Nice to Not Meet You
2025 South Korean television series
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Nice to Not Meet You (Korean: 얄미운 사랑) is a 2025 South Korean television series starring Lee Jung-jae, Lim Ji-yeon, Kim Ji-hoon and Seo Ji-hye. It aired on tvN from November 3, to December 30, 2025, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING and Wavve in South Korea and on Amazon Prime Video internationally.
| Nice to Not Meet You | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 얄미운 사랑 |
| Lit. | Annoying Love |
| RR | Yalmiun sarang |
| MR | Yalmiun sarang |
| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Written by | Jeong Yeo-rang |
| Directed by | Kim Ga-Ram |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes[1] |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | November 3 – December 30, 2025 |
Synopsis
The story revolves around Lim Hyun-joon, a stereotypical actor who longs for a fresh start in a melodrama series. He meets a veteran journalist named Wi Jeong-sin who is suddenly reassigned to the entertainment department.
Cast
Main
- Lee Jung-jae as Lim Hyun-joon[2]
- A once-forgotten actor who returns to fame as a righteous detective star.
- Lim Ji-yeon as Wi Jeong-sin[2]
- A justice-driven reporter demoted from politics to entertainment.
- Kim Ji-hoon as Lee Jae-hyung[3]
- A former baseball star who lost his career to injury and CEO of Sports Eunsung.
- Seo Ji-hye as Yoon Hwa-young[4][3]
- An entertainment editor at Sports Eunsung.
Supporting
People around Lim Hyun-joon
- Choi Gwi-hwa as Hwang Ji-sun[3]
- Hyun-joon's agency King's Back CEO.
- Kim Hyun-jin as Lim Sun-woo[3]
- Hyun-joon's younger half-brother who got into med school but secretly pursues acting instead.
- Na Young-hee as Song Ae-sook[3]
- Hyun-joon's mother and former actress.
People around Wi Jeong-sin
- Jin Ho-eun as Wi Hong-shin[3]
- Jeong-sin's younger brother who befriends Sun-woo at acting school.
People around Lee Jae-hyung
- Jeon Su-kyung as Oh Mi-ran[3]
- Jae-hyung's mother and Dae-ho's adoptive mother.
- Kim Jae-cheol as Lee Dae-ho[3]
- Jae-hyung's half-brother and corrupt chairman of Eunsung Group.
People around Yoon Hwa-young
- Kim Beop-rae as Hong Guk-kang[3]
- The cowardly editor-in-chief at Sports Eunsung.
Others
- Oh Yeon-seo as Kwon Se-na[5]
- Hyun-joon's ex and a global superstar.
- Jeon Seong-woo as Park Byung-gi[3]
- An indie film prodigy turned hit drama writer-director.
- Jo Hee-bong as CEO Son[3]
- A money-driven producer.
- Park Hae-rin as Ban Soo-jung[6]
Production
On August 18, 2025, Studio&New announced that it had signed a co-production agreement with Artist Company to co-produce three series, including Nice to Not Meet You.[7] The series is directed by Kim Ga-ram, who worked on Nevertheless (2021), Good Partner (2024), and written by Jeong Yeo-rang, who wrote Five Enough (2016) and Doctor Cha (2023). It is planned by Studio Dragon and co-produced by Studio&NEW and Artist Company.[3]
Filming
On March 21, 2025, it was announced that the script reading for the series had been completed and filming had begun.[8]
Release
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 1272 | 1101 | 961 | 1034 | 1060 | 751 | 992 | 977 | 1068 | 1084 | 979 | 1038 | 864 | 954 | 924 | 1057 | 1007 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[11] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | November 3, 2025 | 5.456% (2nd) | 5.190% (2nd) |
| 2 | November 4, 2025 | 4.790% (2nd) | 4.815% (2nd) |
| 3 | November 10, 2025 | 4.242% (1st) | 4.216% (1st) |
| 4 | November 11, 2025 | 4.491% (1st) | 4.643% (1st) |
| 5 | November 17, 2025 | 4.581% (1st) | 4.801% (1st) |
| 6 | November 18, 2025 | 3.130% (2nd) | 3.399% (2nd) |
| 7 | November 24, 2025 | 4.223% (1st) | 4.444% (1st) |
| 8 | November 25, 2025 | 4.094% (1st) | 4.089% (1st) |
| 9 | December 1, 2025 | 4.674% (1st) | 4.465% (1st) |
| 10 | December 2, 2025 | 4.715% (1st) | 4.823% (1st) |
| 11 | December 15, 2025 | 4.440% (1st) | 4.712% (1st) |
| 12 | December 16, 2025 | 4.728% (2nd) | 5.043% (1st) |
| 13 | December 22, 2025 | 3.971% (1st) | 4.028% (1st) |
| 14 | December 23, 2025 | 4.424% (1st) | 4.301% (1st) |
| 15 | December 29, 2025 | 4.367% (1st) | 4.462% (1st) |
| 16 | December 30, 2025 | 4.807% (1st) | 4.413% (1st) |
| Average | 4.446% | 4.490% | |
