[Drama 2024] No Gain, No Love /Because I Want No Loss, 손해 보기 싫어서

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Here are the ratings for Episode 12 *Last episode*!  .

 

"No Gain No Love" Ends On Ratings Rise + "Dear Hyeri" Achieves Personal Best

tvN’s “No Gain No Love” has ended on a high note!

 

According to Nielsen Korea, the October 1 finale of Shin Min Ah and Kim Young Dae’s “No Gain No Love” achieved an average nationwide viewership rating of 4.8 percent, enjoying a boost of 0.9 percent for the finale.

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1692239wpp/no-gain-no-love-ends-on-ratings-rise-dear-hyeri-achieves-personal-best

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Shin Min Ah, Kim Young Dae, Lee Sang Yi, And Han Ji Hyun Bid Farewell To “No Gain No Love” With Closing Remarks

Drama

Oct 02, 2024

by M Lim

Shin Min Ah, Kim Young Dae, Lee Sang Yi, and Han Ji Hyun have shared their final remarks!

“No Gain No Love” is a tvN romantic comedy that tells the story of Son Hae Young (Shin Min Ah), a woman who fakes a marriage to avoid missing out on a promotion at work. Kim Young Dae stars as Kim Ji Wook, the man who agrees to become her fake husband.

On October 2, a day after the drama’s conclusion, Shin Min Ah, Kim Young Dae, Lee Sang Yi, and Han Ji Hyun shared their final message with viewers.

Reflecting on her role, Shin Min Ah shared, “We began filming around this time last year, and now, as it ends in the same season, it feels like I’ve spent an entire year with this drama. I was glad to be able to portray such an amazing character like Son Hae Young and share these meaningful love stories. I’m truly thankful to everyone who loved ‘No Gain No Love,’ and I hope Hae Young and Ji Wook continue to find happiness and wisdom in their love. I also wish for everyone to live a life without losses.”

She also highlighted her most memorable line from Episode 4: “It’s the person giving hate who’s at a loss, not the one receiving it!” In addition, she fondly recalled moments where Haeyoung expressed herself boldly, saying, “It was a fresh and fun experience since I hadn’t done scenes involving cursing or rude gestures in my previous works.”

 

Kim Young Dae shared, “I can’t believe the six weeks of airing have already flown by—it passed by so quickly. Throughout filming and while the show was on, I made so many happy memories as Ji Wook. I think I’ll always remember this drama as a beautiful dream and a joyful night.” He continued, “I want to sincerely thank everyone who supported the Hae Young and Ji Wook couple with all my heart.”

For his most memorable scene, Kim Young Dae chose Ji Wook’s heartfelt confession from Episode 10: “I love you, I love you, Son Hae Young.”

 

 

 

Lee Sang Yi, who portrayed Bok Gyu Hyun, the president of Honeybee Education and Ji Wook’s half-brother, reflected, “Every moment on set was filled with happiness. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who tuned in to ‘No Gain No Love,’ and I hope the time you spent watching the drama brought you nothing but gains and joy, without any losses.”

He singled out the car accident scene in front of the police station as his most memorable, saying, “It felt like love can hit you out of nowhere, just like a traffic accident, and how two people with an ill-fated relationship can turn into lovers. It was a significant moment for Gyu Hyun.” Lee Sang Yi also teased, “The story of Gyu Hyun and Ja Yeon continues in the spin-off ‘Spice Up Our Love,’ so please look forward to it.”

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Han Ji Hyun, who portrayed Nam Ja Yeon, a writer of an R-rated web novel, expressed, “It was a joy to be part of such a beautiful story, and playing Ja Yeon brought me a great sense of comfort. I think when I look back on ‘No Gain No Love,’ I’ll remember how happy I was.”

She highlighted a particularly memorable moment from episode 11, where Ja Yeon confronts Haeyoung with the emotional line, “Did you know too? How could you, knowing?” Han Ji Hyun also conveyed a heartfelt message to viewers, adding, “I hope this drama brought even a little bit of happiness and joy into your lives. In the future, I’ll greet you again with new projects, so I kindly ask for your continued support.”

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While “No Gain No Love” has ended, the drama’s spin-off “Spice Up Our Love,” consisting of two episodes, will premiere both episodes on TVING on October 3. Watch the trailer for “Spice Up Our Love” here!

 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1692350wpp/shin-min-ah-kim-young-dae-lee-sang-yi-and-han-ji-hyun-bid-farewell-to-no-gain-no-love-with-closing-remarks

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No Gain No Love: Episodes 11-12 (Final)

by Unit

 

As reluctant as we are to say goodbye, it’s time to send off the show that has provided us with so much joy and laughter for the past six weeks. Our finale is a bit of an emotional rollercoaster unlike the fun we’re used to, but No Gain No Love wraps up on a happy note with decent resolutions to its plot points.

 
EPISODES 11-12

 

We resume post Hae-young’s discovery that Ji-wook was her mom’s foster child. Ji-wook explains that Mom made him promise to keep it a secret, and Hae-young storms out of the house, upset that Mom had no qualms taking in another foster child even though fostering cost Dad his life. On the other hand, Ja-yeon is relieved that Mom wasn’t alone in the house after Dad died, and she assures Ji-wook that Hae-young will understand. She just needs time to process things first.

We come to learn that six years ago, Mom went to see Ja-yeon to apologize for blaming her for Dad’s death. At the time, Ja-yeon was wallowing in guilt, and Mom tells her that it’s not her fault — and that she kept the murderer’s identity a secret from Hae-young because Dad insisted that Ja-yeon should never be branded as a murderer’s child. Since then, Ja-yeon has been operating under the assumption that Hae-young doesn’t know who killed Dad, and she moved back home to be with — and take care of — Hae-young in place of her parents.

