Love Alarm (2019)
A melancholy love triangle unfolds as an app reveals who secretly harbors romantic feelings nearby.
Love Alarm is an app that tells you if someone within a 10-meter radius has a crush on you. It quickly becomes a social phenomenon. While everyone talks about it and uses it to test their love and popularity, Jojo is one of the few people who have yet to download the app. However, she soon faces a love triangle situation between Sun-oh whom she starts to have feelings for, and Hye-young, who has had a huge crush on her.
How intense is Love Alarm?
Love Alarm has no gore and no real violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch and a date-night pick.
What Love Alarm feels like
- Tone
- romanticintimateearnestmelancholy
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attentionDate night
Where to stream Love Alarm
US availability via TMDB, last checked Sep 15, 2026. The app filters picks to the services you actually have.
Is Love Alarm for you?
Is Love Alarm scary?
No. Love Alarm is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Love Alarm gory or violent?
No gore (0 of 3) and no real violence (0 of 3). Squeamish viewers are fine here.
Is Love Alarm sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
How long is Love Alarm?
Episodes run about 50m.
Where can I stream Love Alarm?
Love Alarm is streaming on Netflix.
Does Love Alarm have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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