''Exo Next Door'' (; lit. "Exo Lives Next Door to My House") is a 2015 South Korean

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starring

Moon Ga-young Moon Ga-young (; born July 10, 1996) is a German-born South Korean actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Heartstrings'' (2011), ''EXO Next Door'' (2015), '' Tempted'' (2018), ''Welcome to Waikiki 2'' (2019), '' Find Me in Your Memory'' ...

and members of the

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(with the latter playing fictionalized versions of themselves). It aired on

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TV Cast from April 9 to May 28, 2015, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 for 16 episodes. ''Exo Next Door'' became one of the most popular web series in Korea with 50 million

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; this led to

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re-editing it into a film version, which was then sold to overseas buyers at the 68th Cannes Film Market.

Plot

Ji Yeon-hee (

) 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 Park Chan-yeol (; born November 27, 1992), better known mononymously as Chanyeol, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor and model. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and sub-u ...

), D.O. ( Do Kyungsoo), Baekhyun (

Byun Baekhyun Byun Baek-hyun (; born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. Baekhyun began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he made his debut in 2012 as a member of the ...

) and Sehun ( Oh Sehun) from her favorite boy band

, who are looking to lay 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.

Cast

Main cast

as Chanyeol **Jung Jae-hyuk as young Chanyeol *

as Ji Yeon-hee ** Han Seo-jin as young Ji Yeon-hee *

Do Kyung-soo Doh Kyung-soo (; born January 12, 1993), also known by his stage name D.O. (), is a South Korean singer and actor, best known as a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo. Apart from his group's activities, D.O. has starred in various t ...

as D.O. *

Byun Baek-hyun Byun Baek-hyun (; born May 6, 1992), better known mononymously as Baekhyun, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. Baekhyun began training under SM Entertainment in 2011. A few months later, he made his debut in 2012 as a member of the ...

as Baekhyun *

Oh Se-hun Oh Se-hun (; born April 12, 1994), also known mononymously as Sehun, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, model and dancer. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo, its sub-group Exo-K and sub-unit Exo-SC. Ap ...

as Sehun

Supporting cast

Jang Yoo-sang Jang Yoo-sang is a South Korean actor and model. He is known for his lead roles in ''One Night Only'', ''Set Play'', and ''Stay with Me''. He is also known for his supporting roles in dramas such as ''Exo Next Door'' and ''Queen of Mystery 2''. ...

as Ji Kwang-soo * Kim Jong-in as Kai * Kim Jun-myeon as Suho * Kim Min-seok as Xiumin *

Zhang Yixing Zhang Yixing (; born ), known professionally as Lay Zhang or simply Lay (), is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and businessman. Zhang first gained recognition for participating in the Chinese television talent show ''Star A ...

as Lay *

Kim Jong-dae Kim Jong-dae (born September 21 is a male freestyle wrestler from South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land bor ...

as Chen *

Huang Zitao Huang Zitao (; born May 2, 1993), also known as Tao, is a Chinese rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, model, and businessman. Huang is a former member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band Exo and its Chinese sub-unit, Exo-M. After leaving Exo, ...

as Tao * Kim Hee-jung as Yeon-hee's mother *

Jeon Soo-jin Jeon Soo-jin (born November 8, 1988) is a South Korean actress. Born in Seoul but raised in Jeju Island, she was studying design at Konkuk University in 2008 when she began doing part-time work as a model for the fashion magazines Shibuya and C ...

as Ga-eun *

Yoon Joo-sang Yoon Joo-sang (born June 25, 1949) is a South Korean actor. In 2009, he won the Best Supporting Actor award during the 2009 KBS Drama Awards for his role in ''Iris''.'' Filmography Film *''Cane (Hoichori)'' (2011) *'' Miss Gold Digger'' (2007) ...

as Chanyeol's grandfather * Jung Si-hyun as Min-hwan

Original soundtracks

The Song ''"Beautiful"'' became the first OST single from a web drama to top digital charts.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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TV Cast * * {{Exo 2015 web series debuts 2015 web series endings South Korean web series Television series by SM C&C Television series by Oh! Boy Project Exo Naver TV original programming South Korean musical television series