The story, without the spoilers.
Kim Jo-jo is a hardworking high school student with a painful family history and a bright, brave spirit. Her world changes when a new app called Love Alarm is released: it rings whenever someone within ten metres has romantic feelings for you, making secret crushes impossible to keep. Jo-jo finds herself caught between two boys — Hwang Sun-oh, a wealthy model who falls for her at first sight, and Lee Hye-yeong, his loyal best friend who has loved her quietly for years. Love Alarm was Netflix's first Korean original drama, and its central idea is brilliant: what happens to love when technology removes all mystery? The first season is fresh, stylish and full of youthful energy. But the second season, set four years later, loses momentum, rushes its ending and leaves the love triangle feeling unresolved. The cast is talented and the premise remains fascinating, but the drama never quite delivers on its own best idea.
A little curiosity. A new favourite.
Start with the story, meet the cast, and make room for one more episode.