteem issues to shallow relationships, including potential harm to mental health. It also discusses data protection and the extreme consequences that heartbreak can have.
- Want to discover another K-Drama with cute characters and high tech that’s a must-see on Netflix? Here it is!
Thus, behind its innocent appearance, the teenage drama shines with its hidden lines, because if its romantic aspect attracts us first, we also ask good questions about the place of social networks in our society – a version of Black Mirror if you will, in the pastel and watered-down teenage world. After all, there is only one step between science fiction and the future… Fascinating, intelligent and downright special, you can’t miss it!
love alarmProduced by Park Ji-young with Kim So-hyun, Song Kang, Jung Ga-ram…
Season 2 to watch on Netflix.
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