Promos revealed for KakaoTV's rom-com drama Mad for Each Other

8 May 13, 2021May 27, 2021

Promos revealed for KakaoTV’s rom-com drama Mad for Each Other

by tineybeanie

New posters and stills have been revealed for upcoming drama Mad for Each Other, formerly known as This Neighborhood’s Crazy Guy. Jung Woo (Best Friend) plays a man with anger management issues, and Oh Yeon-seo (People With Flaws) plays a woman who makes everyone around her angry.

When these two meet, epic bickering matches ensue and sparks begin to fly. The poster above highlights problematic neighborhood issues like pet dogs’ endless barking and inconsiderate parking. The text says, “If you bother me, you’re effed.”

Jung Woo’s character used to be a passionate cop, but after being involved in a career-changing case, his entire life flips upside-down. In the aftermath, he loses all ability to control his temper. In the poster below, he’s shown in full rage mode with the symbol for fire in the background.

Jung Woo said that filming wasn’t easy because his character required him to expend a lot of energy for shouting and other emotionally explosive scenes. Also, depending on the set atmosphere, he improvised to fit the character.

Regarding his character, Jung Woo said, “The character felt charismatic to me. The reasons behind his anger and emotional expressions were so clear, and I could relate to these realistic [emotional] episodes which could definitely happen in daily life, and it felt new.”

He added on, “The fact that someone could be so true to their emotions and express them rawly without any filter felt fresh to me. I felt pity and a protective instinct toward him. If you think about it a different way, he’s being truthful and guileless.”

On the other hand, Oh Yeon Seo’s character used to have everything: beauty, a great career, and everything in between. However one day, tragedy strikes, and she develops trust and communication issues and decides to cut herself off from the world. She’s wary of anyone that dares come too close, and ends up angering everyone around her.

In the poster above, she’s shown like a game character with a super pro level of 999/999 with the special ability to 100% cause anger in others. With a flower in her hair (which symbolizes lunacy in Korea), she looks completely oblivious to all the anger she’s caused around her.

Furthermore, it was announced that AKMU’s Su-hyun would be taking on her first drama role in Mad for Each Other. She and Ahn Woo-yeon (The Banker) round out the younger generation cast.

Directed by Lee Tae-gon and written by Ah Kyung, KakaoTV’s new original series Mad for Each Other will begin airing weekly on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday starting May 24. Outside of Korea, it will be carried on Netflix.

Via Osen, NewsIS, Sports Khan, IS Plus

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1 spazmo

May 13, 2021 at 11:33 AM

AKMU's Lee Su Hyun!!! hopefully she'll contribute to the drama's OST!

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2 Kurama

May 13, 2021 at 11:50 AM

If there is one king of character I don't like, it's the angry and loud one. So I think I will pass this one.

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spazmo

May 13, 2021 at 8:22 PM

true. who wants to listen to constant yelling/anger....
hmmmm...

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3 ladynightshade wants her own ryu sunjae

May 13, 2021 at 12:16 PM

A cop with anger management issues... yeah this one’s not for me.

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4 Marciaann

May 13, 2021 at 12:18 PM

Rewatching Reply 1994 to reconnect with how much I enjoyed Jung Woo as Trash. Looking forward to it. I like both of these actors offbeat role choices.

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5 ar_arguably romantic

May 13, 2021 at 12:20 PM

The description of the male lead character seems unappetizing...though I'm curious to see if they can make it work. I do hope the drama can be about solving neighborhood issues, like bad parking and people who don't sort their recycling properly.

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6 Cloggie

May 14, 2021 at 1:26 PM

From watching the trailer on Netflix, I got quite a very different vibe than the posters. It gave hints of the characters' underlying sadness/messed-upness.

I got the impression that this was a drama about two people who are both deeply damaged because of what happened in their past (I think they are neighbours and also go the same psychiatrist) who end up connecting and helping each other out.

The trailer had me looking forward to this more than the posters would have

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7 OldLawyer

May 14, 2021 at 6:40 PM

This show may have a huge potential plot flaw from the beginning- the characters are fundamentally too selfish. They are actually alike in that they have no regard for the feelings of others- the male character apparently rages with no restraint while the female simply pisses everyone off. How is this a recipe for love?

It will be on NETFLIX so I may watch but I am very skeptical about this one.