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Love Alarm - Season 1 & 2 Review

Love Alarm is a South Korean web TV series starring Kim So-hyun, Song Kang and Jung Ga-ram as the three main characters. It is based on the webtoon of the same name by Chon Kye-young. It became so popular that, like many other webtoons, it appeared on television as a series, having its first premiere and episode 22th of August 2019. The 12th of March 2021 though, the creators of the series finally completed filming the long-awaited Season 2 that all fans has been begging for, so I figured I could make a review of the K-Drama (no spoilers, ofcourse!).

If you'd like to see it, the whole thing is available to watch on Netflix.


In a modern future, there exists a certain app called "Love Alarm" that has taken over the world, and for a good reason: If you download the app, it shall show you within a 10 meters radius if someone has romantic feelings for you. Quite the matchmaker, right?

Kim Jojo is, however, an ordinary high school girl who does not care about the Love Alarm app... or romance at all for that matter. She likes to focus on school and studying, being the diligent and innocent student she is. Eventually, she decides to give Love Alarm a lazy try though. At the same time, Sun-Oh, a handsome young celebrity, starts attending Jojo's school. When he sees her, it was love at first sight... for him. But with time and effort, Sun-Oh manages to make Jojo's Love Alarm ring Sun-Oh's and vice versa. The twist is that Sun-Oh's best friend starts taking an immediate romantic interest in Jojo too, and he tries just as hard to win her over.

Who will Jojo's Love Alarm truly ring for?


Love Alarm Season 1 was definitely intriguing for me, right off the bat! I fell in love with the concept of having a mere app showing your true feelings for someone. Fun fact: The creators made a real-life app called "Love Alarm" that functions in the same way as in the drama! It is 100% free so I have the app, but just for fun.

Anyhow, I am also a huge fan of Sun-Oh's actor (Song Kang) and character. He is kind of like me when it comes to romance, skipping all the wait and going for it in a quicker pace, so I could relate a bit to his way of thinking. It becomes pretty interesting when the main character/s are likeable, and I thought so... somewhat... to be honest, I didn't really like the characters, especially Jojo. It was mostly the story and anticipation for Season 2 that kept me holding on. Like I mentioned, I loved the idea of a futuristic, legit matchmaker app.

Speaking of Season 2: Season 1 ended in the biggest cliffhanger I have ever seen in a K-drama, so I was really looking forward to next season. The Webtoon readers already knew that there would be more to come and plenty of rumors went around, so one can imagine how happy I was when Season 2 was released.

Unfortunately, it was not what I expected.

Season 2 was, in a nutshell, a disappointment to me. But since I checked out the Webtoon, I kind of already saw that ending coming. I still had hope that the creators of the TV series would go for something different than the web series, which was the sole reason for me sticking around. I was hoping for the "fairytale end" that I, along with countless other fans, wanted... and it never arrived. I'm not saying the whole series sucked. Another big thing for me was the soundtrack; the music is incredibly romantic and beautiful, suiting the K-drama perfectly. Is it worth watching? Yes! Would I want to remember it or rewatch it? No.

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Overall rating of Season 1 of Love Alarm: 8/10!

Overall rating of Season 2 of Love Alarm: 4/10.

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