# Love to Hate You (연애대전) (TV series)
**Love to Hate You** (연애대전; also known as Love Battle) is a 2023 South Korean romantic comedy streaming television series released on Netflix, in which a female lawyer who hates losing to men and a top actor who distrusts women enter a war-like romance.[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You) • [2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81463556) It consists of ten episodes, all released on February 10, 2023.[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/64227/love-to-hate-you)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Korean title | 연애대전 (Yeonaedaejeon), literally "Love Battle"; also known as Love Battle and Love Wars[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You) • [3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/64227/love-to-hate-you) |
| Release | All 10 episodes on Netflix, February 10, 2023[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You) |
| Genre | Romantic comedy[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You) |
| Main cast | Kim Ok-vin (Yeo Mi-ran), Yoo Teo (Nam Kang-ho), Kim Ji-hoon (Do Won-jun), Go Won-hee (Shin Na-eun)[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You) |
| Creative team | Written by Choi Soo-young, directed by Kim Jung-kwon, produced by Binge Works[4](https://soundtracktracklist.com/release/netflix-love-to-hate-you-soundtrack/) |
| Runtime and rating | Total 483 minutes 05 seconds; Korean age rating 15[5](https://dcollection.korea.ac.kr/public_resource/pdf/000000305532_20260215211453.pdf) |
| Global performance | Number 2 in Netflix's non-English global top 10 for two weeks after release, with 28,570,000 hours viewed[6](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-the-charismatic-leads-of-romantic-k-drama-love-to-hate-you-make-the-series-a-compelling-watch-20230227) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
The series follows Yeo Mi-ran, a lawyer at the entertainment law firm Gilmu who despises losing to men, and Nam Kang-ho, an A-list actor known as a master of romance on screen who in private distrusts and dislikes women, a trait rooted in childhood trauma.[2](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81463556) • [7](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230208006000315) When a rumor threatens Kang-ho's career, his manager and friend Do Won-jun proposes that Mi-ran and Kang-ho enter a three-month contract relationship.[6](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-the-charismatic-leads-of-romantic-k-drama-love-to-hate-you-make-the-series-a-compelling-watch-20230227)
**Opening characterization.** The first episode establishes Mi-ran against type: she beats up a would-be robber attacking a drunk man, is open about casual relationships, and categorizes the men she dates.[6](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-the-charismatic-leads-of-romantic-k-drama-love-to-hate-you-make-the-series-a-compelling-watch-20230227) • [8](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/2/21/love-to-hate-you-review-season-one-k-drama-netflix-misogyny/) Kang-ho, beloved for romantic roles, has fallen out with his co-stars and needs medication to film intimate scenes.[6](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-the-charismatic-leads-of-romantic-k-drama-love-to-hate-you-make-the-series-a-compelling-watch-20230227) Supporting roles include Shin Na-eun (Go Won-hee) and Oh Se-na, Kang-ho's first love, played by Lee Joo-bin.[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You)
## Production and release
The series was written by [Choi Soo-young](https://www.edgepedia.org/choi-soo-young), directed by Kim Jung-kwon, produced by Binge Works, and distributed by Netflix.[4](https://soundtracktracklist.com/release/netflix-love-to-hate-you-soundtrack/) A Korean industry lineup report for Netflix's 2023 slate lists the production company as Big Infix and credits Kim Jung-kwon with both direction and writing.[9](https://file.alphasquare.co.kr/media/pdfs/company-report/IR20230221%ED%8C%AC%EC%97%94%ED%84%B0%ED%85%8C%EC%9D%B8%EB%A8%BC%ED%8A%B8.pdf)
All ten episodes were released simultaneously on February 10, 2023, streaming worldwide.[1](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You) The average episode runs about 53 minutes.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/64227/love-to-hate-you)
