Exo Next Door

*Exo Next Door*
Exo Next Door
Also known as	Exo Lives Next Door ; Exo Lives Next Door to My House
Genre	Web series
Written by	Shin Yeon-joo ; Hwang Ji-eon
Directed by	Lee Kwon
Starring	Exo ; Moon Ka-young
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producers	Kim Young-min; Park Seong-hye
Running time	15 minutes ; Tuesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST)
Production companies	Oh!Boy Project; SM Entertainment ; LINE
Original release
Network	Naver TV Cast; JTBC
Release	April 9 –; May 28, 2015

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

Cast

Main cast

Park Chanyeol as Chanyeol
- Jung Jae-hyuk as young Chanyeol
Moon Ka-young as Ji Yeon-hee
- Han Seo-jin as young Ji Yeon-hee
Doh Kyung-soo as D.O.
Byun Baek-hyun as Baekhyun
Oh Se-hun as Sehun

Supporting cast

Jang Yoo-sang as Ji Kwang-soo
Kim Jong-in as Kai
Kim Jun-myeon as Suho
Kim Min-seok as Xiumin
Zhang Yixing as Lay
Kim Jong-dae as Chen
Huang Zitao as Tao
Kim Hee-jung as Yeon-hee's mother
Jeon Soo-jin as Ga-eun
Yoon Joo-sang as Chanyeol's grandfather
Jung Si-hyun as Min-hwan^{[citation needed]}

Original soundtracks

Release Date	Song Title	Artist	Peak Chart Positions		Sales
Release Date	Song Title	Artist	KOR Gaon	CHN Baidu	Sales
April 22, 2015	"Beautiful"^[9]	Baekhyun	7	1	KOR: 415,163+^[10]
April 22, 2015	"Sweet Dream"	Jamong	—	—	—

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
2015	8th Korea Drama Awards	Hallyu Star Award	Park Chanyeol	Won

References

^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "EXO to star in drama 'EXO NEXT DOOR'". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
^ "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.
^ "'우리 옆집에 엑소가 산다' 문가영, 여성용품 사려다 홍조녀 변신". Archived from the original on 2023-01-14. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
^ "EXO Next Door's theme song hits online stores". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
^
Cumulative sales of "Beautiful":
- "Gaon Download Chart – April 2015 (see #34)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- "Gaon Download Chart – Mei 2015 (see #53)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
^ "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.

External links

Exo Next Door at Naver TV Cast (in Korean)
Exo Next Door at IMDb
Exo Next Door at HanCinema

[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":
"Gaon Download Chart – April 2015 (see #34)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

"Gaon Download Chart – Mei 2015 (see #53)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

[11] "Gaon Download Chart – April 2015 (see #34)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

[12] "Gaon Download Chart – Mei 2015 (see #53)". Gaon Chart. Korea Music Content Industry Association. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016.

[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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