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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
Written byLim Hye-jin [ko]
Directed byPark Jun-hwa [ko]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes1
Production
Producers
  • Chang Shin-ae[1]
  • Kim Dae-ho[1]
  • Heo Jae-moo[1]
Running time70 minutes[2]
Production companies
Original release
NetworktvN
ReleaseNovember 23, 2024 (2024-11-23) –
present

Love Your Enemy (Korean: 사랑은 외나무다리에서) is an ongoing South Korean television series written by Lim Hye-jin [ko], directed by Park Jun-hwa [ko], 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.

Synopsis

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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

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Love Your Enemy's main cast 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. She was nicknamed "Dokmok High School Crazy Dog" when she was a student and it awakens after she reunites 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 both childhood friend of Yoon Ji-won and Seok Ji-won. She grew up and watching them fight every day. However, she 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, and hopes that her son can bring in a good daughter-in-law.
  • TBA as Ahn Su-ja[11]
Seok Kyung-tae's mother and Seok Ji-won's grandmother.

Teachers of Dokmok High School

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Director at Deokmok 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, dates passionately, and breaks up quickly, but is deeply concerned and cherishes her best friend.
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.
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[15]
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[17]
Class president of class 2–1
  • Jo Beom-gyu as Eom Ki-seok[17]
An all-rounder student who is good at everything except studying.
  • Ji Ga-eun as Kim Yu-mi[18]
Hae-soo's best friend.
  • Song Ga-yeon as Jeong-yul[19]
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[21]
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

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Managing Director of Seokban Construction, who views Seok Ji-won as a thorn in his side.

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].[23][24]

On April 26, 2024, it was reported that the first script reading already concluded.[25]

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.[24][26] Lee Si-woo was reportedly cast as another lead in June 2024.[27]

Ju and Jung were confirmed to star in the series in August 2024.[28]

Filming

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Principal photography began in May 2024.[25]

Release

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According to News Tomato report, tvN officials stated that Love Your Enemy was decided to air on their channel in December 2024.[23] tvN announced that the series will be broadcast on November 23 instead.[29] It will also be available to stream on Viki and Disney+.[30][31]

Viewership

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Love Your Enemy : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112
1766TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[32]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[32]
Nationwide Seoul
1 November 23, 2024 3.488% (1st) 4.006% (1st)
2 November 24, 2024
3 November 30, 2024
4 December 1, 2024
5 December 7, 2024
6 December 8, 2024
7 December 14, 2024
8 December 15, 2024
9 December 21, 2024
10 December 22, 2024
11 December 28, 2024
12 December 29, 2024
Average — —
  • 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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  1. ^ a b c "Love Your Enemy". Studio Dragon. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Love Your Enemy (2024)". CJ ENM. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Son, Jin-ah (August 19, 2024). 주지훈·정유미, '사랑은 외나무다리에서'로 18년만 재회...올 하반기 방송[공식] [Ju Ji-hoon and Jung Yu-mi, reunited after 18 years with 'Love on a Single Log Bridge'...to be broadcast in the second half of this year [Official]] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024 – via Naver.
  4. ^ Jo, Hye-jin (November 1, 2024). 홍민기, 주지훈 아역 된다…'사랑은 외나무다리에서' 캐스팅 [Hong Min-gi to play the younger version of Ju Ji-hoon…‘Love on a Single Tree Bridge’ casting] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Naver.
  5. ^ Lee, Jung-yeon (October 7, 2024). 오예주, 드라마 ‘사랑은 외나무다리에서’ 합류 [Oh Ye-ju joins drama 'Love on a Single Tree Bridge'] (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Naver.
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  14. ^ Son, Bong-suk (October 22, 2024). 김재철, ‘사랑은 외나무다리에서’ 보건교사 홍태오 역 출연 [Kim Jae-chul to appear as school nurse Hong Tae-oh in 'Love on a Single Tree Bridge'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Naver.
  15. ^ a b c 독목고 선생님들 [Teachers of Dokmok High School]. tvN (in Korean). Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  16. ^ Park, Ro-sa (October 18, 2024). 백현주 '사랑은 외나무다리에서' 출연…주지훈 정유미와 호흡 [Baek Hyun-joo to appear in 'Love on a Single Tree Bridge'…Working with Ju Ji-hoon and Jung Yu-mi] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Naver.
  17. ^ a b 윤지원의 반 학생들 [Students in Yoon Ji-won's class]. tvN (in Korean). Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  18. ^ Jung, Hye-own (November 22, 2024). 진가은, '사랑은 외나무다리에서' 출연…정유미와 호흡 [Jin Ga-eun, Appearing in 'Love on a Single-Log Bridge'…Working with Jung Yu-mi] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Naver.
  19. ^ Park, Jin-young (November 21, 2024). 송가연, 김수현이 선택한 신예…'사랑은 외나무다리에서'로 데뷔 [Song Ga-yeon, Kim Soo-hyun's chosen newcomer... Debuting with 'Love on a Single-Log Bridge'] (in Korean). Joy News 24. Retrieved November 23, 2024 – via Nate.
  20. ^ Lee, Da-won (September 27, 2024). 김현목, '사랑은 외나무 다리에서' 캐스팅 [Kim Hyun-mok, cast in 'Love on a Single Tree Bridge'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved September 27, 2024 – via Naver.
  21. ^ Kim, Chae-yeon (November 5, 2024). ‘이친자’ 윤재찬, 차기작 확정..‘사랑은 외나무다리에서’ 어린 주지훈 죽마고우 [공식] ['SaCT' Yoon Jae-chan, next project confirmed..'Love on a Single Tree Bridge' young Ju Ji-hoon's childhood friend [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Naver.
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  32. ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
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