No Gain No Love

No Gain No Love
Promotional poster
Hangul
손해 보기 싫어서
RRSonhae bogi sireoseo
MRSonhae pogi sirŏsŏ
GenreRomantic comedy
Developed byCJ ENM Studios
Written byKim Hye-young
Directed byKim Jeong-sik
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time70 minutes[1]
Production company
  • Bon Factory
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseAugust 26 (2024-08-26) –
October 1, 2024 (2024-10-01)
Related
Spice Up Our Love (2024)

No Gain No Love (Korean손해 보기 싫어서) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Shin Min-a, Kim Young-dae, Lee Sang-yi, and Han Ji-hyun. It aired on tvN from August 26, to October 1, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Gyu-hyeon's secretary.
Hae-young's friend.
Hae-yeong's ex-boyfriend.
Hae-yeong's mother.

Special appearances

Production

Development

The romantic comedy series was written by Kim Hye-young, directed by Kim Jung-sik, planned by CJ ENM Studios and produced by Bon Factory.[14]

Casting

On August 4, 2023, it was expected that Lee Jong-won would play the role of Kim Ji-wook, as announced by his agency.[15] On September 1, it was reported that Kim Young-dae had been confirmed to be the male lead and Shin Min-a as the female lead.[16]

Release

No Gain No Love was confirmed to premiere on tvN on August 26, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).[14] It is also available to stream on TVING and Amazon Prime Video.[2][17]

Spin-offs

A spin-off of the series titled Spice Up Our Love (Korean사장님의 식단표) starring Lee Sang-yi and Han Ji-hyun, was released on October 3, 2024.[18]

Viewership

No Gain No Love : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
188481877488993210437497247768858541135872
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[19]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[19]
Nationwide Seoul
1 August 26, 2024 3.673% (2nd) 4.072% (1st)
2 August 27, 2024 3.801% (2nd) 4.312% (2nd)
3 September 2, 2024 3.757% (1st) 4.547% (1st)
4 September 3, 2024 3.864% (2nd) 4.255% (2nd)
5 September 9, 2024 4.144% (2nd) 4.465% (2nd)
6 September 10, 2024 4.967% (2nd) 5.942% (2nd)
7 September 16, 2024 2.631% (1st) 3.054% (1st)
8 September 17, 2024 2.906% (1st) 2.891% (2nd)
9 September 23, 2024 3.565% (1st) 4.080% (1st)
10 September 24, 2024 3.885% (1st) 4.027% (1st)
11 September 30, 2024 3.897% (1st) 4.300% (1st)
12 October 1, 2024 4.764% (1st) 5.142% (1st)
Average 3.821% 4.257%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

References

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  3. ^ '김태희♥' 비가 뽑은 오예주, 가슴 아픈 가족사 있었다...언니 3년째 두문불출 ('발바닥'). OSEN (in Korean). December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
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  9. ^ Kang, Nae-ri (April 22, 2024). [단독] 주민경, 신민아 친구 된다...'손해 보기 싫어서' 캐스팅 [[Exclusive] Joo Min-kyung and Shin Min-a become friends... Casts in 'No Gain No Love'] (in Korean). YTN. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024 – via Naver.
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  13. ^ 배우 이중옥, '손해 보기 싫어서' 특별 출연!···'힘쎈여자 강남순' 김정은과 재회. Sports Trend (in Korean). September 3, 2024.
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  16. ^ Ryu, Ye-ji (September 1, 2023). [단독] 김영대, 신민아의 남자 된다...'손해 보기 싫어서' 주인공 확정 [[Exclusive] Kim Young-dae becomes Shin Min-a's man in 'No Gain No Love'... confirmed as the main character]. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Naver.
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    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea. August 27, 2024. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea. September 2, 2024. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea. September 3, 2024. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
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