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The tvN drama Nice To Not Meet You made its debut on November 3, 2025, and is broadcast every Monday and Tuesday at 8:50 pm KST. Episodes 3 and 4 are scheduled to air on November 10 and 11. The series features Lee Jung-jae, Lim Ji-yeon, Kim Ji-hoon and Seo Ji-hye in starring roles.The plot of Nice To Not Meet You follows Im Hyun-joon, an actor tired of being typecast who hopes to reinvent himself through a new kind of role. His path crosses with Wi Jung-sin, an experienced journalist demoted from political reporting to covering entertainment.What to expect in the upcoming episodes of Nice To Not Meet You?According to the preview for the upcoming episodes of Nice To Not Meet You, Jung-sin’s feelings toward Im Hyun-joon begin to grow stronger. Her admiration slowly turns into genuine fascination or a quiet fan crush. Meanwhile, Hyun-joon is shown being admitted to a hospital after a suspected suicide attempt. His ex-girlfriend is seen visiting him at the hospital, adding tension to the storyline.Jung-sin also appears in hospital attire in the preview of Nice To Not Meet You's upcoming episodes. Maybe she has gone undercover, pretending to be patient to gather information about Hyun-joon’s hospitalization and the circumstances around it. Eventually, their paths cross once again in the hospital as Jung-sin investigates the situation and Hyun-joon’s ex’s unexpected visit. This encounter sets the stage for another turning point in their complicated relationship.Nice to Not Meet You episodes 1–2 recap: A fallen actor’s comeback collides with a journalist’s grudge and growing fascinationNice to Not Meet You begins with failed actor Im Hyun-jun. 15 years ago, rising actor Im has made his drama debut. His on-screen romance with his co-actress turns real, but as it becomes a public scandal, she accuses him of being obsessed with her in the media. The controversy destroys Hyun-jun’s career, forcing him to leave the industry. Since then, he has quietly run a small printing business with his former manager.One day, Hyun-jun is assigned to deliver magazines and unexpectedly comes face-to-face with his ex, whose face is on the cover. The encounter ends bitterly when she mocks his downfall. At the same restaurant is Wi Jung-sin, a political journalist investigating the suspicious death of an assemblyman tied to corruption.Drunk and frustrated of failing to get a lead in the case, Jung-sin mistakenly gets into Hyun-jun’s car. When he angrily rants about his ex while driving, she wakes up and panicking accuses of him of “kidnapping” her. After this misunderstanding doon dissolves, the two part ways.Soon after, a rookie director visits Hyun-jun’s printing shop with a film script and recognizes the fallen star. He offers Hyun-jun the lead role in his upcoming indie film. Though hesitant at first, Hyun-joon eventually accepts the offer after encouragement from his business partner, who is also his former manager. He takes it up more as a hobby than a serious comeback.The film casts Hyun-joon as a detective, a role that unexpectedly becomes a turning point in his life. The movie turns into a massive success, earning him critical acclaim, major awards, and several endorsement deals. Practically overnight, he becomes a household name again.Still from Nice To Not Meet You (Image via X/@CJnDrama)The detective role grows into a full-fledged franchise, spanning four seasons. However, as the series’ success continues, Hyun-joon begins to feel trapped. He becomes frustrated with being typecast as a detective, receiving only similar offers. People assume he’s either too busy or too attached to the role, making it harder for him to branch out.After seven years of playing the same character, Hyun-joon feels creatively suffocated. He pleads with his manager to find him something new, something outside the detective genre, like a romantic comedy or melodrama. But breaking away from his image proves to be harder than he expected.Meanwhile, Wi Jung-sin becomes a seasoned political journalist. She’s known for covering major international stories like wars, crimes, and global affairs. Her work has earned her multiple awards and widespread recognition. But, Jung-sin’s relentless pursuit of the assemblyman’s case leads to her demotion from political journalism to the entertainment desk.Furious, she continues investigating secretly. During a sting operation at a hostess bar, she accidentally crashes into Hyun-jun while hiding in the men’s restroom. Their awkward encounter ends with his phone