Exo Next Door
Also known asExo Lives Next Door
Exo Lives Next Door to My House
GenreWeb series
Written byShin Yeon-joo
Hwang Ji-eon
Directed byLee Kwon
StarringExo
Moon Ga-young
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducersKim Young-min
Park Sung-hye
Running time15 minutes
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST)
Production companiesOh!Boy Project
SM Entertainment
LINE
Original release
NetworkNaver TV Cast
JTBC
ReleaseApril 9 (2015-04-09) –
May 28, 2015 (2015-05-28)

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 Ga-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 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

Ji Yeon-hee (Moon Ga-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 found out that Chanyeol was her long lost childhood friend and crush "Chan" and that he is the grandson of the house owner. As the story goes on, Yeon-hee soon becomes involved in a love triangle with Chanyeol and D.O.[8]

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Original soundtracks

Release Date Song Title Artist Peak Chart Positions Sales
KOR

Gaon

CHN

Baidu

April 22, 2015 "Beautiful"[9] Baekhyun
7
1
"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

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015 8th Korea Drama Awards Best New Actor Park Chanyeol Won
Hallyu Star Award Won

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "EXO to star in drama 'EXO NEXT DOOR'". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "'우리 옆집에 엑소가 산다' 문가영, 여성용품 사려다 홍조녀 변신". Archived from the original on 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  9. ^ "EXO Next Door's theme song hits online stores". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  10. ^ Cumulative sales of "Beautiful":
  11. ^ "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.

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