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.
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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
A once-forgotten actor who returns to fame as a righteous detective star.
Lim Ji-yeon as Wi Jeong-sin
A justice-driven reporter demoted from politics to entertainment.
Kim Ji-hoon as Lee Jae-hyung
A former baseball star who lost his career to injury and CEO of Sports Eunsung.
Seo Ji-hye as Yoon Hwa-young
An entertainment editor at Sports Eunsung.
Supporting
Choi Gwi-hwa as Hwang Ji-sun
Hyun-joon's agency King's Back CEO.
Kim Hyun-jin as Lim Sun-woo
Hyun-joon's younger half-brother who got into med school but secretly pursues acting instead.
Na Young-hee as Song Ae-sook
Hyun-joon's mother and former actress.
Jin Ho-eun as Wi Hong-shin
Jeong-sin's younger brother who befriends Sun-woo at acting school.
Jeon Su-kyung as Oh Mi-ran
Jae-hyung's mother and Dae-ho's adoptive mother.
Kim Jae-cheol as Lee Dae-ho
Jae-hyung's half-brother and corrupt chairman of Eunsung Group.
Kim Beop-rae as Hong Guk-kang
The cowardly editor-in-chief at Sports Eunsung.
Oh Yeon-seo as Kwon Se-na
Hyun-joon's ex and a global superstar.
Jeon Seong-woo as Park Byung-gi
An indie film prodigy turned hit drama writer-director.
Jo Hee-bong as CEO Son
A money-driven producer.
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. 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.
Filming
On March 21, 2025, it was announced that the script reading for the series had been completed and filming had begun.
Release
Nice to Not Meet You was confirmed to broadcast on tvN on November 3, 2025, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING and Wavve in South Korea and Amazon Prime Video internationally.