dropped in a toilet and creating a misunderstanding.Later, Jung-sin attends a movie premiere to confront a businessman linked to the case, with an evidence-filled USB drive. Hyun-jun, also at the event, mistakes her actions for an attack attempt and rushes to stop her and tumbles down the stairs. In the process, his pants torns, revealing his bright red underwear in front of the guests, photographers, and reporters gathered there. The embarrassing moment is caught on camera, instantly spreading online and becoming a nationwide meme. The episode 1 of Nice To Not Meet You ends here.Still from Nice To Not Meet You (Image via X/@CJnDrama)Episode 2 of Nice To Not Meet You picks up with Hyun-jun’s public embarrassment dominating headlines. His fall and the “red underwear moment” have turned him into a nationwide meme, making him the butt of endless online jokes. Still seething, he returns to Korea after wrapping up some overseas engagements.Meanwhile, Wi Jung-sin has been officially reassigned to the entertainment desk. She is assigned to cover an K-pop idol’s return from overseas. At the airport, she’s overwhelmed and pushed by fans. At that very moment, Hyun-joon also arrives at the airport.He spots Jung-sin struggling amid the crowd, their eyes meeting briefly. Desperate, she calls out to him for help. For a moment, he seems ready to assist her—but before he can act, his manager pulls him away. Watching him leave without offering help, Jung-sin assumes he deliberately ignored her, adding yet another misunderstanding between the two.Jung-sin receiving her next assignment from her editor to do an exclusive interview with Im Hyun-joon. Though her boss treats it as a chance for her to redeem herself, Jung-sin sees it differently. Holding the grudge from their earlier encounter at the airport and premiere incidents, she decides to use this interview as an opportunity to “bury” him. Her goal isn to expose him negatively through the piece.However, when Jung-sin finally interviews him, it becomes clear she hasn’t watched his hit detective series. Annoyed, Hyun-jun ends the interview and tells her to come back after she’s seen it. Her boss is furious, and in retaliation, Jung-sin begins publishing negative articles about Hyun-jun, reigniting public gossip about his past.Still from Nice To Not Meet You (Image via X/@CJnDrama)These stories quickly spread online, creating a wave of bad publicity for Hyun-joon. While his fans flood Jung-sin’s inbox with hate mail, her boss is thrilled with the surge in traffic and views their magazine is getting because of her articles.The wave of negative articles begins to take a serious toll on Im Hyun-joon’s career. Hoping to move beyond his detective image, he starts looking for diverse roles. But instead of the lead roles in melodramas or romantic comedies he dreams of, he’s only offered meaningless side characters like thugs, villains, and small cameos. None of it matches his ambitions, and the frustration keeps growing.To mend the situation, Hyun-joon’s manager arranges a meeting between him and the journalists, hoping they can resolve their differences. But the meeting quickly falls apart as neither Hyun-joon nor Jung-sin is willing to apologize or back down. The tension between them only worsens.Afterward, Jung-sin’s boss, seeing her determination, tells her that if she truly wants to go after Hyun-joon and “bury” him, she should at least do it properly by researching him thoroughly. He encourages her to dig deeper into his career. Determined to write about Im Hyun-joon more effectively, Jung-sin begins watching his famous detective series as part of her research. What starts as work soon turns into fascination.Meanwhile, Hyun-joon grows increasingly bitter. Convinced that Jung-sin is the reason for the the lack of good offers or no offers and the ruined public image. On the other hand, after binge-watching the entire series overnight, Jung-sin finds herself drawn to his character’s charisma and moral conviction. The more she watches, the more she falls for the version of him she sees on screen.The next day in the last scene of Nice to Not Meet You episode 2, she meets Hyun-jun again for another interview and this time she is mesmerized by him, unable to separate the actor from his character. As he approaches her, she stands speechless. When he asks her to talk for a moment, she nervously agrees, completely captivated by his presence. On this note, Nice to Not Meet You episode 2 comes to an end.Viewers around the world can also stream Nice To Not Meet You on Prime Video.
