The Boy Next World

The Boy Next World Season 1: Episode Guide & Ratings

Audience Score
77

Season 1 Plot

A stranger claims to be Phu’s lover from another universe. It sounds crazy—until Phu’s heart starts to believe him.

The Boy Next World Season 1 aired on January 5th, 2025.

Season 1 Episodes

90

1. Do You Believe in Parallel Worlds?

January 5th, 202545 min

After a terrible day of bad luck, Phugun has a late night visitor, Cirrus, who claims he is from an alternate universe where the two of them have been dating since high school.

90

2. The Identity of the Stranger

January 12th, 202549 min

Cirrus continues to find ways to show Phu how much he knows about him to prove his claim he is from another universe. Phu begins taking some responsibility for Cirrus' care after accompanying him to the hospital to remove his stitches.

80

3. The Beginning of the Substitute

January 19th, 202551 min

Cirrus begins having vivid dreams of his life with Phu that he once knew. Struggling to be without his partner, Phu offers to be his replacement until Cirrus can return home.

70

4. Closing the Distance

January 26th, 202551 min

Phu falls ill while Cirrus receives an unexpected invitation from his mother.

70

5. Truth and Memory

February 2nd, 202552 min

Cirrus helps Phukan recover from his fever and opens up about his soured relationship between him and his mother.

80

6. The Meaning of Family

February 9th, 202557 min

Cirrus and Ozone recall their past with their mother and the harm she caused.

70

7. The Third Cirrus

February 16th, 20251 hr

Phu and Cirrus remember Phu's deceased father on his birthday.

70

8. Cirrus’s Time Dimension

February 23rd, 202555 min

Cirrus finds himself trapped in-between dimensions, while Phu struggles with a Cirrus that cannot remember him and his meddling mother.

80

9. Truth from the Parallel World

March 2nd, 202547 min

Finally, the same P' Cir has returned to reunite with Phukan once more. This time, Phukan swears not to let anyone take P' Cir away, no matter how many Phukans come from other worlds. Phukan isn’t backing down, either. They are so sweet that their friends turn away in embarrassment. But as everything unfolds, Wim, who has been anxious all along, seems to be softening towards Jin more and more. However, Jin decides to reveal the truth. At the same time, Phukan discovers the secret that P' Cir has been hiding. What will Phukan and Wim do next?

70

10. The Convergence of Time

March 9th, 20251 hr 7 min

Finally, the entire story reaches its ultimate conclusion as Phukan discovers that what Cirrus said was a lie. His guardian doesn’t exist, and the lucky color doesn’t work. Everything was caused by an ordinary man named Cirrus. This is the first time Phukan has ever felt this angry. Why didn’t Cirrus tell the truth? Why didn’t he face things directly? Why lie? At the same time, Cirrus decides to confront his mother one last time, just as Wim chooses to face Jin. Will Phukan give Cirrus another chance?

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Season 1

Jan 5, 2025
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Mar 30, 2025