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Love Alarm

When you turn on the application, your heart will ring.

8.2IMDb2K votesOutstanding

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2019 – 20212 seasons · 14 episodes~50 min per episodeEnded

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama

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TV DNA

How Love Alarm actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Love Alarm reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.

Character DepthDefining9.6

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityVery strong7.1

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Emotional WeightVery strong7.1

How much the series is designed to affect you.

World BuildingVery strong7.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

SpectacleStrong6.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Love Alarm is an app that tells you if someone within a 10-meter radius has a crush on you. It quickly becomes a social phenomenon. While everyone talks about it and uses it to test their love and popularity, Jojo is one of the few people who have yet to download the app. However, she soon faces a love triangle situation between Sun-oh whom she starts to have feelings for, and Hye-young, who has had a huge crush on her.

The run

Seasons

2 seasons · 14 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20198 episodes
9.4IMDb
In a world where an app alerts people if someone in the vicinity likes them, Kim Jojo experiences young love while coping with personal adversities.
Best episode · S01E06 Your Heart Is Safe Now
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20216 episodes
6.1IMDb
Longing for resounding proof of her feelings, Jojo sets out to uninstall the shield and make the app ring for her one true love.
Best episode · S02E01 Episode 1

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Your Heart Is Safe Now

S01E06 · Signature episode

Your Heart Is Safe Now

10.0IMDb7 votes

News of the tragedy hits the airwaves. Hye-yeong finds Jojo at the library and informs her that he plans to court her the old-fashioned way.

22 Aug 201949 min

Still from The Best Feeling in the World Is Knowing There’s Someone on My Side

S01E04 · Signature episode

The Best Feeling in the World Is Knowing There’s Someone on My Side

9.9IMDb7 votes

Sun-oh asks Jojo about the school trip and realizes there’s not much he can do for her. Il-sik tells Jang-go something she doesn’t want to hear.

22 Aug 201948 min

Still from Something I’ve Been Holding Back and Can Only Say to You

S01E07 · Signature episode

Something I’ve Been Holding Back and Can Only Say to You

9.9IMDb7 votes

Jojo tries to put a shield around herself and tells Hye-yeong she doesn’t need his help, but he offers to take her somewhere special.

22 Aug 201947 min

Still from One Is Bigger Than Any Other Number in the World

S01E08 · Signature episode

One Is Bigger Than Any Other Number in the World

9.8IMDb10 votes

Jojo ponders what it means to like someone and realizes a shield may not be necessary. Sun-oh wants to know whether she still has feelings for him.

22 Aug 201941 min

Still from The Miracle of Two People Liking Each Other

S01E03 · Signature episode

The Miracle of Two People Liking Each Other

9.4IMDb10 votes

Jojo confronts Sun-oh about the photos. As rumors spread at school, Jang-go gets mad at Jojo for lying. Il-sik confronts Jang-go about what she did.

22 Aug 201949 min

Still from The Gravity of Liking Someone

S01E05

The Gravity of Liking Someone

9.0IMDb9 votes

Jojo tells Sun-oh about her parents and makes a surprising suggestion. She later confronts Jang-go after overhearing something.

22 Aug 201951 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Episode 3

S02E03

Episode 3

5.0IMDb2 votes

12 Mar 202153 min

Still from Episode 5

S02E05

Episode 5

6.7IMDb3 votes

12 Mar 202155 min

Still from Episode 1

S02E01

Episode 1

8.2IMDb9 votes

12 Mar 202160 min

Still from Episode 2

S02E02

Episode 2

3.7IMDb3 votes

12 Mar 202143 min

Still from Episode 4

S02E04

Episode 4

7.5IMDb4 votes

12 Mar 202152 min

Still from Episode 6

S02E06

Episode 6

5.7IMDb9 votes

12 Mar 202171 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Writing

Direction

Kim Jin-wooDirector
Lee Na-jeongDirector

Where to watch

Streaming

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