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To X Who Doesn't Love Me (나를 사랑하지 않는 X에게)

To X Who Doesn't Love Me (나를 사랑하지 않는 X에게; also known as Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me) is a 2022 South Korean web drama that aired on the streaming service TVING from July 14 to July 28, 2022, in ten episodes released Thursdays at 16:00.1 It is a romance with a supernatural premise: a college student with almost no self-esteem finds a mysterious lyric notebook that makes anyone fall in love with her for exactly one month.1 • 2

Key factDetail
Original title나를 사랑하지 않는 X에게 (Nareul Saranghaji Anneun X-ege)1
Network and runTVING, July 14 to July 28, 2022, 10 episodes, Thursdays 16:001
GenreRomance, supernatural, youth1
LeadsHan Ji Hyo as Seo Hee Soo; Doyoung of NCT as Jung Shi Ho3
Director and writersKo Jae Hong (director and co-writer) with Wang Hye Ji1
Production companyCJ ENM1
Central premiseA magical lyric notebook makes anyone fall in love with the writer for one month2

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Premise

Seo Hee Soo (Han Ji Hyo) is a university student who wants to become a song lyricist. She has never had a boyfriend, and her self-esteem is close to zero.4 After a failed attempt to confess to her crush, she finds a mysterious lyrics notebook in her father's study; whatever love lyric she writes in it comes true, and anyone she writes about falls in love with her for about a month.5 • 4

The drama follows her as she learns the notebook's rules and repeatedly rewrites her name to keep the feeling of being loved alive, becoming entangled with several men, including her "boyfriend" Kim Kang Wook (Son Hyun Woo) and her longtime best friend Jung Shi Ho (Doyoung), the only person who knows about the notebook and who tries to stop her self-destructive behavior.1 • 6 Her co-worker Park Se Jin (Kwon Ah Reum) grows curious about Hee Soo's sudden popularity and eventually steals the notebook out of jealousy.5 The story's stated theme is that no one will truly love Hee Soo until she learns to forgive and love herself.6

When the drama was announced in 2021, it was described as an original TVING drama.6 • 12

Cast and production

The main cast consists of Han Ji Hyo as Seo Hee Soo, Doyoung (도영) of the group NCT as Jung Shi Ho, and Kwon Ah Reum as Park Se Jin. Supporting roles include Son Hyun Woo (손현우) as Kim Kang Wook, Kim Ji Hoon (김지훈) as Park Joon Young, and Bang Jae Min (방재민) as Kim Do Bin.1 Choi So Yool plays Hee Soo as a young girl.1

The drama was produced by CJ ENM, with Park Sang Hyuk (박상혁) as producer, Ko Jae Hong as director, and Ko Jae Hong and Wang Hye Ji as screenwriters.1 Yonhap News reported at release that the ten-part series depicts the growth and love of people in their twenties who have just reached adulthood, with the love-granting lyric notebook at the center of the plot.3 Director Ko described the six young actors as having worked together like friends on set, each freely showing their own appeal.7

Music

An original soundtrack accompanied the series. Doyoung sang OST Part 3, "Unable To Love" (사랑할 수 없는 너에게), a pop ballad released on July 22, 2022, that expresses his character's unrequited feelings for Hee Soo.8 Earlier parts included "Confess to Me" (고백해줘요), tied to Hee Soo's first dreamed-of confession, and Hanroro's "Do What You Like," a band-style track described as carrying youthful, romantic energy.9

Reception and availability

The series drew mixed-to-positive notices. An NME review by Carmen Chin (July 29, 2022) argued that although the drama uses fantastical elements, Hee Soo's circumstances are realistic, since a substantial lack of self-worth can lead to self-sabotaging behavior, and it credited the show with a worthwhile message about the value of love while faulting age-old clichés.10 On IMDb the show holds a rating of 6.1.2

Outside South Korea the series streams on Rakuten Viki, where it carries a user score of 8.1, and is available free with ads on The Roku Channel and Tubi.2 • 11 Episode runtimes vary by listing: Apple TV lists episodes from 22 to 40 minutes,5 while JustWatch lists a 26-minute runtime.2

References

  1. Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me, DramaWiki
  2. To X Who Doesn't Love Me – streaming online, JustWatch
  3. 티빙 드라마 '나를 사랑하지 않는 X에게' 공개, 연합뉴스 (July 14, 2022)
  4. Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me, AsianWiki
  5. To X Who Doesn't Love Me, Apple TV
  6. First Impressions: Finding Love In Oneself in Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me, EnVi Media (July 31, 2022)
  7. 도영·한지효 로맨스 '나를 사랑하지 않는 X에게'…내달 공개, 파이낸셜뉴스 (June 15, 2022)
  8. 나를 사랑하지 않는 X에게 OST Part 3 – 도영 (DOYOUNG) "Unable To Love" MV, YouTube (July 22, 2022)
  9. 드라마 OST 나를 사랑하지 않는 X에게 OST (Part 1, 2)
  10. 'Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me' review, NME (July 29, 2022)
  11. Dear X Who Doesn't Love Me, Rakuten Viki
  12. 나를 사랑하지 않는 X에게 - Apple TV

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026

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