No Gain No Love

Son Hae-yeong is a sharp minded professional who stalls a career milestone until she makes a bold pitch. To keep a promised promotion from slipping away, she agrees to a fake wedding with her neighbor, Kim Ji-uk, a friendly but flaky convenience store clerk. The plan looks simple at first, a surface level faux bond that buys time and a rung on the corporate ladder. But the arrangement pulls them into a web of awkward dinners, late night talks and small lies that test trust and timing. What starts as convenience shifts into something softer and more uncertain as they reckon with what work really costs and what love might demand.

Directed by Kim Jung-sik and created by Kim Hye-young, No Gain No Love arrived in 2024 as a fresh Korean drama blending drama and comedy. It leverages everyday workplace tension with sharp humor.

Audiences have responded warmly, rating the series 8.42 out of 10 from 256 votes. The show probes ambition and the moral cost of balancing career goals with personal ties, using a playful fake relationship to highlight trust, choice, and resilience.