Love to Hate You (TV series)
2023 South Korean television series
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Love to Hate You (Korean: 연애대전) is a 2023 South Korean romantic comedy television series written by Choi Soo-young, directed by Kim Jung-kwon, and starring Kim Ok-vin, Teo Yoo, Kim Ji-hoon and Go Won-hee. It was released on Netflix on February 10, 2023.[2][3]
| Love to Hate You | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 연애대전 |
| Hanja | 戀愛大戰 |
| Lit. | Love Battle |
| RR | Yeonaedaejeon |
| MR | Yŏnaedaejŏn |
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Written by | Choi Soo-young |
| Directed by | Kim Jung-kwon |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Howl |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Editor | Lee Yeong-rim |
| Running time | 44–63 minutes |
| Production company | Binge Works |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | February 10, 2023 |
Synopsis
Yeo Mi-ran (Kim Ok-vin) is a free-spirited lawyer with a strong interest in social justice, especially when it relates to women. She enjoys sex, but has a low opinion of men and is not afraid to use her martial arts skills to beat up the bad guys. A change of circumstances forces her to take up a job in a big male-dominated law firm which specialises in sorting out celebrities' scandals. One of its clients is Nam Kang-ho (Teo Yoo), a big star of romantic movies who has an aversion to women. Mi-ran overhears Kang-ho making angry misogynistic remarks about women labeling them as nothing more than gold diggers and she adds him to her personal database of jerks. She has a hunch that he's up to no good with a schoolgirl and schemes to get close to him to find evidence exposing his nefarious deeds and bring him down...
Cast
Main
- Kim Ok-vin as Yeo Mi-ran, a new lawyer at Gilmu, an entertainment law firm[4]
- Teo Yoo as Nam Kang-ho, Korea's top actor[4]
- Kim Ji-hoon as Do Won-jun, who gave up his dream of becoming an actor to start a management business and guided Nam Kang-ho's career[5]
- Go Won-hee as Shin Na-eun, Yeo Mi-ran's housemate and close friend[5]
Supporting
- Lee Joo-bin as Oh Se-na, Nam Kang-ho's first love, who is called "the nation's first love"[6]
- Kim Sung-ryung as Choi Soo-jin[7]
- Song Ji-woo as Hwang Ji-ye, a rookie actress acting alongside Nam Kang-ho[8][9]
- Han Seo-jun as Yoon Sang-seop, a manager of Nam Kang-ho[10]
- Choi Yoon-so as Grace[11]
- Jeon Shin-hwan as Lee Jin-seo, Yeo Mi-ran's ex-boyfriend[12]
- Kim Ye-ryeong as Kim Eun-hee, Mi-ran's and Dae-jun's mother[13]
- Kim Do-yeon as drama series director[14]
- Jo Seung-hee as Kim Ji-woo[15]
- Tak Aeon as a stuntman[16]
Special appearance
- Song Jae-hee as passenger on the plane (ep.5)[17]
- Hong Woo-jin as Yeo Dae-jun (ep.8)[13]
- Yeon Jung-hoon as celebrity (ep.9)
- Eugene as celebrity (ep.9-10)
- Lee Yu-ri as celebrity (ep.9-10)
Production
On November 4, 2021, Netflix announced their new series Love to Hate You with Kim Ok-vin as Yeo Mi-ran, an entertainment lawyer, and Teo Yoo as Nam Kang-ho, Korea's top actor, who hates dating.[18] The series would be directed by Kim Jung-kwon, written by Choi Soo-young, and produced by Binge Works, a subsidiary of Studio S.[19]
This series marks the reunion of Kim Ji-hoon and Lee Joo-bin after working together in Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bad Girl" | February 10, 2023 |
| 2 | "Bad Boy" | February 10, 2023 |
| 3 | "Nice Guys Get a Pass Bad Boys Have It Coming" | February 10, 2023 |
| 4 | "You Are Not What I Expected" | February 10, 2023 |
| 5 | "Love is Just an Experiment, Life is the Real Thing" | February 10, 2023 |
| 6 | "Femme Fatale vs Homme Fatale" | February 10, 2023 |
| 7 | "Trigonometry: The Love Triangle Edition" | February 10, 2023 |
| 8 | "The Way You Change Me" | February 10, 2023 |
| 9 | "You Made Me Who I Am" | February 10, 2023 |
| 10 | "A Passionate Goodbye" | February 10, 2023 |
Release
The series premiered on Netflix on February 10, 2023, and was available for streaming worldwide.[20]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love to Hate You" (그러니까 하고 싶은 내 말은) |
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| Big Naughty | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Love to Hate You" (그러니까 하고 싶은 내 말은; Inst.) |
| 3:20 | ||
| Total length: | 6:40 | ||||
Part 4
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 80% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7/10.[25]
Reviewer Joel Keller of Decider wrote, "The plot of Love To Hate You is definitely contrived, but the story of Mi-ran and the performance of Kim Ok-vin makes the series very watchable."[26]
