The Star Next Door

Soo-Jung wants nothing to do with romance. Real love, in her eyes, is messy and best avoided altogether—her heart already belongs to the stars she adores from the comfort of her bedroom, where she happily spends her nights immersed in fan life. It is a routine she guards fiercely, and she has no intention of letting anything disrupt it. So when an incessantly noisy neighbor begins shattering her quiet evenings, her patience finally snaps. Storming upstairs with every intention of unleashing her frustration, she braces for a confrontation—only to find herself face-to-face with the very last person she expected: the scandal-plagued celebrity she is supposed to despise. Caught between simmering resentment and an attraction she never asked for, Soo-Jung watches her carefully built defenses begin to waver. As hostility slowly gives way to something far more dangerous, she is forced to confront an unsettling truth—love and hate are merely two sides of the same coin. The only question that remains is which one will ultimately prevail.