 

Ji-wook traces Hae-young to Mom’s old house in the countryside and shows her a video of Mom in the nursing home which indicates that she (Hae-young) is alive in Mom’s memories despite her assumption that Mom no longer remembers her. They talk about his foster days, and he mentions that they once ran into each other outside the house — she was flirting with a pack of cigarettes and impulsively asked the high-schooler passing by for a lighter. Hae-young is surprised that Ji-wook was the student she met that day, and we come to learn that it was her first time smoking. Now I see why we had that “you never never forget the person who taught you how to smoke” dialogue last week. Lol.

On their way back to Seoul, Hae-young is uneasy because Ja-yeon is not answering her calls. Hee-sung is also unavailable, so Ji-wook calls Gyu-hyun to check up on Ja-yeon. This turns out to be timely because Ja-yeon’s father has broken into the house to attack her! Thankfully, Gyu-hyun swoops in to save the day — and just when I’m thinking I’ve not had a good laugh since this melo episode began, Gyu-hyun whips out Hae-young’s glow in the dark dildos to beat the RickRoll'D out of the crazy dad. Ladies and gentlemen, I died!

 

Hae-young and Ji-wook arrive home in time for the crazy dad’s arrest, and Ja-yeon slinks back when he loudly announces that he’s her father. But Hae-young grabs the dildos and smacks him across the face because he has no right to claim parenthood. LMAO! Ja-yeon realizes that Hae-young has known all along, and Hae-young replies that she kept Ja-yeon around because it was obvious that she (Ja-yeon) was having a hard time. Hae-young didn’t want to lose her sister alongside her dad, even though she admits that she sometimes felt that living together would make Ja-yeon suffer even more. But Ja-yeon replies that she hung in there because of Hae-young, and I’m already tearing up at this point.

We pan over to the Bok half-brothers in the middle of an educational discussion about the number of ~bananas~ in Hae-young’s bunch. Lol. After thanking Ji-wook for giving him the chance to protect Ja-yeon, Gyu-hyun addresses him in an informal brotherly tone, and Ji-wook is touched. But I wonder if that is supposed to make up for Gyu-hyun’s lack of apology for calling Ji-wook the son of an adulteress and for demoting his wife. Aaanyway, now that the cat is out of the bag, Gyu-hyun assures Ja-yeon that he loves her despite everything, and the couple share a kiss.

 

In our final episode, Mom passes away, and Hae-young and her foster sisters grieve. Ji-wook assists them to arrange the funeral proceedings, and Mom’s other foster kids arrive to bid her farewell. It’s a bittersweet send-off for Mom, and from her foster siblings’ stories, Hae-young learns things about her mom that she never knew. She ends up acknowledging that Mom lived a fruitful life, and didn’t suffer a loss. After the funeral, Ji-wook tells Hae-young that he made a promise to Mom to hold on to her — but at this point, Hae-young has had it with him and all the promises he has been tasked with.

Earlier on, Ji-wook mentioned that he disappeared after their fake wedding because he was worried he wouldn’t be able to keep the promise not to tell her he was a foster kid. He also never went to visit his mom because he wanted to keep the promise he made to his grandmother. Now he’s staying by her side because of yet another promise he made to Mom? How stressful! Hae-young tells Ji-wook that he’s no longer bound by obligation to stick with her, and that he needs to make himself a priority. “I don’t want to be the reason and purpose of your life,” she says, before taking off his wedding ring and walking away. Oof!

We could have had Ji-wook assure Hae-young that he’s choosing to be with her of his own free will and not because of some darn promise, but no. Show somehow forgets that it gave us an OTP with healthy communication skills, so it sends Ji-wook abroad and leaves Hae-young — and we viewers — to wallow in misery for the majority of the episode. Sigh. This is why I have trust issues.

 

Fast forward to six months later. Hee-sung is doing well with her voice acting, and she’s keeping the pregnancy — and raising the child with her boyfriend after they break up and get back together. Ja-yeon no longer hides her spicy writer self, and she even gives a guest lecture at a university. Of course, she’s still happily dating Gyu-hyun — who has surpassed his father’s expectations and taken Ggulbi to the number one spot in the industry. Ggulbi has also revised its policy to include equal benefits for single and married employees.

Unfortunately, Woo-jae still thrives at the company and reaps the benefits of Hae-young’s hard work (ugh!) so she quit to launch her own startup. Hae-young poaches Ha-joon to realize his dream of writing code, but all roads lead back to Gyu-hyun to secure an investment in their startup. Tsk. Why did the show have to make them indebted to him? Gyu-hyun agrees to invest in “Traitors One and Two,” and he had better cut them a large check because he’s the reason why they quit.

 

Ji-wook returns to Korea with a lady, and Show tries to convince Hae-young that they’re getting married. But no worries, the only thing between Ji-wook and said lady is English dialogue I struggled to hear — and sibling DNA. Lol. Apparently, Canada was one of the destinations in his world tour and he’s now close with his mom’s family. Good for him. Ji-wook informs Hae-young that he’s not getting married. “I came back to where I left my heart, so you’ll just have to bear it.” Okay, sir. Hae-young tells Ji-wook she loves him, the rings are back on their fingers, and we get the obligatory kiss to end the drama. Whew!

We were so close to getting a perfect show, but like clockwork, K-dramas will always K-drama. It’s almost like logic was buried alongside Hae-young’s mom because I don’t get what happened to my beloved show after the funeral. Okay, I get it in theory. Hae-young wanted to set Ji-wook free from promises and obligations, but I promise you, Show, it did not have to be so complicated. There were better ways to reunite Ji-wook with his mom in Canada — and give him space to figure out what he wants to do with his life — outside of a forced separation.

 

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