# No Gain No Love

No Gain No Love (Korean: 손해 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

* Shin Min-a as Son Hae-yeong
** Oh Ye-ju as young Son Hae-yeong
* Kim Young-dae as Kim Ji-wook
* Lee Sang-yi as Bok Gyu-hyeon
* Han Ji-hyun as Nam Ja-yeon / Yeon Bo-ra

### Supporting

* Jeon Hye-won as Kwon Yi-rin
* Lee You-jin as Yeo Ha-jun
    Gyu-hyeon's secretary.
* Joo Min-kyung as Cha Hui-seung
    Hae-young's friend.
* Go Wook as Ahn Woo-jae
    Hae-yeong's ex-boyfriend.
* Yoon Bok-in as Lee Eun-ok
    Hae-yeong's mother.

### Special appearances

* Byeon Woo-seok as himself
* Lee Joong-ok as Nam Gil

## 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.

### 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. 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.

## Release

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

## Spin-offs

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

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 884 | 818 | 774 | 889 | 932 | 1043 | 749 | 724 | 776 | 885 | 854 | 1135 | 872 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | 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 | 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). ||||