When you turn on the application, your heart will ring
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.
Writer: Cha Yeon-su, Kim Seo-hee
Director: Kim Jin-woo
Kim Jojo
Lee Hye-yeong
Hwang Sun-oh
Park Gul-mi
Chon Duk-gu
Yuk-jo
Brian Chon
Mon-sun
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.
8 episodes
Unlike her friends, Kim Jojo has more pressing things on her mind than dating. Upon returning from abroad, Hwang Sun-oh goes to see Lee Hye-yeong.
Runtime: 56 minSun-oh wants to know whether Hye-yeong has feelings for Jojo and tells him what he did. Jang Il-sik gets into a fight with Sun-oh and Hye-yeong.
Runtime: 51 minJojo 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.
Runtime: 49 minSun-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.
Runtime: 48 minJojo tells Sun-oh about her parents and makes a surprising suggestion. She later confronts Jang-go after overhearing something.
Runtime: 52 minNews 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.
Runtime: 49 minJojo 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.
Runtime: 48 minJojo 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.
Runtime: 42 minLonging for resounding proof of her feelings, Jojo sets out to uninstall the shield and make the app ring for her one true love.
6 episodes
Curious about her true feelings for Hye-yeong, Jojo returns to her alma mater in search of information on Chon Duk-gu — and runs into her past.
Runtime: 61 minJojo asks Brian Chon about the shield at an event attended by the Badge Club members, including Sun-oh. Hye-yeong comes face-to-face with his father.
Runtime: 44 minJojo offers Hye-yeong a shoulder to cry on after a punishing day. Unable to cope with knowledge of the shield, Sun-oh turns to Jojo for the truth.
Runtime: 54 minWith video of his lecture hall visit gone viral, Sun-oh comes to blows with Hye-yeong. Jojo receives a special gift from an unknown sender.
Runtime: 52 minPark Gul-mi reaches a digital milestone. Brian grills Jojo about the shield, spear and Duk-gu — and shatters reality for a bystanding listener.
Runtime: 55 minRevealing the identity and inspiration behind The Ringing World, Jojo reconciles with the past. Duk-gu keeps his end of the bargain.
Runtime: 71 minLove Alarm | Main Trailer | Netflix