Love to Hate You

FUNNY MATURE AND JUST EVERY THING IS JUST RIGHT

Okay, this Drama is one of my most recommended Rom com drama because every thing just fits in like everything is just enough and satisfying, This one is a bit mature, The female lead is my favorite character here she is so strong of what a woman should be, if I were to be in this drama I'd like to be her best friend !
The male lead is freaking hot guy ! that's all they just fit together.
I like the part that the couple have no so much enemy but only the bashers and the media where can happen in real life , so they have just put the reality here.
The second leads are perfecter for the whole story of the drama and I love every funny moments and specially the fluttery ones of course !
I have cried in some part of the story here , I forgot why and where is it .. becuase this is a late review HAHA .. anyways there's nothing much I can say pls watch this guys !

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Out of nowhere favorite!

I am an avoid viewer of Kdrama and Cdrama and have been in a slump lately. I watched a good one and decided to find something else. "Love to Hate You" came up on the Netflix feed and I hesitated but thought what the heck. Well I usually don't take the time to write reviews even if I love the drama-- but this one is making me feel angsty that it is over. What I liked most about this is that it is pretty straight to the point, there is not a ton of subplots that contain drama that doesn't need to be there. It has the plot and the point of view of the ML and FL is very fleshed out, in fact, I wish that all dramas figured this out. We don't need the aunt and uncle and brother and office worker and barista etc. Just give us the information on the ML and his story and experiences and the FL's story and experiences. It was 10 episodes and I didn't feel bored or unsatisfied too much. Perhaps the most important part of the story for me is that it showed the chemistry effortlessly and didn't try to hard. It felt like an organic experience. They had some misunderstanding-- mainly the FL made some assumptions that were wrong about the ML but it didn't drag the storyline down like some dramas do,. I personally hate the long, dramatic misunderstandings in dramas. When they finally figure out their feelings they seem to quickly confess and for me that is what makes this drama special. I believed their relationship and chemistry and it felt light and cute.

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The Subversion of the Rom-Com: Action, Agency, and Anti-Toxic Chemistry

[Italian Version Below / Versione Italiana in Basso]

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Scoring a flawless 10/10, Love to Hate You stands as a masterclass in modern romantic comedy — a lightning-fast, 10-episode adrenaline rush that strips the genre of its most exhausting, outdated clichés and replaces them with genuine female agency, physical comedy, and deep emotional healing.

~ Yeo Mi-ran: An Unapologetic Action Heroine ~

If you can judge a show by its opening scene, Mi-ran kicking the absolute daylights out of a mugger in the very first episode sets the tone perfectly. She is a force of nature: a badass lawyer, martial artist, and fiercely independent woman who takes zero nonsense from men. Her physical dynamic with the male lead is nothing short of iconic — from tripping him in public to mistaking his niece for a young mistress and wanting to beat him up during martial arts training. Watching her transition into his stuntwoman and physically put her body on the line to protect him totally upends the tired "damselfly in distress" trope.

~ Decostructing the CEO: From Alleged Misogynist to Green Flag ~

What makes the central romance work so brilliantly is that Nam Kang-ho is not the typical toxic, narcissistic alpha male. His distrust of women is a trauma response built on past betrayal and emotional wounds, manifesting as severe physical nausea and panic attacks whenever he has to shoot romantic scenes. The beauty of their bond lies in the "miraculous cure": his anxiety completely vanishes only when he is around Mi-ran, because her brutal honesty is the one thing he can trust.

~ High-Octane Pacing and a Sizzling Second Lead ~

Trimming the runtime to a crisp 10 episodes was a stroke of genius. Instead of dragging out useless misunderstandings in episodes 12 to 16, the narrative hits us with a barrage of high-stakes drama — public bullying, trash TV witch-hunts, and a painful separation — only for Mi-ran to snap out of it, reclaim her narrative, and fight for her happiness. Add to that a top-tier secondary couple (where Mi-ran’s cynical influence almost costs her best friend a genuinely good man), and you get a flawless, high-energy masterpiece.

~ The Final Verdict ~

Sassy, action-packed, and deeply satisfying. A 10/10 Rom-Com that proves a female lead can beat up the bad guys, save the hero, and heal his heart without ever losing her dignity.

Recommended for: Viewers tired of passive female leads, fans of fast-paced 10-episode series, and anyone looking for a refreshing, non-toxic romantic comedy.

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La Sovversione della Rom-Com: Azione, Autonomia e Chimica Anti-Tossica

Aggiudicandosi un 10/10 pieno e strameritato, Love to Hate You si attesta come una lezione magistrale di commedia romantica moderna — una scarica di adrenalina in soli 10 episodi che spoglia il genere dai suoi cliché più esausti e li sostituisce con un'autentica forza femminile, commedia fisica e una profonda guarigione emotiva.

