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Love Your Enemy
Promotional poster
Hangul
사랑은 외나무다리에서
Literal meaningLove on a Single Tree Bridge
Revised RomanizationSarangeun oenamudarieseo
McCune–ReischauerSarangŭn oenamudariesŏ
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Written byLim Hye-jin [ko]
Directed byPark Jun-hwa [ko]
Starring
Music byHa Geun-young[2]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Producers
  • Chang Shin-ae[3]
  • Kim Dae-ho[3]
  • Heo Jae-moo[3]
Running time70 minutes[4]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTVN
ReleaseNovember 23 (2024-11-23) –
December 29, 2024 (2024-12-29)

Love Your Enemy (Korean: 사랑은 외나무다리에서) is a 2024 South Korean romantic comedy television series written by Lim Hye-jin [ko], directed by Park Jun-hwa [ko], and starring Ju Ji-hoon and Jung Yu-mi. It aired on tvN from November 23 to December 29, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST). The series is also available for streaming on Viki and Disney+ in selected regions.

Synopsis

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Born on the same day with the same name, Seok Ji-won and Yoon Ji-won have been enemies for generations, and reunite after 18 years.

Cast and characters

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The main cast of Love Your Enemy at the press conference in November 2024

Main

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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.
Physical education teacher and member of Creative Experience department at Dokmok High School. Ji-woon was nicknamed "Dokmok High School Crazy Dog" when she was a student, which awakened after she reunited with Seok Ji-won.
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.
Math teacher and member of College Admission Department at Dokmok High School, who is also a childhood friend of Yoon Ji-won and Seok Ji-won. She grew up watching them fight daily, but has a secret that she cannot tell.
Yoon Ji-won's grandfather and former chairman of Dokmok High School.

Supporting

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Seok Ji-won's family

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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.
Seok Ji-won's mother who has money and fame but thinks life is boring, hoping that her son can bring in a good daughter-in-law.
Seok Kyung-tae's mother and Seok Ji-won's grandmother.

Teachers of Dokmok High School

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Director at Dokmok High School Administration Office.
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, seeks a passionate relationship, and breaks up quickly – but is deeply concerned and cherishes her best friend.
School doctor 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.
Korean-language teacher and head of College Admission Department at Deokmok High School.
Chemistry teacher and head of Creative Experience Department at Deokmok High School.
Vice-principal at Dokmok High School who is aiming for the principal's position.
  • Yi Seo as Jang On-yu[18]
Korean-language teacher and member of College Admission Department.

Students in Yoon Ji-won's class

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  • Choi Yoon-ji as Go Hae-soo[20]
Class president of class 2–1
  • Jo Beom-gyu as Eom Ki-seok[20]
An all-rounder student who is good at everything except studying.
  • Ji Ga-eun as Kim Yu-mi[21]
Hae-soo's best friend.
  • Song Ga-yeon as Jung-yul[22]
A student who transfers into Yoon Ji-won's class.

Others

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Seok Ji-won's secretary.
  • Yoon Jae-chan as Yoo Hong-jae[24]
Yoon Ji-won and Seok Ji-won's childhood friend who is close to the latter. He is the most leadership and cheerful person among his peers.

Special appearances

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Managing Director of Seokban Construction, who views Seok Ji-won as a thorn in his side.
He is one year behind Yoon Ji-won and Seok Ji-won in high school.

Production

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Development

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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 [ko], and penned by Lim Hye-jin [ko].[26][1]

On April 26, 2024, it was reported that the first script-reading had ended.[27]

Casting

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Ju Ji-hoon and Jung Yu-mi were reportedly cast to appear as lead actors for the series in January and February 2024, respectively.[1][28] Lee Si-woo was reportedly cast as another lead in June 2024.[29]

Ju and Jung were confirmed to star in the series in August 2024.[30]

Filming

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Principal photography began in May 2024.[27]

Release

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According to News Tomato report, TVN officials stated that Love Your Enemy was set to air on their channel in December 2024.[26] tvN announced that the series will be broadcast on November 23 instead.[31] It is also available to stream on Viki and Disney+ in selected regions.[32][33]

Viewership

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Love Your Enemy : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
17661423781123810471330126113751041117697614811158
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[34]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[34]
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 4.279% (1st) 3.925% (1st)
10 December 22, 2024 4.672% (1st) 4.566% (1st)
11 December 28, 2024 3.948% (1st) 3.801% (1st)
12 December 29, 2024 6.472% (1st) 6.326% (1st)
Average 4.955% 5.084%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama airs 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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  34. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
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