A method of preparing a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, the method comprising: (a) preparing a negative electrode collector; (b) coating the negative electrode collector with a first negative electrode active material composition including a first negative electrode active material and a first binder; (c) performing primary drying of the coated first negative electrode active material composition to form a first negative electrode active material layer, at a primary drying temperature with a primary drying rate; (d) coating the first negative electrode active material layer with a second negative electrode active material composition including a second negative electrode active material and a second binder; and (e) performing secondary drying of the coated second negative electrode active material composition to form a second negative electrode active material layer, at a secondary drying temperature with a secondary drying rate; the secondary drying rate is lower than the primary drying rate, the secondary drying temperature being lower than the primary drying temperature, the first binder and the second binder are aqueous binders, the eo- weight ratio of the second binder included in the second negative electrode active material layer is smaller than the weight ratio of the first binder included in the first negative electrode active material layer, the weight ratio of the first binder to the first negative electrode active material composition is in a range of 2.0 wt% to 3.0 wt%, and the weight ratio of the second binder to the second negative electrode active material composition is in a range of 1.0 wt% to 2.5 wt%. (a) preparing a negative electrode collector; (b) coating the negative electrode collector with a first negative electrode active material composition including a first negative electrode active material and a first binder; (c) performing primary drying of the coated first negative electrode active material composition to form a first negative electrode active material layer, at a primary drying temperature with a primary drying rate; (d) coating the first negative electrode active material layer with a second negative electrode active material composition including a second negative electrode active material and a second binder; and (e) performing secondary drying of the coated second negative electrode active material composition to form a second negative electrode active material layer, at a secondary drying temperature with a secondary drying rate; the secondary drying rate is lower than the primary drying rate, the secondary drying temperature being lower than the primary drying temperature, the first binder and the second binder are aqueous binders, the eo- weight ratio of the second binder included in the second negative electrode active material layer is smaller than the weight ratio of the first binder included in the first negative electrode active material layer, the weight ratio of the first binder to the first negative electrode active material composition is in a range of 2.0 wt% to 3.0 wt%, and the weight ratio of the second binder to the second negative electrode active material composition is in a range of 1.0 wt% to 2.5 wt%. the secondary drying temperature being lower than the primary drying temperature, the first binder and the second binder are aqueous binders, the eo- weight ratio of the second binder included in the second negative electrode active material layer is smaller than the weight ratio of the first binder included in the first negative electrode active material layer, the weight ratio of the first binder to the first negative electrode active material composition is in a range of 2.0 wt% to 3.0 wt%, and the weight ratio of the second binder to the second negative electrode active material composition is in a range of 1.0 wt% to 2.5 wt%.