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]
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,[4] a new lawyer at Gilmu, an entertainment law firm
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.[19] On November 15, 2021,
Go Won-hee joined the cast.[20]
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]
^Kim Kyung-hee (January 13, 2023).
"김옥빈X유태오 '연애대전'으로 상극 로맨스 펼친다" [Kim Ok-bin X Yoo Tae-oh's 'Love War' unfolds romance] (in Korean). MBC Entertainment.
Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abHong Se-young (November 4, 2021).
"김옥빈·유태오, 넷플릭스 '연애대전' 출연확정 [공식]" [Ok-bin Kim and Tae-oh Yoo confirmed to appear in Netflix's 'Love War' [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Naver.
Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^
abKim Kyung-hee (November 12, 2021).
"넷플릭스(Netflix) 시리즈 '연애대전'이 김옥빈, 유태오에 이어 김지훈, 고원희의 출연을 확정 지었다" [The Netflix series 'Love Wars' confirmed the appearances of Kim Ok-bin and Yoo Tae-oh, followed by Kim Ji-hoon and Ko Won-hee]. iMBC (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 13, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^Ahn Tae-hyun (November 17, 2021).
"[단독] 이주빈, 넷플릭스 '연애대전' 합류…김옥빈·유태오 만난다" [[Exclusive] Lee Joo-bin joins Netflix's 'Love Wars'... Ok-bin Kim and Tae-oh Yoo meet]. News1 (in Korean). Naver.
Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^Park Jin-young (January 26, 2022).
"김성령, '킬힐' 이어 '연애대전' 합류…연기 열일" [Kim Seong-ryeong joins 'Love War' after 'Kill Hill'... ten days of smoke]. JoyNews24 (in Korean).
Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^Ahn Byung-gil (January 20, 2023).
"'더 글로리' 송지우, 이번엔 '연애대전' 뜬다" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang.
Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Naver.
^Lee Mi-ji (February 15, 2023).
"송지우, '더 글로리'→'연애대전' 완벽 변신..글로벌 신예 행보" [Song Ji-woo, 'The Glory'→'Love Wars' perfect transformation.. Global rookie move] (in Korean). Herald POP.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023 – via Naver.
^Jeon Hyo-jin (February 13, 2023).
"한서준, 유태오 매니저 변신…'연애대전' 출연" [Han Seo-joon, Yoo Teo's manager transformation... Appearing in 'Love War] (in Korean). Sports DongA.
Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Naver.
^Yoo Jun-ha (February 13, 2023).
"최윤소, 넷플릭스 시리즈 '연애대전' 합류" [Choi Yoon-so joins the Netflix series 'Love War'] (in Korean). E-Daily.
Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Naver.
^
abSon Bong-seok (February 13, 2023).
"홍우진, OTT 넷플릭스 시리즈 '연애대전'에서 김옥빈과 현실남매 케미" [Hong Woo-jin, Kim Ok-bin and real-life brother and sister chemistry in the OTT Netflix series 'Love War]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean).
Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Naver.
^Kim Ji-woo (February 13, 2023).
"'헤어질 결심' '브로커'→'연애대전' 감초 김도연 누구?" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang.
Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^Lee Seung-rok (February 15, 2023).
"'연애대전' 스턴트맨役 누군가 했더니…신예 탁이온" (in Korean). My Daily.
Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
^Han Hae-sun (February 16, 2023).
"연애대전' 송재희, 초면에 반말+추태..'껄떡남' 완벽 변신" ['Love War' Song Jae-hee, short talk + ugliness in the first meeting] (in Korean). MT Star News.
Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^Ko Da-yeon (November 4, 2021).
"넷플릭스 새 로코 '연애대전' 김옥빈·유태오 캐스팅" [Netflix New Rocco 'Love War' Kim Ok-bin and Yoo Tae-oh Cast]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver.
Archived from the original on February 21, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^"<연애대전>이 김옥빈, 유태오에 이어 김지훈, 고원희 출연 확정" [<Love Wars> confirmed to appear in Kim Ok-bin and Yoo Tae-oh, followed by Kim Ji-hoon and Ko Won-hee]. Cine21 (in Korean). Naver. November 12, 2021.
Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^Jang Su-jeong (November 15, 2021).
"고원희, 넷플릭스 새 시리즈 '연애대전' 합류…김옥빈 절친 役" [Go Won-hee joins Netflix's new series 'Love War'... Kim Ok-bin's best friend]. Dailyan (in Korean). Naver.
Archived from the original on October 27, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^Kim Na-yeon (January 18, 2023).
"김옥빈X유태오 상극 로맨스..'연애대전', 메인 포스터 공개" [Kim Ok-bin X Yoo Tae-oh's opposite romance...'Love War', main poster released]. Star News (in Korean). Naver.
Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.