~ Yeo Mi-ran: Un'Eroina d'Azione Senza Filtri ~

Se il buongiorno si vede dal mattino, Mi-ran che sfascia di botte un rapinatore nel primo episodio mette subito in chiaro le regole del gioco. È una forza della natura: avvocatessa d'assalto, esperta di arti marziali e donna fieramente indipendente che non manda a dire nulla a nessuno. La sua dinamica fisica con il protagonista è semplicemente iconica — dallo sgambetto in pubblico, al fraintendimento sulla nipote scambiata per una giovane amante, fino alla voglia matta di menarlo durante gli allenamenti. Vederla trasformarsi nella sua stuntwoman e mettere a rischio il proprio corpo per proteggerlo ribalta completamente il trito cliché della "damigella in pericolo".

~ Decostruire il Male Lead: Da Presunto Misogino a Bandiera Verde ~

Ciò che rende la storia d'amore così brillante è che Nam Kang-ho non è il solito maschio alfa tossico e narcisista. La sua diffidenza verso il genere femminile è una risposta al trauma nata da passati tradimenti e ferite emotive, che si manifesta con attacchi di panico e nausea fisica ogni volta che deve girare scene intime. La bellezza del loro legame sta proprio nella "guarigione miracolosa": la sua ansia svanisce magicamente soltanto quando tocca o bacia Mi-ran, perché la brutale onestà di lei è l'unica cosa di cui può fidarsi ciecamente.

~ Ritmo Adrenalinico e una Second Couple Esplosiva ~

Tagliare la serie a soli 10 episodi è stato un colpo di genio. Invece di allungare il brodo con incomprensioni inutili nei classici episodi 12-16, la narrazione ci travolge con eventi ad alto tasso di adrenalina — bullismo mediatico, sputtanamento da TV trash e una dolorosa separazione — salvo poi vedere Mi-ran riprendersi la scena, ripensarci e lottare per la propria felicità. Aggiungeteci una coppia secondaria fantastica (dove il cinismo di Mi-ran rischiava quasi di far perdere all'amica un ragazzo d'oro) e avrete un capolavoro perfetto e travolgente.

~ Il Giudizio Finale ~

Sfrontato, pieno d'azione e immensamente soddisfacente. Un 10/10 che dimostra come un'eroina possa picchiare i cattivi, salvare il protagonista e guarirgli il cuore senza mai svendere la propria dignità.

Consigliato a: Chi è stanco delle protagoniste passive, agli amanti dei drama brevi e ritmati da 10 episodi, e a chiunque cerchi una commedia romantica fresca, intelligente e priva di tossicità.

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one more fake-feminist Netflix cash grab

I can't understand what this show was trying to be. It does have it's really awesome fun moments and comedy and cute romance but then sometimes it feels like they're laying it on so THICK, making the FL be whatever whenever it suits them. She's supposed to be super smart and a good lawyer and a badass fighter AND a DJ aND an actress and basically anything she puts her hands to she's a pro at but for pivotal plot points she has the critical thinking skills of a wet tissue?
Man she barely knows seen hugging a schoolgirl --> PEDOPHILE! (yes, a very famous actor would totally go around handing cash to and flirting with a minor right in front of his house)
Overhears ten seconds of a conversation with zero context whatsoever --> MISOGYNISTIC BASTARD! (this is a lawyer who fights high-profile celebrity cases btw)

I didn't even fully understand how she suddenly comes up with random things to hate him and wish to dump him for without even talking it out throughout this series. They keep trying to push it down our throats that she's "not like other girls" and that gets tiring after a certain point. It's so dumb that the ML is like "I fell for you because you're not selfish, manipulative, and calculating" and all she's done up to that point is be manipulative and calculating interspersed with short bouts of caring for him. Also, like... she'd have one night stands with guys, dump them, and said that was her way of teaching empathy to sleazebags? Whose lives exactly were being changed lol i don't care if she has a 100> body count but we don't need to bring in a hero-angle to that too

Her misunderstandings and the way she treats ML are so hard to watch sometimes, like they can't decide whether she's a mature character or she's still reeling from previous scars or whether she's just a petty moron who yo-yos between genuinely caring for him and playing with him because she's a "badass" or whatever. The points they raise about the patriarchy and feminism are genuine and important to speak about but at a certain point it becomes so in your face and preachy. Like SHOW us, don't keep TELLING us how fricking unbelievably unbreakable this FL is. For a show trying to promote feminism it looks really biased to have every other woman except the FL be brainless, childish, man-crazy delusional airheads. You kinda feel like everyone other than the main leads are toxic, two-faced, annoying and tiring-- even the SML turns out to be a kinda sleazy idk what they were trying to go for it felt like they suddenly decided halfway that they wanted him with the FL's BFF? More than characters who had growth and arcs it felt like the writers made them do whatever suited their storyline and helped the leads along.

The drama sure has it's really fun moments and well-written scenes, but it all plays out more like a shallow Netflix cash grab than a kdrama with heart.

