Director: Kim Da Ye
Eleven years after his failed business drove his marriage into the ground, a man walks back into his ex-wife's life not as the person who left but as the wealthy landlord of the very building she now calls home, and "Romance in the House" builds its entire premise around that awkward reversal.
What is Romance in the House about?
The setup is deceptively simple: a marriage collapses under the weight of repeated financial failure, and the couple goes their separate ways for over a decade. When the man resurfaces, everything about his circumstances has changed. He now owns the building where his former wife lives, putting him in a position of quiet power he never had during the marriage, and giving him an unlikely opening to try to win her back. The series treats that power imbalance as its central tension rather than glossing over it, watching how old resentments, financial pride, and lingering affection tangle together as the two are forced into regular contact. Around them, a wider circle of tenants, family, and past connections complicates any simple reconciliation, keeping the story from resolving too quickly. With sixty-minute episodes, the show gives itself room to sit with the discomfort of the reunion before letting any warmth back in.
Cast & crew
Ji Jin-hee plays the landlord navigating a return to a life he once lost, balancing new confidence against old guilt. Kim Ji-soo takes on the role of the ex-wife rebuilding her footing on her own terms, while Son Na-eun, Minho, and a wider ensemble fill out the tenants and family members whose lives intersect with the central pair.
Context & significance
Director Kim Da Ye works within the well-worn K-drama tradition of the reunited-couple story, but reframes it through a property and class angle, letting the landlord-tenant dynamic do quiet dramatic work that a straightforward reunion plot would not. The 2024 series belongs to a broader run of Korean dramas exploring second-chance romance against a backdrop of financial reversal rather than pure sentiment.
Where & how to watch
Romance in the House streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, in a Farsi-language interface built for the Iranian diaspora. Watching requires logging into a free K-Time account, though this page itself can be read for free without signing in.