## Reception
**Viewership.** After its premiere the series spent two weeks at number 2 in Netflix's non-English global top 10, with 28,570,000 hours viewed.[6](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-the-charismatic-leads-of-romantic-k-drama-love-to-hate-you-make-the-series-a-compelling-watch-20230227)
**Critical response.** On Rotten Tomatoes the season holds an 80% Tomatometer from five critic reviews and a 92% Popcornmeter audience score.[10](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/love_to_hate_you/s01) Reviewers generally described the plot as contrived but entertaining: Ready Steady Cut called it "contrived and overlong" yet watchable thanks to committed performances and effective comedy.[11](https://readysteadycut.com/2023/02/11/love-to-hate-you-season-1-review/) The Harvard Crimson gave two stars, arguing that the show's attempt to open a conversation about misogyny stayed in feel-good rom-com territory.[8](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/2/21/love-to-hate-you-review-season-one-k-drama-netflix-misogyny/) Other critics highlighted its gender-role inversions: OttPlay noted the opening in which Mi-ran beats up a thief and the series' portrayal of what its male lead finds attractive or repulsive in women as a fresh layer for the genre.[12](https://www.ottplay.com/news/how-love-to-hate-you-redefines-korean-rom-coms-with-its-empowering-feminist-perspective/a372e1c03a14) A Cine21 review argued that the series uses recent gender-conflict themes in Korean society to set up its leads, but that the characters' grounds for distrusting the opposite sex dissolve as mere misunderstanding, deflating the show's central issue.[13](https://host.cine21.com/news/view/?idx=0&mag_id=102045)
## Music
The soundtrack was released in parts and as a full album published by Genie Music and [Stone Music Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/stone-music-entertainment).[14](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You_OST) The full album, with 19 tracks, was released on February 17, 2023, and includes "Sweet Dream" by Miyeon and Yuqi of (G)I-dle, "The Moment" by Lily and Sullyoon of Nmixx, and "Love to Hate You" (그러니까 하고 싶은 내 말은) by [BIG Naughty](https://www.edgepedia.org/big-naughty).[14](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You_OST) BIG Naughty's track, the series' third OST single, was released on February 13, 2023.[15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW9jnMTdkO0)
## References
1. [Love to Hate You, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You)
2. [Love to Hate You, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/81463556)
3. [Love to Hate You, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/64227/love-to-hate-you)
4. [Love to Hate You (2023), Soundtrack Tracklist](https://soundtracktracklist.com/release/netflix-love-to-hate-you-soundtrack/)
5. [Netflix original Korean drama series list (thesis table), dcollection](https://dcollection.korea.ac.kr/public_resource/pdf/000000305532_20260215211453.pdf)
6. [REVIEW: The charismatic leads of romantic K-drama Love to Hate You, News24 (27 February 2023)](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-the-charismatic-leads-of-romantic-k-drama-love-to-hate-you-make-the-series-a-compelling-watch-20230227)
7. [Netflix series 'Love to Hate You' presents unusual romantic comedy, Yonhap News Agency (8 February 2023)](https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230208006000315)
8. ['Love to Hate You' Season One Review: A Missed Opportunity to Address Misogyny, The Harvard Crimson (21 February 2023)](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/2/21/love-to-hate-you-review-season-one-k-drama-netflix-misogyny/)
9. [2023년 넷플릭스 라인업, 팬엔터테인먼트 기업분석 (21 February 2023)](https://file.alphasquare.co.kr/media/pdfs/company-report/IR20230221%ED%8C%AC%EC%97%94%ED%84%B0%ED%85%8C%EC%9D%B8%EB%A8%BC%ED%8A%B8.pdf)
10. [Love to Hate You: Season 1, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/love_to_hate_you/s01)
11. ['Love to Hate You' Season 1 Review – Contrived But Entertaining, Ready Steady Cut (11 February 2023)](https://readysteadycut.com/2023/02/11/love-to-hate-you-season-1-review/)
12. [How Love To Hate You redefines Korean rom-coms with its empowering feminist perspective, OttPlay (14 March 2023)](https://www.ottplay.com/news/how-love-to-hate-you-redefines-korean-rom-coms-with-its-empowering-feminist-perspective/a372e1c03a14)
13. [OTT 리뷰: 넷플릭스 '연애대전', Cine21](https://host.cine21.com/news/view/?idx=0&mag_id=102045)
14. [Love to Hate You OST, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/Love_to_Hate_You_OST)
15. [연애대전 OST Part 3: BIG Naughty – 그러니까 하고 싶은 내 말은 MV, YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW9jnMTdkO0)
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