''Love to Hate You'' () is a 2023 South Korean romantic comedy

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series written by Choi Soo-young, directed by Kim Jung-kwon, and starring

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and

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. It was released on

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on February 10, 2023.

Synopsis

Yeo Mi-ran (

) 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 (

), 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

as Yeo Mi-ran, a new lawyer at Gilmu, an entertainment law firm *

as Nam Kang-ho, Korea's top actor *

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 *

as Shin Na-eun, Yeo Mi-ran's housemate and close friend

Supporting

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as Oh Se-na, Nam Kang-ho's first love, who is called "the nation's first love" *

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as Choi Soo-jin * Song Ji-woo as Hwang Ji-ye, a rookie actress acting alongside Nam Kang-ho * Han Seo-jun as Yoon Sang-seop, a manager of Nam Kang-ho *

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as Grace * Jeon Shin-hwan as Lee Jin-seo, Yeo Mi-ran's ex-boyfriend *

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as Kim Eun-hee, Mi-ran's and Dae-jun's mother * Kim Do-yeon as drama series director * Jo Seung-hee as Kim Ji-woo * Tak Aeon as a stuntman

Special appearance

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as passenger on the plane (ep.5) * Hong Woo-jin as Yeo Dae-jun (ep.8) *

Yeon Jung-hoon Yeon Jung-hoon (born November 6, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for generational epic '' East of Eden'' (2008), crime procedural ''Vampire Prosecutor'' (2011-2012) and the domestically popular weekend drama ''Pots of Gold'' (2013 ...

as celebrity (ep.9) * Eugene as celebrity (ep.9-10) *

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as celebrity (ep.9-10)

Production

On November 4, 2021, Netflix announced their new series ''Love to Hate You'' with

as Yeo Mi-ran, an entertainment lawyer, and

as Nam Kang-ho, Korea's top actor, who hates dating. The series would be directed by Kim Jung-kwon, written by Choi Soo-young, and produced by Binge Works. On November 15, 2021,

joined the cast. This series marks the reunion of

and

after working together in Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area.

Episodes

Release

The series premiered on Netflix on February 10, 2023, and was available for streaming worldwide.

Reception

Reviewer Joel Keller of ''

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'' wrote, "The plot of ''Love To Hate You'' is definitely contrived, but the story of Mi-ran and the performance of

makes the series very watchable."

References

External links

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''Love to Hate You''
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