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The World of Love (2025) poster

2025 · drama · coming-of-age

The World of Love

Directed by Yoon Ga-eun1h 59m2025

Jooin, a 17-year-old student confused by love, unleashes chaos with some words spoken in a moment of anger. Anonymous notes questioning her actions begin to arrive, altering her quiet life.

Our read: The World of Love (2025) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · coming-of-age entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Neutral, steady, measured drama / coming-of-age, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb7.8209
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DNA · twelve axes

How The World of Love feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a gradual Korean teen drama where hidden wounds finally surface.”

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Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
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