Nice to Not Meet You

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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Nice to Not Meet You

Synopsis

Nice to Not Meet You

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

People around Lim Hyun-joon

• Choi Gwi-hwa as Hwang Ji-sun

• 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

People around Wi Jeong-sin

Jeong-sin's younger brother who befriends Sun-woo at acting school.

People around Lee Jae-hyung

• 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.

People around Yoon Hwa-young

• Kim Beop-rae as Hong Guk-kang

Others

• Jeon Seong-woo as Park Byung-gi

An indie film prodigy turned hit drama writer-director.

• Park Hae-rin as Ban Soo-jung

Production

Nice to Not Meet You

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

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.

Viewership

Nice to Not Meet You

<table><thead><tr><th>Ep.</th><th>Original broadcast date</th><th>Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nationwide</td><td>Seoul</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>November 3, 2025</td><td>5.456% (2nd)</td><td>5.190% (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>November 4, 2025</td><td>4.790% (2nd)</td><td>4.815% (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>November 10, 2025</td><td>4.242% (1st)</td><td>4.216% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>November 11, 2025</td><td>4.491% (1st)</td><td>4.643% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>November 17, 2025</td><td>4.581% (1st)</td><td>4.801% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>November 18, 2025</td><td>3.130% (2nd)</td><td>3.399% (2nd)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>November 24, 2025</td><td>4.223% (1st)</td><td>4.444% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>November 25, 2025</td><td>4.094% (1st)</td><td>4.089% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>December 1, 2025</td><td>4.674% (1st)</td><td>4.465% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>December 2, 2025</td><td>4.715% (1st)</td><td>4.823% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>December 15, 2025</td><td>4.440% (1st)</td><td>4.712% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>December 16, 2025</td><td>4.728% (2nd)</td><td>5.043% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>December 22, 2025</td><td>3.971% (1st)</td><td>4.028% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>December 23, 2025</td><td>4.424% (1st)</td><td>4.301% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>December 29, 2025</td><td>4.367% (1st)</td><td>4.462% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>December 30, 2025</td><td>4.807% (1st)</td><td>4.413% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Average</td><td>4.446%</td><td>4.490%</td></tr></tbody></table>