K-Drama Love Next Door (also known as Mom’s Friend’s Son) is a light-hearted romance about two childhood frienemies who reunite as adults as neighbors, starring Jung Hae In and Jung So Min.
So far, the K-Drama has received mixed reactions from netizens. While many are loving the show, it hasn’t escaped criticism for various scenes, including a moment that upset female viewers.
Most recently, netizens have become upset with an “outdated” and even “cringey” script.
I don’t think you should be here. I’ll start getting bad thoughts about doing things I shouldn’t do. Thoughts that are cheap and low-class. These types of junk thoughts…
— Choi Seung Hyo
I do like junk food, though, so it’s fine to have these thoughts.
— Baek Seok Ryu
What about the bad actions?
— Choi Seung Hyo
It’s fine to do them, too.
— Baek Seok Ryu
Netizens expressed in the comments how the dialogue was so outdated that it became comical and sounded more like something from the early 2000s. Netizens noted that insisting that physical contact is “cheap” and “low-class” is an outdated sentiment.
- “Oh, seriously, this is hilarious, lol.”
- “What’s going on, lol?”
- “The female lead’s lines are even funnier, lol.”
- “This feels like something from a novel I read 10 years ago.”
- “Lol, no, 20 years ago.”
- “Lol, this is seriously so funny, haha.”
- “It’s just funny, lol. I have no expectations for this drama.”
- “I’m only watching it because the lead is pretty.”
- “Oh, seeing it like this, it’s even funnier.”
Many netizens also felt that the dialogue also doesn’t make sense for the age of the characters. One netizen wrote, “I mean, if the leads were college students or in their early 20s, maybe I’d get it… but they’re both in their 30s, and the female lead even had a guy she considered marrying, so why are they like this? Lol.”
-해도 돼 나쁜 생각
-그럼 나쁜짓은
-해도 돼#엄마친구아들 pic.twitter.com/bIEqJFWqjB— 🍋 (@Lel_elemon) September 22, 2024
However, this didn’t take away from the chemistry of the actors! Read more below.
Jung Hae In And Jung So Min’s Steamy “Love Next Door” Kiss Even Had The Actress Flustered
Source: Instiz