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When this first premiered, everyone said it was pretty average. Now everyone's raving about it apparently. The leads have good chemistry, but it took all the way to episode 7 for this drama to hook me. The episodes before that were very boring. They were about half spent on the second couple, another quarter spent on FL's work life, with barely any time spent on the leads. It made me want to skip scenes in those episodes. Editing was strange and felt very choppy and pacing felt all over the place. Humor was so-so, I wouldn't watch this drama for the humor aspect alone. The FL was supposed to be kinda crazy because she likes to fight and that was the show's humor. It's also not really enemies to lovers, definitely not like the trailer and title portray, because the FL only hates him for a short time because of a misunderstanding that's easily resolved. ML never really hates her at all, in fact he fell pretty much instantly with just this one misunderstanding between them. It finally picked up and started focusing on their relationship in episode 7. Glad I watched but I wouldn't rewatch. Crazy Love is a much better enemies-to-lovers romcom in all respects if you're looking for a good one.

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Deserve to be seen

The unbelievable has become a reality. The main female character is not sensitive, romantic, sweet, or crying, but rather a guy in a female body. That only men can dominate women, control them, cheat, and do whatever they want? She gave them back nicely when it was necessary physically, too. Having encountered hypocrites, liars and cheats in her life (and her father, the great patriarch, did not respect her mother or her), she did not trust men and just used them and did to them what they did to other women. That's when a guy comes into her life, about whom she mistakenly thinks the same thing. Since he doesn't like women. He considers women as gold diggers, who want to secure themselves financially and then want to kick the man out. The main female character is emancipated, brave, strong, wise, clever, and independent, which freaks him out so much that he stares at her. She wants to take revenge on him for the insulting words of women, but gradually everything gets confused when they have to pretend a relationship for the media. He discovers that he has feelings for her, and she is the only one who does not have panic attacks. She also discovers that she met someone who admires and respects her. There are many comic situations in the series, the chemistry is great, and romantic scenes are finally braver and pretty. Colleagues of the main woman character at work could easily be more visible. The main character's best friend was a bit of a drag about courting and dating. I thought he would be more dominant. Thanks to the cameramen and editing, the show is colorful. Really nice to watch. And the soundtrack is very nice.

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Fun times

Posted this review in the wrong section, so I'm reposting it here. This is the review I wrote when it had just gotten done airing on Netflix.

This drama was so refreshing and fun. There are a lot of tropes that are common in romcoms, but they are well done and funny. Plus, the relationships the main leads all have with each other are so nice and wholesome. For example, the friendships that the respective best friends have and how they are always wanting what is best for the other/holding each other accountable. When this drama was announced, I was so excited and had high expectations, which were met. I wish it were more than just 10 episodes, and that we got to see the leads get engaged. I hope to see the main leads in more romcom dramas because this was so good, and the other dramas I have seen them in haven't been romcoms. Definitely a 10/10, and I recommend this to everyone who wants a lighthearted, funny, easy breezy drama.

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To the point

What I liked a lot about this is that there wasn’t wasted episodes on clarifying pasts, nor present. The present (relationship) came into play for leads and it progressed beautifully. We didn’t have to worry about it happening fast then the doom to come. There’s a hiccup but resolved quickly and favorably in such a way to strengthen the leads love.

Cast are great. Kim Ok Bin, I was not familiar with, but I’m a fan. Her character is great, straightforward, and bad ass, literally. Yoo Teo, main guy is the matured actor in the act that is honest and kind. His bromance with his manager and best friend played by Kim Ji Woon is the kind of friendship we crave for.

I don’t want to make this long because so many have greatly reviewed this. I’m just adding on that is a great watch. Don’t let this one pass you by. You’ll miss out.

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Finally a love story that felt real

I am gonna be honest, I watch lots of k drama that are good for the environment, for the funny moments, for the sad and dramatic moments, but even if the love story is the center usually is the thing that feels less true, all the messages about life, works and many things are felt more then the love between 2 people that even if are beautiful and adult usually have (when you are lucky) 1 ex bf or gf.
Instead here I need to say the love story has a sense and feels true from beginning to end, I love how it criticize the marriage culture in Korea and how it criticize the way woman are seen if they behave freely. Even if the FL is a bit over the top (she is so strong and she seems to be able to do every manly thing) I love that they made her that strong and that independent, and I love almost every other female character too, how her mother speaks against the patriarchal system, and how the character of the famous divorced actress is proud to be friend with her and how she get to the fact that what the other people thinks of you, whatever, let them think. The most i love about the series is that "sex" is not a forbidden word, and that the protagonist doesn't even have to say I love you before doing it, at the first offical date. This are elements that made the drama feel more true to me. I thought that in the finale there would've been the usual wedding scene anyway, because "loves changes you" and all this crap as it happens in many dramas, instead FL doesn't change, she stay herself, but this doesn't mean that she can't find love, and the ML loves her for this reason too, for how different she is from what you expect for a woman in Korea. I also loved the storyline of the ex of the ML, because her story is the one of someone who tried to be a strong woman from the inside of the society, at its rules, but inevitably this rules guides you to unhappiness, she lost love to this, I found it great the analogy between her and the FL. For an easy 10 episode k drama that I thought it was a relaxed EtL I think it was amazing.
Maybe the second couple could use a couple episodes more but I think for saying what needed to be said it's ok this way.

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