How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor () is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Kim Seung-woo, Bae Doona, Park Si-hoo, Wang Ji-hye, Son Hyun-joo and Kim Sung-ryung. It aired on SBS from July 25 to September 27, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
The romantic comedy series was partially filmed in Cambodia, the first time for a Korean drama to be shot in that country.
Plot Baek Soo-chan is a playboy infamous for manipulating women. After meeting Jung Yoon-hee and her older sister Mi-hee on vacation, he puts the moves on them as usual, but Yoon-hee sees right through him, and tries to keep him away from her naive sister. Fate draws them together again, however, when back in Korea, Soo-chan ends up living next door. Meanwhile, Yoon-hee begins working as secretary to Yoo Joon-seok, the new president of her company. Forced to come back and take over their family business when his father suddenly collapsed, Joon-seok shoulders the burdens of corporate responsibilities and of trying to please a father who has never shown him any affection. At first the perfectionist Joon-seok clashes with his quirky secretary, then gradually begins to fall for her. But Joon-seok's arranged marriage to Go Hye-mi, an heiress, is already being planned.
Cast
Main characters Kim Seung-woo as Baek Soo-chan Lee Ji-oh as young Baek Soo-chan Bae Doona as Jung Yoon-hee Park Si-hoo as Yoo Joon-seok Wang Ji-hye as Go Hye-mi Son Hyun-joo as Yang Deok-gil Shin Dong-woo as Yang Go-ni, Deok-gil's adopted son Kim Sung-ryung as Jung Mi-hee, Yoon-hee's older sister Ahn Sun-young as Oh Jung-sook Park Kwang-jung as Mr. Park Jung Eun-pyo as Mr. Choi
Supporting characters Park Won-sook as Sun-woo, Yoon-hee and Mi-hee's mother Jung Dong-hwan as Go Chang-shik, Hye-mi's father Seo Kwon-soon as Song Young-ja, Hye-mi's mother Kim Roi-ha as Detective Kang Yeok-gae Kim Sung-tae as Detective Kim Kwon Tae-won as Chief detective Lee Won-jae as Byun Hee-sub Kim Sun-hwa as Choi Bo-kyung, Hee-sub's wife Han Ye-in as Byun Seon Lee Byung-hyun as Byun Young Kim Jung-hak as Cha Young-jae, J Corporation executive Park Kwang-soo as Wee Dae-han, Jung-sook's husband Kim Gil-ho as Yoo Man-ho, Joon-seok's father Kim Seok-ok as Han Ok-geum, Joon-seok's mother Park Yeon-ah as Ahn Ye-seul, Mi-hee's daughter Cha Seo-won as Lei Kim Kim Young-jin as Mina, Joon-seok's other secretary Jang Hye-sook as Yeon Soo-yeon, Go-mi's mother Kim Dong-gyun as Kim Dae-shik Jo Han-na as Na Ha-ni Kim Ye-ryeong as Dan Myung-hee Kim Sa-rang Pov Theavy (credited as Ka Cho)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result 2007 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Kim Seung-woo Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Bae Doona Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries Son Hyun-joo New Star Award Park Si-hoo Best Young Actor Shin Dong-woo
International broadcast It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV from October 11 to December 14, 2010.
References
External links How to Meet a Perfect Neighbor official SBS website