Love Your Enemy
2024 South Korean television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Love Your Enemy (Korean: 사랑은 외나무다리에서) is an ongoing South Korean television series written by Lim Hye-jin , directed by Park Jun-hwa , and starring Ju Ji-hoon and Jung Yu-mi. The series follows a passionate love story between a man and a woman who face painful separation due to family feuds and fateful twists. It premiered on tvN on November 23, 2024, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viki and Disney+ in selected regions.
Love Your Enemy | |
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Hangul | 사랑은 외나무다리에서 |
Literal meaning | Love on a Single Tree Bridge |
Revised Romanization | Sarangeun oenamudarieseo |
McCune–Reischauer | Sarangŭn oenamudariesŏ |
Genre | Romantic comedy |
Written by | Lim Hye-jin |
Directed by | Park Jun-hwa |
Starring | |
Music by | Ha Geun-young[1] |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Producers | |
Running time | 70 minutes[3] |
Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | November 23, 2024 – present |
Synopsis
Born on the same day and with the same name, Seok Ji-won and Yoon Ji-won have been enemies for generations, and reunites after 18 years.
Cast and characters
Main
- Ju Ji-hoon as Seok Ji-won[4]
- Hong Min-gi as young Seok Ji-won[5]
- Executive Director of Seokban Construction and the new chairman of Dokmok High School. He left his hometown and school due to family circumstances, but returned to his hometown as the chairman of the foundation, and met Yoon Ji-won again who is his great rival.
- Jung Yu-mi as Yoon Ji-won[4]
- Physical education teacher and member of Creative Experience department at Dokmok High School. She was nicknamed "Dokmok High School Crazy Dog" when she was a student and it awakens after she reunites with Seok Ji-won.
- Lee Si-woo as Gong Moon-soo[7]
- A former national star and high school swimmer, and current physical education teacher intern. He is called a weirdo due to his bright and innocent personality and receives intensive management from Yoon Ji-won.
- Kim Ye-won as Cha Ji-hye[8]
- Math teacher and member of College Admission Department at Dokmok High School, who is also both childhood friend of Yoon Ji-won and Seok Ji-won. She grew up watching them fight every day. However, she has a secret that she cannot tell.
- Kim Kap-soo as Yoon Jae-ho[9]
- Yoon Ji-won's grandfather and former chairman of Dokmok High School.
Supporting
Seok Ji-won's family
- Lee Byung-joon as Seok Kyung-tae[10]
- Seok Ji-won's father who runs a prominent construction company and prepares to enter politics, but his resentment deepens as his business becomes difficult due to Yoon's family.
- Kim Jung-young as Han Yeong-eun[11]
- Seok Ji-won's mother who has money and fame, but thinks life is boring, and hopes that her son can bring in a good daughter-in-law.
- TBA as Ahn Su-ja[12]
- Seok Kyung-tae's mother and Seok Ji-won's grandmother.
Teachers of Dokmok High School
- Lee Seung-joon as Ji Kyung-hoon[13]
- Director at Dokmok High School Administration Office.
- Jeon Hae-jin as Maeng Soo-ah[14]
- Math teacher and member of Creative Experience Department at Dokmok High School, and Yoon Ji-won's best friend. She seems like an unstoppable individual who falls in love easily, dates passionately, and breaks up quickly, but is deeply concerned and cherishes her best friend.
- Kim Jae-chul as Hong Tae-oh[15]
- School nurse and member of Creative Experience Department at Dokmok High School, and has a warm yet calm personality. He takes great care of his students and fellow teachers and considers himself a strong supporter at school.
- Yun Seo-hyun as Byun Deok-soo[16]
- Korean-language teacher and head of College Admission Department at Deokmok High School.
- Kim Hee-chang as Lee Jae-gyu[16]
- Chemistry teacher and head of Creative Experience Department at Deokmok High School.
- Baek Hyun-joo as Kang Young-jae[17]
- Vice-principal at Dokmok High School who is aiming for the principal's position.
- Yi Seo as Jang On-yu[16]
- Korean-language teacher and member of College Admission Department.
Students in Yoon Ji-won's class
- Choi Yoon-ji as Go Hae-soo[18]
- Class president of class 2–1
- Jo Beom-gyu as Eom Ki-seok[18]
- An all-rounder student who is good at everything except studying.
- Ji Ga-eun as Kim Yu-mi[19]
- Hae-soo's best friend.
- Song Ga-yeon as Jeong-yul[20]
- A student who transfers into Yoon Ji-won's class.
Others
- Kim Hyun-mok as Lee Ki-ha[21]
- Seok Ji-won's secretary.
- Yoon Jae-chan as Yoo Hong-jae[22]
- Yoon Ji-won and Seok Ji-won's best friend from childhood, and is especially close to the latter. He is the most leadership and cheerful among his peers.
Special appearances
- Jo Jae-yoon as Park Dong-jin[23]
- Managing Director of Seokban Construction, who views Seok Ji-won as a thorn in his side.
- Im Chul-soo as adult Yoo Hong-jae[23]
- Bae Hyun-sung as young Yoon Jae-ho[23]
- Moon Sang-min as young Seok Ban-hee[23]
- Park Yoon-ho as Kim Dong-woon[citation needed]
- He is one year behind Yoon Ji-won and Seok Ji-won in high school.
Production
Development
Love Your Enemy was developed under the working title Love on a Single Log Bridge, produced by Studio Dragon and Blitzway Studio, helmed by Park Jun-hwa , and penned by Lim Hye-jin .[24][25]
On April 26, 2024, it was reported that the first script reading already concluded.[26]
Casting
Ju Ji-hoon and Jung Yu-mi were reportedly cast to appear as lead actors for the series in January and February 2024, respectively.[25][27] Lee Si-woo was reportedly cast as another lead in June 2024.[28]
Ju and Jung were confirmed to star in the series in August 2024.[29]
Filming
Principal photography began in May 2024.[26]
Release
According to News Tomato report, tvN officials stated that Love Your Enemy was decided to air on their channel in December 2024.[24] tvN announced that the series will be broadcast on November 23 instead.[30] It will also be available to stream on Viki and Disney+ in selected regions.[31][32]
Viewership
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
1 | 766 | 1423 | 781 | 1238 | 1047 | 1330 | 1261 | 1375 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Love Your Enemy : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[33]
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Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[33] | |
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Nationwide | Seoul | ||
1 | November 23, 2024 | 3.488% (1st) | 4.006% (1st) |
2 | November 24, 2024 | 6.453% (1st) | 7.117% (1st) |
3 | November 30, 2024 | 3.332% (1st) | 3.602% (1st) |
4 | December 1, 2024 | 5.438% (1st) | 5.177% (1st) |
5 | December 7, 2024 | 5.048% (1st) | 5.600% (1st) |
6 | December 8, 2024 | 5.543% (1st) | 5.845% (1st) |
7 | December 14, 2024 | 5.130% (1st) | 5.099% (1st) |
8 | December 15, 2024 | 5.655% (1st) | 5.940% (1st) |
9 | December 21, 2024 | ||
10 | December 22, 2024 | ||
11 | December 28, 2024 | ||
12 | December 29, 2024 | ||
Average | — | — | |
References
External links
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